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#CallitFemicide 2018
Understanding sex/gender-related killings of women and girls in Canada, 2018 contains critical information that builds on earlier and ongoing work on femicide by highlighting issues that require further investigation and monitoring in the coming years.
Police Abuse of Indigenous Women in Saskatchewan and Failures to Protect Indigenous Women from Violence
This submission outlines Human Rights Watch’s findings on police interactions with Indigenous women in Saskatchewan based on six weeks of fact-finding carried out from January to July 2016, in addition to interviews and correspondence with police authorities and complaint mechanisms from August 2016 to January 2017.
Violence Against Women Facts in Canada Infographic
This infographic contains some valuable statistics pertaining to Violence Against Women and Children in 2016.
Women and Family Law – Parenting Time and Parental Responsibilities
Understanding the recent changes to family law in BC and their impacts on parenting experiences is critical for those working with women fleeing abuse.
No Selves to Defend: A Legacy of Criminalizing Women of Colour for Self Defense
The “No Selves to Defend” anthology was conceived and edited by Mariame Kaba of the Chicago Alliance to Free Marissa Alexander (now called Love & Protect). Published in June 2014, the anthology locates Marissa Alexander’s case within a historical context that criminalizes and punishes women (particularly of color) for self-defense and survival.
Getting to the Roots: Exploring Systemic Violence against Women in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver
Exploring Systemic Violence Against Women in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver is a safety audit conceived of and put into action by a coalition of women-serving organizations in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) of Vancouver.
Criminal Harassment Infographic
This infographic contains some valuable information about criminal harassment in Canada, what it is, and what it looks like online.
Violence against Non-Status, Refugee and Immigrant Women
Immigrant women are a particularly vulnerable and exploited segment of our population, abused by the system as cheap labour for the most menial work, trapped in the social services system without hope, abused at home while finding little or no support from communities.