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Launch of the Body Shop Dragonfruit - August 22, 2012 

R v Ryan (SCC) - CAEFS and LEAF Press Release - June 14, 2012 (Ottawa)

R v Ryan (SCC) - CAEFS and LEAF Intervenor Factum - June 14, 2012 (Ottawa)
The link to the factum on the LEAF website can be found here.

John Howard Symposium on prison overcrowding - August 25, 2012 (Ottawa)

R v Ryan (SCC) - CAEFS and LEAF Intervention - June 14, 2012 (Ottawa) 

Kim Pate - Honorary Doctorate from the University of Ottawa - June 3, 2012 (Ottawa)

National Elizabeth Fry Week 2012 

Press Release December 14, 2011 (Ottawa) - Canada must Correct Appalling Record of Discrimination against Indigenous Women

Kim Pate October, 2011 (Ottawa) The Hill Times - When Strip Searches Are Sexual Assaults

Joint Statement re: Omnibus Bill - John Howard Society of Canada and Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies - September 20, 2011 (Ottawa) 

Press Release - Will Omnibus Bill Bankrupt Canada? - September 19, 2011 (Ottawa)

Finance Committee Submission: Pre-Budget Consultations - August 2011 (Ottawa)

Press Release - Insist Police Answer for their Actions - July 29, 2011 (Ottawa, Globe and Mail)

Press Release - Former Prostitutes, Human Trafficking Victim & Allies Speak out in Court - June 16, 2011 (Ottawa)

Press Release - Women's Group Coalition to Argue in Court: The Charter Does Not Guarantee Men a Right to Buy and Sell Women - June 9, 2011 (Ottawa) 

Letter from Kim Pate to PBC - Proposed Increase in Pardon Application Fees - June 9, 2011 (Ottawa) 

Press Release - Women Reject Law and Order Agenda - April 13, 2011 (Ottawa)
Also, Effective Crime Prevention Press Release March 31, 2011 (Pacific Free Press) - Abolishing Sanctioned Torture in Canada with letter to Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety

Press Advisory March 29, 2011 (Toronto) - Smith Family and Public Interest Organizations to take Coroner to Court at Ashley Smith Inquest  

Questions for Candidates in the 2011 Federal Election - March 26, 2011 

Declaration September 13, 2010 (Ottawa) - Governor General's Conference on Women and Security   

Press Release June 22, 2010 (Ottawa) - The True Cost of Bill C-25: The Truth in Sentencing Act (PDF) 
French PDF

May 3-4, 2010 Forum Agenda

You're Invited to . . . Help Make Canada a Better Place for Women - View Invitation

Press Release June 29, 2009 (Ottawa) - Corrections Should Have Released Ashley's Files Says Privacy Commissioner (PDF 23 KB)

Correcting Corrections Must Be A Priority - March 3, 2009 (PDF 24 KB)

Effective Crime Prevention Poster (PDF 4.9 MB)

Smoking Ban Press Advisory – June 4, 2008 (Ottawa)
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Press Release - National Women's Group Rejects the Notion of an Omnibus Bill – October 17, 2007 (Ottawa)
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Press Release - In Recognition of the National Day of Action in Canada,
Women at International Conference Demand Freedom for the Sake of All Children – June 29, 2007 (Darwin, Northern Territory, AUSTRALIA)
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CAEFS Submission to the CSC Review Panel-2007 – June 10, 2007
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Submission of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies to the Standing Committee on Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (39th Parliament) Regarding Bill C-10: An Act to amend the Criminal Code (Minimum Penalties for Offences Involving Firearms) – November 2006
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Submission of the CAEFS and the Native Women's Association of Canada to the Standing Committee on Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (39th Parliament) regarding Bill C-9 - Act to amend the Criminal Code – October 2006
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Press Release - National Women's Group Applauds Amnesty International – May 28, 2007
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Press Release - New Fellowships Partner Community Leaders with Ryerson University and the University of Ottawa – September 5, 2006
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10th Anniversary of the Arbour Commission Report
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Press Release - 10 Years and Waiting – May 9, 2006 (Ottawa)
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Letter to parliamentary parties regarding the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture and other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment – December 10, 2005
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Endorsed open letter to Prime Minister of Canada regarding the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture and other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment(bilingual) – December 10, 2005
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Letter to the Attorney General of Canada and Minister of Justice, The Honourable Irwin Cotler, Regarding Mandatory Minimum Sentences – November 6, 2005
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Conferences and Presentations

Why are women and girls Canada's fastest growing prison population; and, why should you care?
April 26, 2011 - Grant Lowery Lecture - Defence for Children International - Canada
Presented by Kim Pate, Executive Director CAEFS

Why are women Canada's fastest growing prison population; and, why should you care? 
March 18, 2011 - Distinguished Speaker Series - University of Western Ontario, Faculty of Law
Presented by Kim Pate, Executive Director CAEFS 

Questions for Candidates in the 2011 Federal Election 

Prison Industrial Complex: Advocacy, Activism and Social Change
Comments of Kim Pate in Melbourne, Australia - 21 July 2005 at the Sisters Inside Conference: Is Prison Obsolete?
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Prisons: The International Response to Poverty, Abuse & Mental Illness
Presented at the Monash University Conference - June 21, 2005 - Prato, Italy
Presented by Kim Pate, Executive Director CAEFS
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11th United Nations Congress on Criminal Justice and Crime Prevention, Bangkok April 22, 2005 Prisons: Canada's Default Response to Poverty, Homelessness and Mental Illness – Especially for Women
Prepared by Kim Pate
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Prisons: The Latest Solution to Homelessness, Poverty and Mental Illness
Calgary WomenSpeak Series - September 18, 2003
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Ontario Conference of Judges: Access to Justice Plenary
May 21, 2003
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Women & Girls in Prison: Canada's Alternative to Equality & Justice
Winnipeg LEAF Breakfast - October 24, 2002  

Why we should form an international coalition against women's imprisonment...
Brisbane, Australia - November 29, 2001  

Report on the CAEFS - CASAC Conference Women's Resistance: From Victimization to Criminalization
Ottawa - October 1-3, 2001  

Women and Corrections Conference - Keynote Address
Adelaide, Australia - October 31, 2000

Press Releases

Press Release - Supreme Court Misses Opportunity to Ensure Law Protects Abused Women - January 21, 2013 (Ottawa) 

Press Release - Canada must Correct Appalling Record of Discrimination against Indigenous Women - December 14, 2011 (Ottawa)

Press Release - Will Omnibus Bill Bankrupt Canada? - September 19, 2011 (Ottawa)

Press Release - Insist Police Answer for their Actions - July 29, 2011 (Ottawa, Globe and Mail) 

Press Release - Former Prostitutes, Human Trafficking Victim & Allies Speak out in Court - June 16, 2011 (Ottawa)

Press Release - Women's Group Coalition to Argue in Court: The Charter Does Not Guarantee Men a Right to Buy and Sell Women - June 9, 2011 (Ottawa) 

Press Release - Women Reject Law and Order Agenda - April 13, 2011 (Ottawa)
Also, Effective Crime Prevention

Correcting Corrections Must Be A Priority - March 3, 2009 (PDF 24 KB)

Smoking Ban Press Advisory – June 4, 2008 (Ottawa)
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Press Release - National Women's Group Applauds Amnesty International - May 28, 2007
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Press Release - 10 Years and Waiting - May 9, 2006 (Ottawa)
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Press Release - Implement the UN Human Rights Committee's Recommendations - November 3, 2005
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Press Release - UN Human Rights Committee Blasts Canada: Women Call for Action - November 3, 2005
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Press Release - More Promises to Women Not Kept – March 8, 2005
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Press Release - Canadian Groups Call On UN Human Rights Committee To Hold Canada Accountable for Human Rights Violations - October 18, 2005
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Press Release - National Women's Group Denounces Regressive Law & Order Agenda as Costly and Ineffective – May 29, 2006 (Ottawa)
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The 20th Anniversary Committee of the Equality Clause / Le Comité du 20e anniversaire de la clause sur l'égalité
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11th United Nations Congress on Criminal Justice and Crime Prevention, Bangkok April 22, 2005 Prisons: Canada's Default Response to Poverty, Homelessness and Mental Illness – Especially for Women
Prepared by Kim Pate
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Developing International Norms and Standards to Meet the Needs Of Criminalized and Imprisoned Women
Prepared by Kim Pate, Executive Director(CAEFS) and Debbie Kilroy, Director, Sisters Inside (Australia)
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Press Release - Deafening silence on women's issues
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CAEFS' Battered Women's Defence Committee Work

Justice for Battered Women -- Denied, Delayed ... Diminished: Jails are Not the Shelters Battered Women Need

Questions for Candidates in the 2008 Federal Election

Issue and Position Papers

Publications 

Indigenous Women

Battered Women

Classification/Maximum Security

Community Release Issues

Crime Prevention

Dangerous Offender Designation

Electoral Issues

Human Rights

Submissions to the Canadian Human Rights Commission

Listen to the introduction of the 2003 Submissions to the Canadian Human Rights Commission

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Press Release - More Promises to Women Not Kept – March 8, 2005

Letter to the Canadian Human Rights Commission, Chief Commissioner Mary Gusella, March 7, 2005

CAEFS' Response to the Systemic Review and Special Report of the Canadian Human Rights Commission

Amnesty International

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Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies (CAEFS)

1)CAEFS' Submission to the Canadian Human Rights Commission for the Special Report on the Discrimination on the Basis of Sex, Race and Disability Faced by Federally Sentenced Women

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2)The Lived Experience of Discrimination: Aboriginal Women Who are Federally Sentenced & The Law: Duties and Rights

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3)CAEFS' Response to the Canadian Human Rights Commission's Consultation Paper for the Special Report on the Situation of Federally Sentenced Women

Canadian Federation of University Women - Letter of Support

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DisAbled Women's Network of Canada (DAWN) - Federally Sentenced Women with mental Disabilities: A Dark Corner in Canadian Human rights

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Federation of Legal Community Centres

National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL) - Federally Sentenced Women: Canada's Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Failure to Adhere to International Obligations

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National Council of Women of Canada (NCWC) - Letter of Support

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Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) - Detailed Position of the Native Women's Association of Canada on the Complaint Regarding the Discriminatory Treatment of Federally Sentenced Women by the Government of Canada filed by the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies

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Sisters Inside, Australia - Letter of Support

Strength in Sisterhood (SIS) Society - 2003 Submission to the Canadian Human Rights Commission Regarding the Discriminatory Treatment of Federally Sentenced Women

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West Coast Prison Justice Society - Letter of Support

Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) - The Tip of the Iceberg: Barriers to Disclosure of the Abuse and Mistreatment of Federally Sentenced Women

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National Organization of immigrant and Visible Minority Women

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Press Releases Regarding the Human Rights Review - May 14, 2003

Imprisonment of Women

Increased Criminalization of Poverty

Literacy

LSD Experiments

Mandatory Minimum Sentences

Mental Health

P4W Arbour Inquiry

See also, the following sections of this web site: Classification/Maximum Security, Community Release Issues, Dangerous Offender Designation, Human Rights, LSD Experiments, Mandatory Minimum Sentences, Mental Health, P4W Arbour Inquiry, Responses to Proposed Legislative Changes

Restorative Justice

Sexual Exploitation, Prostitution and Trafficking

Submissions to Parliamentary and Senate Committees

United Nations

  • Press Release December 14, 2011 (Ottawa) - Canada must Correct Appalling Record of Discrimination against Indigenous Women
  • Press Release March 31, 2011 (Pacific Free Press) - Abolishing Sanctioned Torture in Canada and Letter to Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety   
  • Letter to parliamentary parties regarding the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture and other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment - December 10, 2005
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  • Endorsed open letter to Prime Minister of Canada regarding the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture and other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment(bilingual) - December 10, 2005
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  • Letter to the Prime Minister - November 3, 2005
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  • Press Release - Implement the UN Human Rights Committee's Recommendations - November 3, 2005
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  • Press Release - UN Human Rights Committee Blasts Canada: Women Call for Action - November 3, 2005
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  • Press Release - Canadian Groups Call On UN Human Rights Committee To Hold Canada Accountable for Human Rights Violations - October 18, 2005
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  • Developing International Norms and Standards to Meet the Needs Of Criminalized and Imprisoned Women - Prepared by Kim Pate, Executive Director(CAEFS) and Debbie Kilroy, Director, Sisters Inside (Australia)
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  • Submission of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies to the United Nations Human Rights Committee Examining Canada's 5th Report Regarding the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
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  • Submission of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies to the United Nations Human Rights Committee Examining Canada's 4th and 5th Reports Regarding the Convention Against Torture
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