Police Accountability
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Híɫzaqv leaders take RCMP to court, say police discriminate against the nation’s laws
The Central Coast community wants the B.C. Supreme Court to declare its public safety bylaws are ‘valid federal laws’ that officers must enforce
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Lawyer for only RCMP officer convicted in Dale Culver’s death requests obstruction case be dropped
Gitanyow leaders ‘outraged’ as latest move further delays Prince George constable’s sentencing for obstruction of justice
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Inquest jury urges RCMP to review detention policies after Secwe̓pemc man died in custody
Province has already said it has ‘no plans’ for a sobering centre in ‘Kamloops,’ one of several recommendations to make the system safer five years after Randy Lampreau lost his life
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RCMP officer in Dale Culver case attempted to obstruct justice and lied in court, judge rules
Family of the Wet’suwet’en and Gitxsan man wonder if they’ll ever get answers about how he died
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After 136 years of police violence, Gitxsan leaders want an overhaul of the RCMP
As Indigenous groups push for reform of the ‘racist institution,’ a historic police shooting of a Gitanyow chief reveals the scope of police brutality
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‘This is not over’: Mother of Jared Lowndes vows to keep fighting for justice
A BC Prosecution Service decision to not charge RCMP officers involved in the Wet’suwet’en man’s death was met with disbelief and disappointment
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Police discrimination probe builds on Indigenous families’ calls for justice
The human rights commissioner’s investigation aims to uncover comprehensive data about ‘who is at the receiving end of use of force by police’
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‘An abomination’: Journalism, human rights groups call for police to drop charges against Indigenous reporter
Organizations stand by Brandi Morin, who was arrested on Jan. 10 after EPS says she ‘refused to comply’ with requests to move
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B.C. Supreme Court convicts three Indigenous land defenders who opposed pipeline in Wet’suwet’en
Defence will push to stay the verdicts based on alleged RCMP rights violations as hearings continue in ‘Smithers’ next week
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Report details ‘intimidation and harassment’ of Wet’suwet’en people by RCMP protecting pipeline company
Amnesty International investigated human rights abuses by police, government, private security and CGL and is now calling for a halt of operations