Those who take us away abusive policing and failures in protection of indigenous women and girls in northern British Columbia, Canada

Rhoad, Meghan (author.). Human Rights Watch (Organization) (Added Author).

Summary: "The 89-page report documents both ongoing police failures to protect indigenous women and girls in the north from violence and violent behavior by police officers against women and girls. Police failures and abuses add to longstanding tensions between the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and indigenous communities in the region, Human Rights Watch said. The Canadian government should establish a national commission of inquiry into the murders and disappearances of indigenous women and girls, including the impact of police mistreatment on their vulnerability to violence in communities along Highway 16, which has come to be called northern British Columbia's 'Highway of Tears.'--Publisher's website.

Record details

ISBN: 1564329852
ISBN: 9781564329851 (print)
Physical Description: electronic
electronic resource
Computer data.
1 electronic text (89 p.) : ill., digital file.
Publisher: [New York, NY]: Human Rights watch, 2013)

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from title screen(viewed March 7, 2013) "This report was written by Meghan Rhoad."--p.88.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Violence against Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada -- Residential Schools -- The Shadow of Past Abuses -- Missing and Murdered Women in BC and the Highway of Tears -- Investigations -- Accountability -- Policing in British Columbia -- Police Complaint Mechanisms -- Abusive Policing of Indigenous Women and Girls -- Indigenous Girls and Women in the Criminal Justice System -- Abusive Policing Tactics -- Excessive Use of Force against Girls -- Use of Tasers -- Cross-Gender Searches -- Conditions in City Cells -- Sexual and Physical Abuse by Police -- Rape and Sexual Assault -- Physical Abuse of Women -- Police Failures to Protect Indigenous Women and Girls -- Women and Girls’ Lack of Confidence in Police Protection -- Police Response to Disappearances and Murders -- Police Response to Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault -- Inadequate Complaint and Oversight Procedures -- Canada’s Obligations under International Law -- The Responsibility to Address Violence against Women and Girls -- The Responsibility to Protect the Rights of Persons in Custody -- The Responsibility to Address Discrimination.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Electronic monograph in PDF format.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.