Nunavut Legal Aid

"This is not a one-off incident. It reflects the systematic practice of violence and unnecessary force toward Inuit by the RCMP in Nunavut. In our work with Nunavut Legal Aid, my colleagues and I regularly hear reports of excessive violence during arrests or while accused people are in custody."

[Police] are expected and they are obligated to take every step to ensure that someone in their custody is safe and secure," Benson Cowan, chief executive officer of Nunavut Legal Aid.

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When [police have] arrested someone and detained them and put them in a jail cell, they have complete and total control of that person’s physical integrity," said Benson Cowan, chief executive officer of the Nunavut Legal Services Board. "They are responsible for the protection of vulnerable people in these circumstances."