The British Columbia CEDAW Group, a coalition
of women's NGOs focused on advancing the
equality of women and girls, submitted a
report to the Committee analyzing the BC
government's implementation of the priority
recommendations contained in the Committee's
2008 Concluding Observations on Canada. The
report asserts that the Government of British
Columbia has failed to act on both of: (i)
women's poverty and the lack of adequate
social assistance; and (b) the systemic
failure to prevent or investigate violence
against Aboriginal women and girls. The
report concludes that the Government of
British Columbia is in violation of its
obligations under Articles 2 and 3 of CEDAW.
British Columbia CEDAW Group, Nothing to
Report: A Report on Progress in Implementing
Priority Recommendations made by the
Committee in its 2008 Concluding Observations
on Canada, (January 2010), online: .