AFN Women's Council Renews Call of National Inquiry
- EFN Staff | December 06, 2013
The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Women's Council is honouring and remembering women lost to violence, while urging action towards community safety.
The AFN is recognizing the anniversary of the murder of 14 young women at l'École Polytechnique de Montréal in 1989.
It is also recognizing the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada.
"Today we stand with Indigenous and non-Indigenous women across Canada and demand that the Government of Canada commit to taking real steps to address violence against women," says the AFN National Women's Council in a statement, once again calling on the federal government for a national inquiry into missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada. "Today we reiterate the need for a National Public Commission of Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and call for collaboration with Indigenous women and representative organizations to develop and implement a National Action Plan to end violence.
"We strongly urge the Government of Canada and all Canadians to join us in our efforts to achieve safety and security for women and girls in this country."
The Native Women's Association of Canada has documented more than 580 cases of missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada, and says most are within the last three decades.