Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the
United Nations Universal Declaration of
Human Rights
"We
respect the dignity of individuals, the rights of all members of society, and the
potential for human growth and development".
Mission, Core Value One of the Correctional Service of Canada
Human Rights Division
Correctional Service of Canada
August 1998
Table of Contents
Part One: Overview
Introduction
Milestones
Part Two: Fact Sheets
1959 Parole Act and National Parole Board
1960 Canadian Bill of Rights
1972 Aboriginal Elders in Federal Penitentiaries
1972 Abolition of Corporal Punishmnet
1973 Office of the Correctional Investigator
1975 Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatement of
Prisoners (SMRs)
1976 Abolition of the Death Penalty
1977 Independent Chairperson for Adjudicating
Disciplainary Matters
1978 Women Correctional Officers in Male Institutions
1980 Martineu and the Duty to Act Fairly
1982 Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
1992 Corrections and Conditional Release Act
1995 Regional Facilities for Women Offenders
Part Three: Selected References
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