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Outraged by Crown's Failure to Prosecute Gang Rape in Pitt Meadows

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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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"Not enough evidence" means police and Crown failure. We refuse to accept it. We demand justice!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 22, 2012 Outraged by Crown's Failure to Prosecute Gang Rape in Pitt Meadows Vancouver, B.C. – Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter is outraged with the Crown’s decision to stay charges of rape in the Pitt Meadows’ “Another Night in Bangkok” gang-rape case. ...
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Outraged by Crown's Failure to Prosecute Gang Rape in Pitt Meadows

Date: 
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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"Not enough evidence" means police and Crown failure. We refuse to accept it. We demand justice!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 22, 2012 Outraged by Crown's Failure to Prosecute Gang Rape in Pitt Meadows Vancouver, B.C. – Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter is outraged with the Crown’s decision to stay charges of rape in the Pitt Meadows’ “Another Night in Bangkok” gang-rape case.
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Vancouver Police Department continues to Objectify Women

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Friday, February 17, 2012
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This is why women don’t trust or rely on the police to respond appropriately to crimes of sexual assault or violence against women.

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 17th 2012   The Vancouver Police Department Continues to Objectify Women   Vancouver- Vancouver Rape Relief and Womens Shelter is not surprised to learn that 15 officers ranking from constable to inspector were viewing pornography on the job.

WOMEN’S GROUPS CALLING ATTENTION TO THE FIRST CASE IN BC COURT OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING OF UNDER AGE GIRLS

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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
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Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter is arguing for the abolition of prostitution to end the sexual exploitation of women and girls in Canada. Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter along with other equality women’s seeking groups will be attending court today.

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                        January 25th 2012 WOMEN’S GROUPS CALLING ATTENTION

In Response to Sex Workers United Against Violence Society in Supreme Court of Canada

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Thursday, January 19, 2012 - Saturday, March 31, 2012
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ALLOWING MEN TO BUY AND PROFIT FROM THE BODIES OF WOMEN IN PROSTITUTION IS NOT IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST

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Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) and Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA) Press Release

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Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - Thursday, December 15, 2011
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The UN will conduct an Inquiry into the missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada

Ottawa, ON (December 13, 2011) The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women has decided to conduct an inquiry into the murders and disappearance
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Violence Against Women In The News

The State Betrayal of Battered Women

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Wednesday, December 7, 2011
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http://rabble.ca/podcasts/shows/f-word/2011/12/state-betrayal-battered-women
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On this week's show, your host, Meghan Murphy, airs excerpts from a powerful Montreal Massacre Memorial event organized by Vancouver Rape Relief & Shelter on December 3, 2011.

 
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Forum remembers École Polytechnique, fights violence against women today

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Tuesday, December 6, 2011
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http://rabble.ca/news/2011/12/forum-remembers-ecole-polytechnique-fights-against...
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"The 14 women killed at École Polytechnique in Montreal 22 years ago were remembered by over a hundred participants at a public education forum for ending violence against women, which took pl
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Supreme Court got it right in ruling against 'advance consent'

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Wednesday, June 1, 2011
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Supreme Court got it right in ruling against 'advance consent'

A win for women at the Supreme Court of Canada last week in the J.A.
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Judge Continues Pathetic Tradition Of Blaming The Victim

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Wednesday, March 2, 2011
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Manitoba Queen's Bench Justice Robert Dewar's sentencing decision was based on an astoundingly sexist and ignorant view of what constitutes consent.

Judge continues pathetic tradition of blaming the victim By Daisy Kler, Vancouver Sun March 2, 2011
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