Rape Kit

• Health authority says delayed rape kit for N.B. woman ‘unacceptable,’ review launched

  One of New Brunswick’s health authorities says a delay in examining a woman seeking a rape kit at a hospital last month was 'unacceptable.'

  Canada

  Sep 13, 2022
  
• San Francisco police used rape kit DNA to link woman to crime, says district attorney

  San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin called the alleged practice of using sexual assault victims' rape kit DNA to prove criminal activity 'legally and ethically wrong.'

  World

  Feb 15, 2022
  
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• #NoTouchy campaign gives a voice to sexual assault and rape survivors

  A Saskatchewan woman is determined to give voice to survivors of sexual assault and rape, while providing support for survivors through her #NoTouchy campaign.

  Canada

  Apr 12, 2017
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• RCMP response leaves Alberta sexual assault victim wishing she never reported it

  Sexual assault victims often keep quiet because of fear, embarrassment or stigma, but a woman from Sherwood Park, Alta. said it was her interaction with RCMP that left her wishing she never reported what happened to her.

  Canada

  Mar 14, 2017
• Rape kits soon available in Squamish, B.C.

  A public health nurse will soon be available to administer rape kits in Squamish, B.C., after a years-long fight by local advocates to remove barriers to justice for sexual assault victims.

  Nov 12, 2015
• Squamish city councillor sounds the alarm about accessibility of rape kits

  A Squamish city councillor says the accessibility of rape kits in her district is a serious concern that needs to be addressed.

  May 5, 2015