sexual violence

After her father was assassinated, Ilwad Elman and her family fled war-torn Somalia, becoming refugees in Canada. But at 20, she returned home — and stayed — to build support for survivors in a country where gender-based violence is rampant.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced more support for Ukraine and a new hydrogen agreement with Europe on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, alongside European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Members of Parliament have unanimously called on Ottawa to start a refugee program to resettle 10,000 Uyghurs fleeing persecution in China.

A parliamentary committee says resource companies should be held "accountable" for the effect their projects have on the safety of Indigenous women and girls.

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly urged countries to uphold women’s rights and abortion access on Monday, September 26, 2022, while Canada announced looming sanctions on Iranian officials over the death of a young woman who was detained by the country's morality police.

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is urging countries to uphold women’s rights and abortion access while rooting out sexual violence, as the United Nations General Assembly comes to a close.

Canada's high commissioner to the United Kingdom Ralph Goodale made the remarks Wednesday in London, noting Russian troops have stopped grain exports from Ukraine, denying hungry people the food they need to survive.

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada will help investigate sexual violence by Russian troops against women and girls in Ukraine.

Yulia Kovaliv told MPs at a House of Commons committee that Russia is using sexual violence as a weapon of war and said rape and sexual assault must be investigated as war crimes.

The Canadian Human Rights Commission says Canada needs an independent public inquiry to address serious issues of sexual violence and coercion in federal prisons for women.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has weighed in on growing calls to declare Russia's actions in Ukraine as genocide, saying it is "absolutely right" that the term is being used given rampant allegations of war crimes and other human rights violations.

Finally, incidents of violence against gender-diverse and women tree-planters are being talked about publicly, writes researcher, writer, facilitator and policy consultant Jennie Long.

The Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday, December 23, 2020, to weigh in on a ruling related to the defence of extreme intoxication that had alarmed some women's groups.

Sophie was 15 years old when she says her history teacher made comments about her breasts in front of the entire class.

Two Somali-Canadian advocates have created an online resource specifically for racialized survivors of sexual assault, saying a centralized guide is necessary to fill gaps in both the health-care and justice systems that leave marginalized women behind.