Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I wouldn't be able to give you an accurate figure because there are so many rotations of police officers in and out. I do know for a fact that when I was serving in mission myself, the RCMP tried to keep their numbers up to a good level. At any given time it was usually around 10

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Well, Mr. Marston, we are seeing results. I think resolution 1325 was the first of, I believe, four Security Council resolutions, and each of the subsequent ones was built on the first one. We are seeing progress, but it is painfully slow, unfortunately. We need more of an intern

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  There are. Just in terms of Canada, we're working in 25 countries in Africa right now, through funding from the Government of Canada and the Government of Germany. One of our top priorities when we go in to speak to the minister of foreign affairs, the minister of the interior

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you, Mr. Marston, for your comments. Many of these abuses, you rightly point out, occur even before the conflict, obviously during the conflict, and also after the conflict. Quite often this type of behaviour seems almost like a declaration of open season on women. We ha

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you, Mr. Cotler. Some of the main obstacles in this regard seem to be that the countries we're working in and we're visiting.... Last week, I was in Uganda speaking to the head of the police from south Sudan. When I asked him what is the biggest challenge he faces, he didn

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. The figures I quoted for you come from UNIFEM. They are constantly monitoring these situations. But as we all know, figures with respect to rape, sexual abuse, and so forth are probably on the very low end, as these are some of the crimes that are the least

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. My name is Peter Miller. I'm a retired Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer presently working with the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre. My comments will be based not only on my experience with the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre, but also on my experience as a fo