Sandra Lovelace v. Canada

Forum:

United Nations Human Rights Committee

Rights:

To adequate housing, to family life, to own land and other property

Marginalized Group:

Women, Indigenous People

Action:

Using the individual complaints procedure established by the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Lovelace successfully challenged gender-based discrimination under Canada’s Indian Act that denied women married to non-Indian spouses equal access to, and enjoyment of, reserved lands.