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Pope offers Church's 'apology' to Canada's indigenous people

1 April 2022 by AFP

Pope Francis apologised, on Friday 1st of April, to Indigenous people for abuse committed at church-run residential schools in Canada. The long-awaited apology comes almost a year after the discovery of unmarked graves at the site [...]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Chief Cadmus Delorme and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe stand for a photograph with residential school survivors following a ceremony at the site of a former residential school in Cowessess First Nation, Sask, July 6, 2021.

Justice for Cultural Harms? Lessons from Canada

16 November 2021 by Chandni Dhingra

The recent discovery of anonymous graves at former Canadian residential schools has reopened the debate on the response to redress for crimes against indigenous peoples. The various transitional justice mechanisms that have been p [...]