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Jan 21, 2016

Provincial court finds VPD jail guards negligent in restraint device case

Vancouver, BC [January 21] — A BC Provincial Court justice has awarded an Aboriginal woman damages after she was jailed and placed in a r...

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Jan 12, 2016

Supreme Court of Canada to hear challenge of mandatory minimum sentences

Ottawa, ON [January 12] — Pivot Legal Society and the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) will make oral submissions to the S...

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Dec 10, 2015

Coalition Honours Families and Advocates as Canada Launches National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

(Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver, B.C.- December 10, 2015) Earlier this week, the Canadian Government announced the launch of the nation...

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Dec 03, 2015

Vancouver sex workers issue “Know Your Rights” cards, urge federal Liberals to end criminalization

Vancouver, B.C. [December 3]—Vancouver sex workers and their allies have released “Know Your Rights” cards for sex workers in Canada ahea...

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Dec 02, 2015

Media Advisory: Vancouver sex workers to release “Know Your Rights” cards

Vancouver, B.C. [December 2]—On Thursday, December 3, sex workers and allied organizations will release “Know Your Rights” cards ahead of...

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Nov 18, 2015

City of Vancouver street sweeps are displacing homeless people from Hastings Street

Vancouver, B.C.  [November 18, 2015]—The City of Vancouver’s efforts to move street vendors off the zero block of Hastings Street has dis...

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Nov 12, 2015

Vancouver Police Department refuses to acknowledge use of controversial surveillance device

Vancouver, B.C. [November 12]—The Vancouver Police Department has refused to disclose documents, or even acknowledge the potential existe...

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Nov 09, 2015

Coalition Demands Action on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Makes Preliminary Recommendations for National Inquiry

(Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver, B.C. – November 9, 2015) A Coalition on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls is holding a p...

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Nov 05, 2015

Coalition urges federal government to repeal mandatory minimum sentencing laws

                               Vancouver, B.C. [November 5]—Pivot Legal Society and the Union of BC Indian Chiefs are calling on the fede...

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Oct 21, 2015

BC Supreme Court rules homeless have right to public spaces

Vancouver, B.C. [October 21] — The B.C. Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a group of homeless people challenging municipal bylaws that...

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