“But you’re Canadians!”

Identifying ourselves as Canadian-born human rights defenders generally results in this disbelieving response. Why would Canadian-born citizens need human rights defenders? Why, as the fall legislative session gets underway, are we calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and all Members of Parliament to support a global treaty ending violence against women and girls, known as an Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)?

Answering these questions began as a Canadian story turned global.

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