Three human rights groups will come to Canada to look at living conditions in aboriginal communities. They will study access to clean water, housing and education and they will inquire as to whether enough has been done about the many cases of murdered and missing aboriginal women.
Many indigenous people live on reserves of land, some of which have long-standing problems with access to basic services.
The Native Women’s Association of Canada says there are 580 women who have gone missing over the years . The national police, the RCMP, questions the number saying it has names for only 118 missing women.
The Canadian government says it stands by its record on human rights.
Last may a UN special rapporteur on the right to food scolded Canada over inequality and access to food for aboriginal peoples.
At the time the immigration minister suggested the rapporteur was wasting his organization’s money by visiting a developed country.
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