US EditionDespite Trudeau promises, more Indigenous people being jailed in Canada
- A tribunal in Toronto ruled that Canadian mining companies violated Indigenous rights and rights of nature, according to the panel of judges.
- The findings from this tribunal will be presented at COP30 in Brazil to advocate for legal protections for Indigenous peoples and nature.
- Statistics Canada reported that Indigenous people made up 77% of adult admissions to custody in Manitoba in 2021-22, despite comprising only 18% of the population.
- Experts, like Marc Kruse, highlight the need for better training on Indigenous perspectives in the justice system to address over-incarceration issues.
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In Canada, Indigenous advocates argue mining companies violate the rights of nature
In Western legal systems, arguments against pollution or the destruction of the environment tend to focus exclusively on people: It’s wrong to contaminate a river, for example, because certain humans depend on the river for drinking water. But what if the river had an inherent right to be protected from pollution, regardless of its utility to humans? This is the idea that drives the “rights of nature” movement, a global campaign to recognize the…
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right3Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution45% Center
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- 45% of the sources are Center
45% Center
L 27%
C 45%
R 27%
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