On December 6th, 2017, the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women, West Coast LEAF issued our 9th annual CEDAW Report Card, assessing BC’s progress in nine key areas impacting women’s human rights, including access to justice, economic Read More
For the 8th year in a row, West Coast LEAF has issued our CEDAW Report Card which grades BC’s progress in nine key areas in women’s rights, including access to justice, economic security, affordable housing and child care, and women’s Read More
High Stakes Report Our July 2016 law reform report High Stakes: The impacts of child care on the human rights of women and children is the culmination of our our Right to Child Care project. The report calls on BC to Read More
Every year, West Coast LEAF issues our CEDAW Report Card on how BC is measuring up when it comes to international obligations under the UN Convention to Eliminate All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. Learn more about this project or Read More
In January 2015, we released our official position statement on sanctuary city policies. WCL Position Paper – Sanctuary City Photo credit on homepage: Evan Leeson, cyanotypevan, Creative Commons Read More
In September 2014, we released a new report entitled “Able Mothers: The intersection of parenting, disability, and the law.” The report was the result of our project on Mothering with Disabilities. . Read More
In June 2014, we released a report entitled “#CyberMisogyny: Using and strengthening Canadian legal responses to gendered hate and harassment online.” This report was part of our Legal Responses to Cyber Misogyny project. Read More
In February 2014, we released a report entitled: “Putting justice back on the map: The route to equal and accessible family justice.” This report was part of our Family Law Project. Read More
