June 7, 2020 CBC News – Shane McGee Indigenous woman killed by Edmundston, N.B., police during wellness check A 26 year Indigenous woman, Chantel Moore was shot and killed by an Edmundston police officer shortly after moving from BC to be near his … [Read more...]
Guns and violence…
March 5, 2018 by
March 4, 2018 Global News – Natasha Pace Domestic violence court opens in Halifax, officials anticipate 1,000 cases annually A court that deals specifically with cases of domestic violence has opened in Halifax. The court will sit one day a week … [Read more...]
Evidence in, but…
May 10, 2017 by
May 10, 2017 Globe and Mail – Sonny Dhillon and Daniel Leblanc Ottawa fails to act in time to stop lawsuit on solitary confinement The trial was scheduled for January but the Liberal government asked in November to allow time for new legislation … [Read more...]
Alcohol and youth…
November 19, 2016 by
Nov 19, 2016 Blogger Russell Webster (UK) Alcohol and youth offending: Alcohol in the System: Report - An examination of alcohol and youth offending in London The report is a 12 month study of London youth implicated in the criminal justice … [Read more...]
Income inequality and human rights…
March 31, 2016 by
March 31, 2016 Open Democracy - Gaby Oré Aguilar and Ignacio Saiz Tackling inequality as injustice: four challenges for the human rights agenda The insistence here is that the global inequality of income that creates poverty and misery is a … [Read more...]