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CEDAW Shadow Report Documents Torture against Canadian Women

Monday, April 21, 2008 4:26 PM

A newly released shadow report, addressing the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT), outlines torture of Canadian women by non-state actors. The specific types of torture included physical, sexual, mental, and ritual abuse. The authors recommend naming, legal and statistical interventions, support and treatment, education, and research.

Compiled from: “Torture of Canadian Women by Non-state Actors in the Private Sphere: A Shadow Report,” Sarson, Jeanne and Linda MacDonald, Canadian Voice of Women for Peace (VOW), March 2008.

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