Police Accountability
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‘It was terrifying’ says one of six people allowed to document mass arrest
‘No one was choosing to violate the injunction and get arrested. That should be up to each person, and it seems like the RCMP made the decision yesterday,’ says Torrance Coste who witnessed 55 people be arrested Tuesday.
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Ongoing arrests of old growth defenders ignite questions about injunctions
14 people were arrested and released without charge on May 22 in one of many stand-offs between land defenders and RCMP at Fairy Creek.
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VIDEO: ‘I can’t breathe’ yells Indigenous woman during violent arrests at Caycuse Camp
Several people violently arrested at Caycuse Camp in Ditidaht territory on May 20 as RCMP enforce injunction obtained by logging company.
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‘I don’t feel safe’: Syilx mother shaken after learning RCMP, social worker searched her home without her knowledge
Lauren Marchand wasn’t told about the search until weeks later.
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Secwépemc matriarch cuts off her hair in defence of her lands and waters
Miranda Dick, from the Secwépemc Nation cut off her hair before being arrested, defending her lands and waters
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Indigenous leaders in the province call for investigation following death of First Nations youth in group home
Concerns raised after youth’s death immediately deemed a suicide by Abbotsford Police Department
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Chantel Moore’s family and supporters continue to call for justice
The group returned to the B.C. legislature on Sept. 5 to call for changes to wellness checks and Indigenous oversight in the inquest on her killing.