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The Ministry of Justice and Attorney General and the Provincial Partnership Committee on Missing Persons have developed three products to assist families and those working with families in missing person cases.  Find them online here:  http://www.justice.gov.sk.ca/MissingPersons

Flagging the way forward on sexual assault By Pamela Cowan, Leader-Post April 30, 2012 More than 1,000 purple flags were planted in Victoria Park’s green lawn on Saturday – visible signs of an invisible issue – sexual assault. “Sexual assault – they are two words that most people feel very uncomfortable discussing,” said Robin Treso, …

Was the Arab Spring a step backward for women? From the Globe and Mail, Friday, Apr. 13, 2012, by Hamida Ghafour A year ago, women were front and centre in the Arab Spring uprisings – acting as advocates, smuggling ammunition to rebels, being beaten by police alongside men and caring for the wounded. But now …

From IPS News, April 4, 2012, by Hannah Rubenstein UMOJA, Kenya, Apr 4, 2012 (IPS) – No man, except for those raised here as children, lives in Umoja village in Kenya; one has not for two decades. It is a village only of and for women, women who have been abused, raped, and forced from …

Sexual Assault Awareness Week in Regina From the Leader Post, April 2, 2012  by Josh Hamelin REGINA — This week, Regina residents are being asked to stop and take the time to discuss the issue of sexual assault. “Of course it’s a topic that makes people uncomfortable. Just the words make people uncomfortable, but I …

The Ministry of Justice and Attorney General announced today that funding will be increased by 1.6% to community-based organizations that assist people experiencing interpersonal violence and abuse.  This amounts to an additional $152,020 in the recently announced provincial budget, to be provided to 32 organizations across Saskatchewan that help people experiencing interpersonal violence and abuse. …