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Update of Woman Victims of Abuse Protocols
News ReleaseMay 21, 2014 FREDERICTON (GNB) – The update of the Woman Victims of Abuse Protocols was released today. “All women and girls in New Brunswick have the right to live in a safe environment and province, in a nurturing atmosphere that is free from violence,” said Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Marie-Claude Blais, […]
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National Law Enforcement Officially Endorses Missing Children Society of Canada’s New Search Program
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(May 21, 2014) – Missing Children Society of Canada (MCSC)’s new Search program, dubbed ‘Milk Carton 2.0™’-a game-changing virtual search party that grows the reach of urgent child search alerts-has the official endorsement from the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP). The CACP Board of Directors enthusiastically supports MCSC and the unique solution […]
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RCMP Report Reaffirms Need for Action: ONWA Reinforces the Call for a National Public Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women
May 20, 2014 Read: http://www.onwa.ca/upload/documents/rcmp-report-media-release-final.pdf NT3
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The Time for a National Inquiry is Now
April 16, 2014 YWCA Canada responds to RCMP Report on Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women The federal government should call a National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women without delay says YWCA Canada, the country’s single largest provider of shelter services for women and children fleeing violence. The association issued the call in response […]
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NWAC not surprised by numbers of Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women reported in RCMP’s National Operational Overview
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa, ON (May 16, 2014) – The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) welcomes the RCMP’s National Operational Overview, a comprehensive account of Canada’s missing and murdered Aboriginal women. The RCMP`s Overview reports 1,181 Aboriginal women that have gone missing or were murdered between the years of 1980 and 2012. […]
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RCMP report points to urgent need for national inquiry into murdered and missing Aboriginal women
May 16, 2014 – Ottawa, Ontario – Canadian Human Rights Commission The findings of the RCMP’s National Operational Overview on Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women released today reinforce the urgent need for a national inquiry into the matter. As the RCMP acknowledge in their report, violence against Aboriginal women and girls is a complex issue […]
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Funding announced for five violence prevention projects
FOR RELEASE May 16, 2014 WHITEHORSE—Five projects are sharing $200,000 through the Prevention of Violence Against Aboriginal Women Fund, Minister responsible for the Women’s Directorate Elaine Taylor announced today. “Supporting culturally relevant initiatives designed and developed by and for Aboriginal women is a key strategy in working to address disproportionate levels of violence experienced by […]
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New RCMP violence report highlights need to hold government and police accountable for failing Indigenous women and girls
May 16, 2014 In a report released today, the RCMP provided further substantiation to its conclusion, made public earlier this month, that 1,017 Indigenous women and girls were murdered between 1980-2012, a homicide rate at least four times higher than that faced by all other women. The report also identifies 164 unresolved cases of Indigenous […]
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RCMP Report Shows Need for National Inquiry Into Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women
NEWS RELEASEFriday May 16, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OTTAWA: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler says the report released today by the Royal Canadian mounted Police (RCMP) documenting nearly 1,200 murdered and missing Aboriginal women is a positive step to uncovering the full extent of this violence and shows the need for […]
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RCMP Releases National Operational Review on Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women
Ottawa, May 16, 2014 – Today the RCMP released the National Operational Review on Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women. With the assistance of Statistics Canada and close to 300 policing agencies across Canada, the RCMP has taken a leadership role on behalf of all Canadian law enforcement to produce the most comprehensive account of missing and murdered […]
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