Jeanne Sarson
Jeanne Sarson | |
|---|---|
| Education | B.Sc, Nursing |
| Occupation | Nurse |
| Website | https://www.nonstatetorture.org/ |
Jeanne Sarson is the Co-Founder of the Non-State Torture (NST) and a Human Rights Defender based in Canada.[1][2]
Education and early life
Sarson was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada as an Acadian-Metis descent. She is a B.Sc., Nursing graduate from St.John, New Brunswick, Canada.[3][1][4] Sarson's mother got separated from her father and raised Sarson with her younger brother.[3] Sarson later moved to Inuvik, Northwest Territories, where she got married. Sarson spent eleven years living and working across the Canadian Arctics and then moved to Nova Scotia.[3] Sarson has twin sons and a grandson.[3]
Jeanne Sarson and Linda McDonald co-founded the Non-State Torture also known as ‘Persons Against Non-State Torture including Ritual Abuse-Torture (RAT).’[1][2][5] They work as an activist against NST (Non-State Torture).[5]
Awards and recognitions
Jeanne Sarson and Linda McDonald received the women of Peace Awards from Women's Peace Power Foundation. Women's Media Centre Live interviewed Janne Sarson about Non-State Torture on 2015.[6][7][8]
Sarson has received the excellence award in Nursing Practice; and as a member of the Canadian Federation of University Women, she has won the International Relations Award.[9]
References
- ^ a b c OUR CANADIAN EXPERIENCE IN RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR GOVERNMENT (PDF).
- ^ a b "In Committee from the House of Commons: Justice and Human Rights – July 9, 2014 – Part 3". CPAC. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
- ^ a b c d "Women's Media Center". www.womensmediacenter.com. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
- ^ Non-State Torture—Specifically Sexualized Non-State Torture—Inflicted in the Private/Domestic Sphere against Girls/Women: An Emerging "Harmful Practice" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Non-State Torture, Ritual Abuse, Extreme Abuse". Road to Freedom and Peace. 2015-08-27. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
- ^ "WMC Live #138: Pam Elam, Erin Pettit, Jeanne Sarson & Linda MacDonald. (Original Airdate 9/26/2015)".
- ^ September 25; Elam, 2015 | Pam; Pettit, Erin; Sarson, Jeanne; Politics, Linda Macdonald |; Religion; Morgan, Robin. "WMC Live #138: Pam Elam, Erin Pettit, Jeanne Sarson & Linda MacDonald. (Original Airdate 9/26/2015) - Women's Media Center". www.womensmediacenter.com. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Women's Media Center Live with Robin Morgan". wmclive.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
- ^ "End Demand Forum". Tri County Women's Centre. Retrieved 2019-04-04.