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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 of Human
Rights Leagues and Amnesty International were scheduled to speak within the 20-minute
segment for non-governmental organizations, but were not allowed to do so because the meeting
was running late. At its 15th meeting, on 10 June, the President of the Council decided, on an
exceptional basis, that, although not delivered during the proceedings, summaries of the
statements of the above-mentioned organizations would be reflected in the present report.
267. A joint written statement by the World Association for the School as an Instrument of
Peace with Action Canada for Population and Development, the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal
Network and the International Organization of Indigenous Resource Development welcomed the
Government’s acknowledgement of the importance of the issue of missing and murdered
Aboriginals. With reference to recommendations 33 to 38 and recommendations 45, 47 to 49, 50
and 54, the World Association for the School as an Instrument of Peace considered Canada’s
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