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Inadequate shelter services in Arctic Canada imprison Inuit women in cycle of violence: study

7 June 201910 June 2019 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments courts, housing, Inuit, mental health, National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, Pauktuutit, policing

The lack of women’s shelters, transition lodging and second-stage housing services is keeping Inuit women trapped in an ongoing cycle

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Report on violence against Indigenous women a ‘wake-up call’ for Canada, says Pauktuutit president

3 June 20197 June 2019 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments courts, First Nations, Inuit, Metis, MMIWG, National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, Pauktuutit, policing

The final report on violence against Indigenous woman in Canada should serve as a wake-up call for the country, but

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As provincial budget approaches, Quebec Bar sounds alarm on dire state of Nunavik justice system

7 March 20198 March 2019 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments courts, employment, Inuit, justice, law, Nunavik, politics

With the Quebec provincial budget scheduled for later this month, the Quebec Bar Association is demanding immediate, short-term investments to

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New community justice centre opens in Inuit region of Arctic Quebec

15 February 201915 February 2019 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments courts, Inukjuak, law, Makivik Corporation, Sonia LeBel

A new community justice centre has been set up in Nunavik, the Inuit region of northern Quebec, and was officially

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Lack of staff forces legal aid closure in Inuit region of Arctic Quebec

7 February 20197 February 2019 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments courts, employment, justice, law, Nunavik

The legal aide office in Kuujjuaq, the administrative capital of the Inuit region of Nunavik, Quebec, will be temporarily shut

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Lawyer hopes guilty verdict in death of Inuk mother helps restore faith in Canadian justice system

1 March 20181 March 2018 Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments Arctic, courts, crime, justice, Montreal

A Canadian Crown prosecutor says he hopes the guilty verdict in the Montreal death of an Inuk mother, helps restore

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After budget cuts and crime spikes, Alaska prosecutors struggle to keep up

12 January 201812 January 2018 Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Anchorage, courts, Department of law, justice, law, lawyers, Rural Alaska

The State of Alaska does not have enough criminal attorneys, and is struggling to prosecute violent crimes, according to officials

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Court ruling on Inuit consultation a ‘wake-up call’ for Canadian government says lawyer

27 July 201727 July 2017 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments business, consultations, courts, energy, indigenous, Inuit, law, National Energy Board

A ruling by Canada’s Supreme Court this week that Inuit must be sufficiently consulted before projects affecting their communities are approved, will

Sea ice at dusk in Clyde River, Nunavut. Photo Eilís Quinn.

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Canada’s Supreme Court quashes seismic testing project in Arctic

26 July 201727 July 2017 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments business, consultations, courts, energy, indigenous, Inuit, law, National Energy Board

Canada’s Supreme Court has quashed a major energy exploration project in Canada’s eastern Arctic saying Inuit were insufficiently consulted. “The

Recent attacks on domestic animals in northern Sweden has led to politicians authorizing a protective hunt through August 20, 2015. (iStock)

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More wolves can be culled after Supreme Court decision

31 December 20165 January 2017 Radio Sweden 0 Comments courts, law, wildlife

A cull of 24 wolves will be allowed from 2nd January 2017, after a Swedish court decision this week, which

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Mining company LKAB won’t pay for earthquake damage to homes in Arctic Sweden

19 October 2016 Radio Sweden 0 Comments courts, environment, housing, Kiruna, law, Malmberget, relocation

People living in the arctic towns of Kiruna and Malmberget say their homes have been damaged by earthquakes caused by

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Groundbreaking lawsuit filed against Norway over Arctic oil drilling

18 October 2016 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Barents Sea, climate, courts, environment, Greenpeace, law

Environmental groups Nature & Youth and Greenpeace argue that Barents Sea oil must remain in ground if Norway should fulfill

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4 Point Hope residents charged in Alaska walrus kills

20 September 2016 Jerzy Shedlock, Alaska Dispatch 0 Comments Arctic, courts, harvesting, hunting, indigenous, law, subsistence

Four Point Hope residents are facing federal charges alleging they shot and killed at least six walruses for their ivory tusks

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Environmentalists want say in Arctic lease-extension

15 January 201619 January 2016 Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News 0 Comments Chukchi, courts, energy, Shell, Statoil

Environmental groups have filed motions Wednesday to intervene in support of the Interior Department’s decision to reject Royal Dutch Shell’s request to

People in many areas of Sweden say wolf hunts are possible, and even necessary, given the size of the wolf population. (iStock)

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First wolf killed in Sweden’s controversial hunt

4 January 20166 January 2016 Radio Sweden 0 Comments courts, EU, hunting, wildlife

Midday Saturday saw the first shooting of a wolf in Sweden’s controversial hunt. The county authorities in Dalarna in central Sweden

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