Amnesty International's annual report on human rights is criticizing Canada for its failure to protect native girls and women who are killed or go missing.
The survey also slams the Harper government for stalled native land claims, and for cutting funds to groups that advance women's rights.
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On the issue of missing and murdered native women, the Native Women's Association of Canada recently reported that 520 native girls and women have been killed or have vanished since 1970. About half the cases occurred in the last nine years.
Almost one-quarter of the total number of women are still missing. Among the 348 victims who were murdered, no one has been charged in 150 confirmed cases.
The federal government has said it is responding to the problem by spending $5 million on the Sisters in Spirit research campaign, and is also working on a second phase
You can read the whole article HERE
Read the Amnesty International 2009 Annual Report on the Global Status of Human Rights HERE.
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