Almas Jiwani to Deliver Keynote Address & Present Canada’s Country Report on Juvenile Justice at Dean of the Faculty of Law, Istanbul University

ISTANBUL, TURKEY–(Marketwired – Sept. 8, 2013) – Almas Jiwani, President of UN Women Canada National Committee will be attending the Istanbul International Crime and Punishment Film Festival. As an invited guest lecturer of the University of Istanbul and its Faculty of Law, Ms. Jiwani will provide a keynote address and discuss the report on Canada’s Juvenile Justice System during high level panel discussions.

Canada has been often criticized as having a “one-size-fits-all” approach to a youth justice system that is paternalistic and does not adequately protect the human rights of children. In her report, Jiwani will highlight the improvements being made to Canada’s youth justice system, since ratifying the UN Convention on Rights of the Child, but draw attention to how women’s rights are still need improvement and need to be an important focus of the justice system.

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