CEDAW/C/CAN/CO/8-9 mechanism for the independent review of alleged cases of inadequate or partial police investigations; (d) The lack of an explicit assurance of adequate support and protection provided to witnesses, and the lack of sufficient cooperation with indigenous women’s organizations in the process of establishing the inquiry. 27. The Committee recommends that the State party fully implement, without delay, all recommendations issued by the Committee in the 2015 report on its Canada inquiry (CEDAW/C/OP.8/CAN/1, paras. 216-220), and: (a) Develop an coordinated plan for the overseeing of the implementation of the outstanding 37 recommendations issued by the Committee in its report (CEDAW/C/OP.8/CAN/1, paras. 216-220), and by working in cooperation, as appropriate, with the Commission of the national inquiry, as well as indigenous women and their organizations, women's human rights organizations, and provincial and territorial governments; (b) Ensure that all cases of missing and murdered indigenous women are duly investigated and prosecuted; (c) Complement the Terms of Reference of the national inquiry to: (i) Ensure the use of a human rights based approach ; (ii) Ensure that the mandate of the inquiry clearly covers the investigation of the role of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Provincial police, Municipal police, and public complaints commissions across federal, provincial, and municipal jurisdictions; (iii) Establish a mechanism for the independent review of cases where there are allegations of inadequate or partial police investigations; (d) Ensure adequate support and protection to witnesses and strengthen the inclusive partnership with indigenous women’s organizations and national and international human rights institutions and bodies during the conducting of the inquiry and in its implementation process. Root causes of violence and discrimination against indigenous women 28. The Committee is concerned about the fact that indigenous women continue to suffer from multiple forms of discrimination, particularly as regards their access to employment, housing, education and health care and continue to live in poverty in the State party, as reflected by high poverty rates, poor health, inadequate housing, lack of access to safe water, low school-completion rates. It further notes with concern the low participation of indigenous women in the labour market, in particular in senior or decision-making positions, their disproportionately high unemployment rates and their lower pay compared with men and non-indigenous women. The Committee notes the State party’s commitment to fully implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007). However, it remains concerned about the lack of a coherent plan or strategy to improve the socioeconomic conditions of indigenous communities, in particular indigenous women to combat the root cause of their vulnerability to violence as well as the lack of measures to break the circle of distrust between the authorities and indigenous communities, as was established by the Committee’s inquiry (CEDAW/C/OP.8/CAN/1, paras. 218-219). 29. The Committee recommends that the State party, in consultation with indigenous peoples: 8

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