IACHR admission of the case is seen as a great victory. The case not only challenges the right of the MCFD to seize indigenous children, it brings to international scrutiny the lamentable plight of native children the MCFD has placed in foster care. Further, the Commission’s Report on Admissibility No.89/13 made explicit note of contextual issues raised by the Petition related to the case, such as Canada’s historic policies of forced assimilation and its ongoing efforts toward “transforming them from the Lil’wat Nation to a Municipality within the Province of British Columbia without their consent. [...] Should the Commission make a positive ruling on the substantive aspects of what is now IACHR Case 2.929, the consequences could be highly significant for all indigenous nations within territory that Canada regards as a part of Canadian territory. The admission alone draws attention to an avenue of international legal recourse long sought by indigenous peoples seeking redress for their grievances against states that cannot be resolved in domestic courts.
Posted on: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 02:41:58 +0000
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