International Human Rights Submissions
Justice for Girls is active in the international human rights community in order to hold Canada accountable for domestic human rights violations and to advance the rights of teen girls worldwide. All of our advocacy positions local struggles for justice within the global community. Environmental justice for girls requires international cooperation and standards to solve the existential threat of climate. change.
2022
UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination sends letter to Canada regarding their concerns the situation of the Secwepemc and Wet’suwet’en communities, in relation to the Trans Mountain Pipeline and the Coastal
Gas Link Pipeline in the Province of British Columbia. Read their letter here.
In collaboration with FAFIA and Just Planet, Justice for Girls made a joint submission to the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) in response to a call for submissions on "The Militarization of Indigenous Lands: A Human Rights Focus".
UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination sends letter to Canada regarding their concerns the situation of the Secwepemc and Wet’suwet’en communities, in relation to the Trans Mountain Pipeline and the Coastal
Gas Link Pipeline in the Province of British Columbia. Read their letter here.
In collaboration with FAFIA and Just Planet, Justice for Girls made a joint submission to the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) in response to a call for submissions on "The Militarization of Indigenous Lands: A Human Rights Focus".
2021
UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination sends letter to Canada demanding information on steps taken to protect the rights of Mi'kmaw peoples and to investigate the RCMP and DFO's role in preventing the racism, violence and hate being perpetuated by non-indigenous fishers. See CERD Decision.
Justice for Girls makes urgent submission on behalf of Mi'kmaw peoples to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination under its Early Warning & Urgent Action Procedure.
Justice for Girls participated in a Day of General Discussion on “the rights of Indigenous women and girls" put on by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Justice for Girls made a joint submission with Just Planet, available here. Director of Indigenous Rights and Environmental Justice,, Zoë Craig-Sparrow, also prepared an oral statement for the event, available here.
UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination sends letter to Canada demanding information on steps taken to protect the rights of Mi'kmaw peoples and to investigate the RCMP and DFO's role in preventing the racism, violence and hate being perpetuated by non-indigenous fishers. See CERD Decision.
Justice for Girls makes urgent submission on behalf of Mi'kmaw peoples to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination under its Early Warning & Urgent Action Procedure.
Justice for Girls participated in a Day of General Discussion on “the rights of Indigenous women and girls" put on by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Justice for Girls made a joint submission with Just Planet, available here. Director of Indigenous Rights and Environmental Justice,, Zoë Craig-Sparrow, also prepared an oral statement for the event, available here.
2020 Justice for Girls attends Pre-session of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. Read press release. Justice for Girls joint submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child with David Suzuki Foundation, FAFIA, Greenpeace & Just Planet calling for Canada to take action on climate change. Read the submission. |
2019
UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination sends stern directive to Canada to remove police forces and halt Coastal Gaslink pipeline, Trans Mountain Pipeline and Site C dam due to violation of Indigenous rights. See CERD Decision.
Justice for Girls makes urgent submission on behalf of Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination under its Early Warning & Urgent Action Procedure.
UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination sends stern directive to Canada to remove police forces and halt Coastal Gaslink pipeline, Trans Mountain Pipeline and Site C dam due to violation of Indigenous rights. See CERD Decision.
Justice for Girls makes urgent submission on behalf of Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination under its Early Warning & Urgent Action Procedure.
2016
Co-founder Annabel Webb and climate activist Rekha Dhillon-Richarson make oral submissions to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child during its day of general discussion on children's rights and the environment in Geneva. Justice for Girls joins BC CEDAW in submission to UN Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women. |

2015
Justice for Girls (International) and Just Planet submission to the UN Human Rights Committee on children's right to life in relation to climate change.
Human Rights Committee releases concluding observations on civil and political rights in Canada.
UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women final report from inquiry on violence against Indigenous women and girls in Canada.
2014
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights releases report Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in British Columbia, Canada.
2012
Justice for Girls makes written submission to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child. Read the submission.
Justice for Girls attends UN Committee on the Rights of the Child review of Canada. Read about it: Teen girls prompt United Nations Rights Committee to question Canada about climate change.
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights-- Hearing on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Girls and Women in BC.
Watch the hearing.
2009
The Synthesis of Age and Gender: Intersectionality, International Human Rights Law and the Marginalisation of the Girl-Child by Nura Taefi published in the International Journal of Children's Rights.
International Human Rights Law and Aboriginal Girls in Canada:Never the Twain Shall Meet? by Rebecca Aleem of Justice for Girls International.
Universal Periodic Review of Canada: Feminist Concerns and Recommendations. By Annabel Webb, Social Justice Community Scholar, Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia & Co-Founder of Justice for Girls.
2008
Justice for Girls & Justice for Girls International make submission to UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. Read Our Submission to the UN CEDAW Committee.
2007
Fifty-first session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women releases its' Agreed Conclusions focused on the Elimination of Discrimination and Violence Against the Girl Child. Read Commission's conclusions.
2006
UN Committee on Economic, Social, Cultural Rights recommends that Canada give special attention to the needs of homeless teenage girls. Read Committee's Recommendations.
Justice for Girls makes submission to UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights during its 4th & 5th periodic review of Canada's compliance with International Covenant on Economic, Social & Cultural Rights. Read our submission to the UN.
2005
October 15-17th 2005, Washington DC - Justice for Girls makes submission to
UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing
Read Submission