A/HRC/11/37 260. The Charitable Institute for Protecting Social Victims commented on the prevention of violence against women. It emphasized the importance of assessing the complex issue of the effects of violence and abuse on women and on society. It called for closer attention to be paid to negligence in promoting and protecting women’s rights and to the causes of neglect in investigating the condition of women threatened with violence and abuse by their husbands. 261. The Organization for Defending Victims of Violence expressed concern over the violence or excessive force that the Canadian police use against people. While expressing grave concern at the application of these forms of violence by the Canadian police, the Organization deemed the use of Taser stun guns as a policy contrary to all international human rights instruments and guidelines and called upon the Council to consider this issue in its review on Canada. 262. The Iranian Elite Research Center referred to the human rights issues of the Muslim, indigenous and African-Canadian citizens of Canada and the increase in Islamophobia in the country. It noted that, following the September 11 attacks, the Muslim community had been under constant pressure and was subjected to various forms of prejudice. It expressed concern about the conditions of migrants and the excessive violence of police and security forces. The Center invited the Council to call upon Canada to observe all its human rights commitments. 263. The Indian Council of South America, in a joint statement with the Organisation pour la communication en Afrique et de promotion de la coopération economique internationale and the International Organization of Indigenous Resource Development, referred to complaints received about the use of the term “aboriginal” in the universal periodic review of Canada. It raised the need to address unresolved issues, issue an apology in general, create a truth and reconciliation commission for all indigenous peoples and adopt the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Reference was made to recommendation 61 and to the need for States to be careful that they do not stereotype individuals or groups to conveniently identify them as terrorists so that accusations of terrorism did not become a convenient excuse for the use of force and arms against nonviolent and peaceful resistance. 264. Rencontre africaine pour la defense des droits de l’homme made reference to Canada’s enormous difficulties regarding people of African descent living in Canada. It exhorted Canada to set up a programme for the implementation of the Durban Programme of Action and to promote real integration of indigenous women and black women and other minorities in Canada’s economic tissue. It congratulated Canada on its contribution to combating poverty in developing countries and on its adoption, in 2004, of a law to enable Canadian enterprises to communicate medical patents to combat AIDS in developing countries. 265. The International Organization of Indigenous Resource Development noted that Canada could not or did not accept the recommendations on ILO Convention 169, the lifting of reservations, with regard to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, on indigenous children and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. It supported Canada’s commitment to submit the universal periodic review outcome to the Parliament and highlighted the need for a permanent domestic mechanism related to the implementation of international human rights obligations generally and specifically for indigenous peoples. It underscored Canada’s commitment to considering recommendations of the truth and reconciliation commission, though this would not in itself ensure justice and respect. 266. The World Association for the School as an Instrument of Peace (on behalf of three other organizations), the Arab Commission for Human Rights, the International Federation 98 GE.09-16766