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Research Reports

#StopTheSweeps: Ending Cyclical Displacement and Criminalized Poverty in Vancouver

#StopTheSweeps report is a part of a broad campaign to end the constant displacement and dispossession of unhoused people in Vancouver.
By Sozan Savehilaghi Sozan Savehilaghi | May 02, 2022 | Criminalization and Policing, Research Reports

Decriminalization Done Right: A Rights-Based Path for Drug Policy

Leading human rights and public health organizations release national drug decriminalization platform for Canada.
By Sozan Savehilaghi Sozan Savehilaghi | Dec 09, 2021 | Research Reports, Drug Policy Reform

Act Now! Decriminalizing Drugs in Vancouver

Read the full report on how the City of Vancouver (and all non-federal jurisdictions, including provinces) can decriminalize simple drug possession now.
By Sozan Savehilaghi Sozan Savehilaghi | Sep 16, 2020 | Research Reports, Drug Policy Reform

Submissions on Proposed Accessibility Legislation in BC

Read Pivot Legal Society's submissions to SPARC BC on the proposed accessibility legislation in British Columbia.
By Sozan Savehilaghi Sozan Savehilaghi | Nov 29, 2019 | Research Reports

FULL REPORT: Project Inclusion

An analysis of how stigma informs police violence and failures of the justice system and social services
By Peter Kim Peter Kim | Dec 04, 2018 | Featured, Research Reports, Anti-Stigma, Project Inclusion

Evaluating Canada's Sex Work Laws: The Case for Repeal

By Peter Kim Peter Kim | Sep 06, 2017 | Research Reports

Moving To Minimum Force: Police Dogs and Public Safety in British Columbia

By Peter Kim Peter Kim | Sep 05, 2017 | Research Reports

The Case for Heroin-Assisted Treatment in Canada

By Peter Kim Peter Kim | Sep 03, 2017 | Research Reports

BC's Residential Tenancy System: 13 Recommendations for Change

By Peter Kim Peter Kim | Aug 07, 2017 | Research Reports

Report: Canada’s sex work laws have led to sweeping criminalization of sex workers

By Kevin Hollett Kevin Hollett | Dec 06, 2016 | Sex Workers' Rights, Featured, Press Releases, Research Reports
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