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A former UBC student uses BC’s Human Rights Tribunal challenges the university mishandling her report of sexual assault
By Hilla Kerner
January 13, 2020
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Statistics about Sexual Assault and Harassment against Canadian Women

30% of Canadian women experienced sexual harassment in the workplace in the past 12 months.

December 2019
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A letter to Chris

I would have liked to take you to court, but the police took your side, or the side of the law, saying it had been “too long” since the rape had occurred.

By Lia
October 30, 2019
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Port Moody Women Demand Mayor’s Resignation

Rob Vagramov, the mayor of Port Moody, was charged with sexual assault in March of this year.

By Sophia Hladik
September 17, 2019
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This Is What I Told The Court Before My Rapist Was Led Away To Prison

A brutal legal process that puts victims of sexual violence on trial makes convictions all too rare.

By Keira Smith-Tague
October 6, 2018
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Bill C-51: Vancouver Rape Relief’s submission to the Senate Committee on Legal And Constitutional Affairs
By Hilla Kerner
June 14, 2018
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Protecting Private “Third Party” Records Rape Trials – Recent Developments in British Columbia

We have asserted and won in law at least that privacy is not just an individual victim’s right but a constitutional Charter right which is fundamental to women’s equality — to have access to a safe space where you can tell your experience of male violence is at the very core of every rape crisis centre’s existence.

By Louisa Russell
April 9, 2018
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Support Secwepemc Women’s Warrior Society and Tiny House Warriors fight against Kinder Morgan

Today, wherever man camps are set up, we face exponential increases in sexual violence.

By Hilla Kerner
March 23, 2018
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Statistics about Sexual Assault and the Canadian Criminal Justice System

Less than half (43%) of sexual assault incidents reported to police resulted in a charge being laid; of these, half (49%) proceeded to court; of which just over half (55%) led to a conviction; of which just over half (56%) were sentenced to custody in a correctional centre.

2018
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Bill C-51: Vancouver Rape Relief’s submission to the Committee on Justice and Human Rights, House of Commons

We believe men can change, but not as long as they get permission and encouragement to violate our bodily integrity and autonomy. We need to shake the pillars of the rape structure and start by holding men who commit violence against women accountable. So far, the Canadian state and its criminal justice system has been failing to do so.

By Hilla Kerner
October 25, 2017
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