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The Charter also establishes the Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse (Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission, also known by its acronym "CDPDJ"), charged to promote and apply the Charter, and the Human Rights Tribunal of Québec (French: Tribunal des droits de la personne).
The Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children (CCRC) is one of Canada's foremost national children's rights advocacy groups, dating back to 1989. [1] The coalition consists of more than fifty non-governmental organizations. [2] In 1991, the Canadian Children's Rights Council adopted the same acronym as the coalition. [3]
The Global Youth Action Network engages young people around the world in advocating for youth rights, and Peacefire provides technology-specific support for youth rights activists. Choose Responsibility and their successor organization, the Amethyst Initiative , founded by John McCardell, Jr. , exist to promote the discussion of the drinking ...
The Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse (French pronunciation: [kɔmisjɔ̃ de dʁwa də la pɛʁsɔn e de dʁwa də la ʒœnɛs], CDPDJ; English: "Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission") is a government agency created by the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms in 1975.
Canadian Wildlife Federation is an Ottawa-based Canadian non-profit organization founded in 1961 whose mandate is wildlife conservation in Canada. [11] [12] [13] Canadian Youth for Choice abortion rights; Canadians for Equal Marriage LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) rights; Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East political
An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (French: Loi modifiant le Code criminel, la Loi sur le système de justice pénale pour les adolescents et d’autres lois et apportant des modifications corrélatives à certaines lois) is a statute passed by the Parliament of Canada.
Printed copies of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is part of the Constitution of Canada. [19] The Charter guarantees political, mobility, and equality rights and fundamental freedoms such as freedom of expression, freedom of assembly and freedom of religion for private individuals and some organisations. [20]
Hillary Cook, a spokeswoman for gay rights group Egale Canada, stated the bill was "an attempt to score partisan points". [18] In June 2019, C-75 passed both houses of the Parliament of Canada and received royal assent, which repealed section 159 effective immediately and made the age of consent equal at 16 for all individuals. [19]