It's Here! 2020/2021 Chapter Theme Report: Systemic Racism in Canada's Criminal Justice System

In September, we announced that we selected “Systemic Racism in Canada's Criminal Justice System” as our annual human rights theme for 2020/2021. It is now with great excitement that we officially share our 2020/2021 Chapter Theme Report: Systemic Racism In Canada's Justice System written by Windsor Law Student Jacqueline Eboh!

Through its Human Rights Research and Advocacy Programming,  theme report will help activate Campus Chapters at law schools across the country in a concerted effort to raise awareness about the impact systemic racism in Canada's criminal justice system has on Black and Indigenous youth. 

In September, we announced that we selected “Systemic Racism in Canada's Criminal Justice System” as our annual human rights theme for 2020/2021. It is now with great excitement that we officially share our 2020/2021 Chapter Theme Report: Systemic Racism In Canada's Justice System written by Windsor Law Student Jacqueline Eboh!

About the Report

Cover - 2020/2021 Chapter Theme Report:

Through its Human Rights Research and Advocacy Programming, our Environmental Justice theme report will help activate Campus Chapters at law schools across the country in a concerted effort to raise awareness of the impacts of environmental discrimination in Canada’s marginalized communities. Particular attention will be paid to the impact of climate change, air pollution and access to food and water in indigenous communities. 

About the Author

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jacqueline Eboh is a second-year law student at the University of Windsor. Jacqueline hopes to one day work within the criminal law sector and spent the summer working for the Legal Assistance of Windsor as a Summer Law Student. She is also currently a Research Assistant for the (former) Associate Dean at Windsor Law working on curriculum reform. She is interested in criminal law because of how criminal law affects various lives and communities within Canada. Jacqueline hopes to use her interest in criminal law to fight for justice and reformation in the current criminal legal system in place. Before law school, Jacqueline graduated from McMaster University with a Bachelor of Honours in “Justice, Political Philosophy, and Law.” Then transitioned into working on the front lines with women and children who have been sexually exploited and human trafficked. She has had the opportunity to study and compare different legal systems, and how they deal with sexual exploitation and race. Currently, Jacqueline is the chair of the Sexual Assault Awareness committee at Windsor Law and works with a non-for- profit that works to end sex ual exploitation in Canada, as a speaker and project coordinator, all while being an active member of the Black Law Students Association Windsor Chapter.

 

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That was just a taste! Want full access? Feel free to read and share the full report here.


Are you a law student interested in getting involved with your local campus chapter? For more information, contact our Program Manager: caitlin@leveljustice.org

 

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