Current Problems: Justice (25-42)

Exploring Stakeholder: "Government of Nova Scotia"

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May 16, 2023


‘Why did my daughter die?’ Mi’kmaw mother demands inquiry into Nova Scotia jail

APTN News: A Mi’kmaw mother in Eskasoni is demanding answers about why her daughter died in a Nova Scotia jail. Sarah Denny, 36, a mother of two, was serving a sentence for violating her house arrest. On March 26, she died at the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility, a jail for women in Dartmouth, NS,...

November 12, 2020


Federal, Provincial, Territory Ministers responsible for human rights

NationTalk – 24 civil society groups attending the third ever meeting of Federal, Provincial, Territory Ministers responsible for human rights “condemned the obstructive attitude of some governments” in advancing international human rights obligations. Groups had pressed governments to commit to nation-wide law reform that will legally require governments to adopt a collaborative, accountable, consistent, transparent,...