Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  In the video, you can actually see policewomen, currently involved in MINUSTAH, in Haiti, on foot patrol in the camps. However, the video also focuses on the status of women in the UNMIS in Sudan. Sudan and Haiti are the case studies used in the video and you can really see the r

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  In terms of the action plan, I think we have to build on the fact that it exists and ensure that it is implemented. In order to do so, we could create a working group of NGOs, academics and researchers who, together with officials from departments, agencies and organizations that

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Yes, absolutely. I have recently spent a number of weeks in Haiti. During that time, I followed the female police officers who were on patrol in IDP camps. I saw the role and the impact they had, and how they established a relationship of trust with women who were victims of any

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  The core funding from the Canadian government expires on April 1, 2012. We don't know what will happen after that. We have other sources of funding from other governments, for other projects, especially projects designed to build the capacity of the police in peacekeeping operati

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Yes.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Precisely.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I will draw a parallel to the laws that you mentioned. Recently, in 2008, the UN Security Council passed resolution 1820, which specifically deals with sexual violence. States have the obligation to integrate the sections and provisions of those resolutions nationally. The United

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  As was mentioned earlier, I am Sophie Toupin and I am the project officer. The only point I would like to add to Mr. Miller's presentation is the importance of remembering that human rights are indivisible and interdependent. We are talking about civil and political rights, econ