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Amnesty International responds to B.C. court ruling in Indigenous land defenders’ trial

  • Amnesty International is considering designating three pipeline protesters as prisoners of conscience after their convictions were upheld by a British Columbia court on February 18.
  • Supreme Court Justice Michael Tammen confirmed that the convictions of Sleydo', Shaylynn Sampson, and Corey Jocko stand, but noted that their sentences would be reduced due to police misconduct during their arrests.
  • Amnesty International has stated that it will designate the individuals as prisoners of conscience if their sentences arbitrarily deprive them of liberty.
  • Justice Tammen condemned the racist treatment of the protesters during their arrests, as stated by Ketty Nivyabandi, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada.
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'Prisoners of conscience'? Amnesty considers status for B.C. pipeline opponents

Judge opts to preserve conviction but reduce sentence for three defendants convicted of criminal contempt; Amnesty awaits sentencing

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Amnesty International responds to B.C. court ruling in Indigenous land defenders’ trial

Amnesty International will consider prisoner-of-conscience designations in the cases of three Indigenous land defenders in Canada whose convictions were upheld by a British Columbia court.Sleydo’ (Molly Wickham), a Wing Chief (Cas Yikh house) of the Gidimt’en Clan of the Wet’suwet’en Nation, Shaylynn Sampson, a Gitxsan woman with Wet’suwet’en family connections, and Corey “Jayohcee” Jocko, a Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk), had asked the court to void t…

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Amnesty International could designate three Indigenous land defenders in Canada as prisoners of conscience - Peace Brigades International-Canada

Photo: Corey Jocko, Sleydo’ and Shaylynn Sampson. Photo by Amanda Follett Hosgood/The Tyee. On Tuesday February 18, CBC reported that BC Supreme Court Justice Michael Tammen ruled that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Community-Industry Response Group (C-IRG) breached the Charter rights of three Indigenous land defenders during a militarized raid on Wet’suwet’en territory in

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Canada, The convictions of three land defenders are maintained

Amnesty International considers as a prisoner of conscience the three defenders of the lands whose convictions have been upheld by a court in British Columbia. Sleydo' (also known as Molly Wickham), Deputy Chief (Case Yikh House) of the Gidimt'en clan of the Wet'suwet'en Nation, Shaylynn Sampson, a Gitxsan woman with family ties with the Wet'suwet'en Nation, and Corey "Jayohcee" Jocko, a Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) of Akwesasne, have all asked the c…

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Amnesty International broke the news in on Friday, February 21, 2025.
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