1974年 马尼托巴省谋杀罪罪犯Clarence Woodhouse在重新审判后被无罪释放,承认在调查中存在系统性歧视。 1974 Manitoba murder convict Clarence Woodhouse acquitted after new trial, systemic discrimination in investigation acknowledged.
Clarence Woodhouse1974年在马尼托巴被判谋杀罪,50年后在下令进行新的审判后被宣告无罪。 Clarence Woodhouse, convicted of murder in 1974 in Manitoba, has been acquitted 50 years later after a new trial was ordered. 他的律师辩称,他的供词据称是用流利的英语作出的,与他主要的索尔托语相矛盾。 His lawyers argued that his confession, allegedly made in fluent English, contradicted his primary language of Saulteaux. 联邦司法部长承认司法不公,称调查中存在系统性歧视。 The federal justice minister acknowledged a miscarriage of justice, citing systemic discrimination in the investigation. 本案是在撤销对参与杀人的另外两人的定罪之后发生的。 This case follows the quashing of convictions for two others involved in the killing. 加拿大要求审查涉及土著个人的类似案件。 Innocence Canada calls for a review of similar cases involving Indigenous individuals.