RCMP UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO REFORM

   An alliance of organizations focused on women’s rights is calling for the federal government to establish an external review of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to address the force’s treatment of women.
   The Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA) released a new report Monday on the national police force, saying it has a “toxic culture” when it comes to misogyny, racism and violence against women. FAFIA is an alliance made up of more than 60 organizations, including advocacy groups and research institutes.
   “The RCMP, Canada’s national police force, is regularly violating the human rights of the women it employs and the women it is intended to protect,” the report states, adding that the force has been made aware of its failings over many years. “External review and reform is required now because the RCMP has shown that it is unable or unwilling to make the necessary reforms itself.”