DOJ Secretary Attends Trilateral Summit on Violence Against Indigenous Women
Vincent Schilling
One day after Senator Heitkamp and the NIWRC promoted their efforts to bring #MMIW awareness through the #NotInvisible hashtag and the Savannaās Law bill, Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand traveled to Ottawa, Canada on Thursday, Nov. 30, to lead the U.S. delegation in the Trilateral Summit on Violence Against Indigenous Women and Girls.
This is the second meeting of the trilateral working group.The first was hosted by the U.S. in 2016 and next yearās meeting will be in 2018, hosted by Mexico.
Associate Attorney General Brand met with Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Canadaās Crown-Indigenous and Northern Affairs and Ismerai Betanzos Ordaz, Indigenous Rights Coordinator, Mexican Commission on the Development of Indigenous Rights.
āTackling the issue of violence against Indigenous women and girls in our region and in the U.S. is not only a matter of criminal justice, but a moral imperative,ā said Associate Attorney General Brand.
According the release by the DOJ, āThe Department of Justice remains committed to addressing violence against indigenous women and girls in all of its forms through aggressive law enforcement and programs that serve victims.ā
āThe Department is committed to working with our international partners to share information and develop capabilities to address cross-border crimes like sex and labor trafficking together.ā
Associate Attorney General Brandās visit supports the Justice Departmentās continuing efforts under the Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety.
According to the release, āThe Department of Justice remains committed to addressing violence against indigenous women and girls in all of its forms through aggressive law enforcement and programs that serve victims. The Department is committed to working with our international partners to share information and develop capabilities to address cross-border crimes like sex and labor trafficking together.ā
Read the full DOJ press release here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/readout-associate-attorney-general-rachel-brand-trip-ottawa-canada-trilateral-summit-violence
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