Canadian Association of Muslim Women in Law will be hosting on November 27, 2019 an engaging and informative event that will address Segregation and Isolation in Canadian provincial and federal prisons, which have led to inhumane consequences for individuals who are on remand or incarcerated.

Ontario Human Rights Commission have conducted in-depth research on Segregation and Isolation within Canadian Correctional Facilities. Its published report found that Segregation is overused in both provincial and federal correctional systems — which consequently causes particular harm to vulnerable groups, such as Black and Indigenous prisoners, women, and people with mental health disabilities. At this event, lawyers with expertise in human rights and criminal law will clarify the status of the law in Ontario around the use of segregation and how to effectively advocate for individuals with mental health issues inside Correctional institutions.

Location: The Watershed Toronto Co-working

Address: 65 Queen St West - Suite 1900,

Toronto, ON M5H 2M5, Canada

Refreshments will be provided

Speakers

Insiya Essajee

Insiya Essajee is a lawyer with the Ontario Human Rights Commission. One of her main portfolio areas has been trying to address the use of segregation and the treatment of people with mental health disabilities in Ontario’s correctional system, and she has been involved in litigation, negotiations and extensive consultation with the Ontario government to push for reform on these issues.

Golta Shahidi

Golta Shahidi is a criminal defence lawyer working in the GTA. Her current practice focuses on representing vulnerable clients who are often from over-policed communities. She assists clients who face secondary consequences (like deportation) due to their criminal convictions as well as clients in specialized courtrooms like Mental Health Court. Golta is a passionate advocate who believes that individuals facing criminalization and incarceration are better served by solutions that exist outside the criminal justice system.

Yusuf Faqiri

Yusuf Faqiri is Soleiman Faqiri's oldest brother and a co-founder of the Justice for Soli campaign.

https://www.justiceforsoli.com/

Yusuf Faqiri will share the story of his brother Soleiman, who died inside an Ontario Correctional facility while awaiting a mental health assessment and a bed at a treatment centre.

This event is Accredited By The Law Society Of Ontario For 2 Hours Of EDI Professionalism Content.