We were disappointed to learn that the federal budget announced on March 22 makes no mention of a Human Rights Ombudsperson for the extractive sector. Regardless, we will continue to push for the Liberal government to make good on its promise to establish an effective Ombudsperson's office! Read the response [...]
The Honourable John Baird Minister of Foreign Affairs Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A March 17, 2014 Dear Minister Baird, The Americas' Policy Group (APG), composed of faith-based groups, development NGO's, trade unions, and solidarity organizations, is a working group of the [...]
Originally posted in Embassy Magazine: http://www.embassynews.ca/2014/01/10/guatemala-canada-must-break-its-silence/45005 Barbara Wood, Rachel Warden, Stacey Gomez on behalf of the America's Policy Group Wikimedia Photo: Surizar We urge the Canadian government to take a stance on the ongoing case against José Efraín Rios Montt, the former military head of state of [...]
