ABSTRACT Our method for combatting sexual violence in Canada is failing. Survivors of sexual violence have lost confidence in the criminal justice system as evidenced by the extremely low reporting rate to the police. While victims generally wish to hold perpetrators [...]
Produced by Karen's organization Elevation - Equality, Inclusivity, Empowerment Inc. If you have a connection to sport in anyway please watch this short video. Produced by Elevation- Equality, Inclusivity, Empowerment Inc., the organization co-founded by Karen, it highlights [...]
Privacy rights of high school students were the issues at stake in a Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) voyeurism case that dealt with a teacher who secretly used a spy pen to record the breasts and cleavages of female students at [...]
You may have more rights than you realized. Survivors of sexual abuse who participate in the criminal justice system have had their rights enhanced by the Canadian Victims’ Bill of Rights, which became law in July of 2015. While there is [...]
The criminal justice system may be finally catching up to existing technology. The recent Ontario decision convicting Moazzam Tariq for sexually assaulting a very intoxicated female victim who was captured on surveillance video is a promising start. This case was unusual [...]
