Vancouver Rape Relief Statement about Sexual Harassment in the RCMP
Last night media coverage informed the public that the RCMP’s top recruiter in B.C expects female officers to have ‘inner strength’ to endure sexual harassment and that the RCMP are denying […]
Statement by Vancouver Rape Relief on BC RCMP Officer Posing in Violent Pornographic Images Reminiscent of the Pickton Murders
We are outraged by the fact that a police officer created pornographic images that sexualize horrifying acts of violence against women. It is absurd to think that Coquitlam, Cpl. Jim […]
Press Release: Vancouver Rape Relief Condemns Prosecution of Battered Woman in the Supreme Court of Canada
Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter stands in solidarity with Nicole Ryan and alongside the women’s groups who are interveners in her case; Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies (CAEFS) […]
Press Release: Vancouver Rape Relief is 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. […]
Vancouver Rape Relief Letter Re: UN Inquiry into the Murders and Disappearances of Aboriginal Women
The Right Honourable Stephen Harper Prime Minister We, the collective of Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter, members of the Canadian Feminist Alliance For International Action (FAFIA) welcome the decision […]
Press Release: Dr. Rang Pham Convicted of Sexual Assault in BC Supreme Court
We are relieved the jury has convicted Dr. Rang Pham on 4 counts of sexual assault at the BC Supreme Court. “We applaud the women for their courage and stamina […]
Press Release: Prostitution Poses a Fundamental Threat to Women’s Security
Toronto, June 16, 2011 – The Women’s Coalition for the Abolition of Prostitution, composed of seven national and regional women’s groups from across Canada, told the Ontario Court of Appeal […]
Press Release: The Charter Does Not Guarantee Men a Right to the Prostitution of Women
A pan-Canadian coalition of equality-seeking women’s groups will be appearing tomorrow June 16, 2011, before the Ontario Court of appeal, in the case between Terri Jean Bedford, Amy Lebovitch, Valerie […]
Press Release: Pan Canadian Coalition Granted Leave to Intervene in Bedford Case
(Vancouver) Today, in the Ontario Court of Appeal, a pan Canadian coalition of seven equality-seeking women’s groups, was granted leave to intervene in the Bedford case. The coalition using the […]
Vancouver Rape Relief’s Statement on the Rapes of Women in the Shelter of First United Church
Our hearts go out to the women who were raped in their attempt to find safe shelter on winter nights in Vancouver. We applaud their courage to come forward and […]