National Victims and Survivors of Crime Week Videos #NVSCW

On 15 May, 2022, a group of lawyers and legal professionals came together to discuss how to build strategies and foster relationships to grow collective capacity to support victims and survivors of human rights violations. Conversations centered on how to strengthen access to complaint and remedy mechanisms as well as the potential for a network of professionals willing to work on human rights cases in the future. 

The following videos are some snippets taken from the conversations with special guests and lawyers Chad Haggerty and Amy Matychuk. 

• #NVSCW: Chad Haggerty on the overrepresentation of Indigenous people within correctional facilities

• #NVSCW:: Chad Haggerty on Prevention

• #NVSCW: Chad Haggerty on Institutional Bias Within the Canadian Justice System

• #NVSCW: Chad Haggerty on the Lack of Funding for Education

• #NVSCW: Chad Haggerty Lack of Funding for Legal Aid

• #NVSCW: Chad Haggerty on the Need for Human Rights Education

• #NVSCW: Chad Haggerty on Addressing Trauma

• #NVSCW: Amy Matychuk on Legal Aid Expansion

• #NVSCW: Amy Matychuk on Legal Aid and Funding

• #NVSCW: Amy Matychuk on "Blue Wall" Dynamics

• #NVSCW: Amy Matychuk on Improvements for Correctional Services

• #NVSCW: Amy Matychuk on Language Barriers

• #NVSCW: Amy Matychuk on Human Rights Violations in Prisons

We would like to thank the Government of Alberta for making the #NVSCW Roundtable possible.