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Justice for Girls believes in educating the public about the rights of teenage girls who live in poverty.
 Press Releases
Letters to the Editor
Articles
Teenage girls routinely put through breast exams
during psychiatric assessments in custody; Legal experts disturbed
July 19, 2007 - Justice for Girls and legal experts find breast and gynecological exams during court ordered psychiatric assessment of teenage girl prisoners disturbing and illegal.
Justice for Girls again calls for inquiry after RCMP fails to protect girls from sexually abusive RCMP officer
October 10, 2006 - Justice for Girls is outraged that an RCMP officer who abused First Nations girls in Prince George evades punishment because the RCMP took too long to investigate his abuse.
Aboriginal and Girls' Advocates call on MCFD Minister to stop racist shackling during Sacred Sweat Lodge Ceremony at Youth Prison
February 17th, 2006 - Justice for Girls, Urban Native Youth Association, United Native Nations and Knowledgeable Aboriginal Youth Assocation demand an immediate stop to racist shackling of youth at Burnaby prison
Justice for Girls Confirms
that BC Youth Prisons Contravene National and International
Human Rights Laws
April 28,2005- Justice for Girls
researcher Amber Dean has documented breaches of
international and national human rights laws in BC youth
prisons
Justice for Girls Demands
Answers About Release of Murder Suspect
March 29,2005- Justice for Girls
is demanding to know why Terry Arnold--a
suspect in several murders of women
and girls and a
convicted sexual molester-- was
released from prison in 2002
BC Court Lenient on
Man who Sexually Assaulted
Numerous Unconscious Teenage
Girls
December 4, 2003 - Justice for Girls is outraged at
the lenient sentence given to sex offender Martin Tremblay
Justice for
Girls says excessive policing of the Downtown Eastside
violates numerous domestic and international human rights
laws
April 11, 2003 - Justice for Girls objects to
excessive policing and argues girls endangered by crackdown.
UN Singles Out BC
for Criticism
March 4, 2003 - UN says BC provincial government
policies are hurting women and girls disproportionately
Justice for Girls Calls
for Inquiry
February 19, 2003 -
Justice
of Girls calls for an inquiry into police and courts'
mishandling of murderer
Legal Advocacy
groups applaud the VPD for suspending and investigating
officers accused of police brutality and say police violence
a serious issue in Vancouver
January 24, 2003 -
Allegations of police brutality against the
homeless come as no surprise to Justice for Girls.
Justice for Girls Echoes Call for Public Inquiry into Police
Misconduct
October 29, 2002 - Justice for Girls joins PIVOT
Legal Society in their call for an inquiry into Vancouver
police misconduct.
Justice for Girls Monitors Murder Case
August 23, 2002 - Justice for Girls Monitors
preliminary inquiry of a man accused of murdering teenage
Aboriginal girl.
English Bay Eye Care Mainstreams Prostitution
July 18, 2001 - "Pimp'N'Ho" party promotes violence against girls and women.
Women's Groups Say Police Response to Violence Against Women and Girls in Prostitution is Sorely Lacking
June 21, 2001 - Police are in denial about their inadequate reponses to violence against women and girls in prostitution.
BC advocacy groups applaud young women in Alberta and prepare to launch a similar legal challenge to the BC Secure Care Act
July 28, 2000 - In the wake of a successful challenge of an unconstitutional law in Alberta, advocacy groups prepare an assault on the BC Secure Care Act.
Regarding child pornography ruling by BC Court of Appeal
June 30, 1999 - The BC Court of Appeal effectively condones the sexual abuse of children, and upholds the interests of child abusers.
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Former Judge Ramsay Proof of Feminist Theory
September 14th, 2007 - Decision to deny parole shows escalation in violence and abuse of power
Thank you Mr. Sharpe
March 12, 2004 - Child pornography is inextricably
linked to sexual abuse.
Minister of Children
& Family Development does favour to pimps, johns, and pedophiles
March 12, 2004 - Closure of Safe Houses puts girls
on the street.
Getting beyond the
term bullying
March 26, 2002 - Lets use terms like racism, male-violence, and homophobia instead of the blanket term "bullying".
An Unspeakable Response to September 11th: Truth, Justice, and Equality
October 5, 2001 - JFG response to war mongering and racism.
Abduction Attempts
October 25, 2000 - Men trying to coerce girls into their cars is a form of violence against girls.
Anti-Panhandler Myths and Stereotypes Reinforced
May 18, 2000 - Panhandlers are wrongly accused by the press for disrupting a peaceful protest demonstration.
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ARTICLES
Ubyssey Student Newspaper features story on the Pink Book this article by Lori Leung talks about the Pink Book, a legal advocacy tool being written by Justice for Girls and law student volunteers to increase girls access to justice
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