Survey of the Ligue des droits et libertés addressed to arrestees
This survey is addressed to persons whom have been detained or arrested individually or collectively during one or many protests since 2012. It is an initiative by the Ligue des droits et libertés, in collaboration with the Observatoire sur les profilages. The Observatoire is a coalition formed by university, community and institutional actors that concentrates on social, racial and political profiling.
This research will document the exercise of the right to protest in Quebec and quantify the legal outcomes of the detentions and arrests that occurred throughout the province since 2012 (for ex., criminal and penal proceedings, stay of proceedings, judicial challenges, etc.). The project aims to begin a process of reflection on potential actions to respond to the repression experienced by individuals and social movements.
2012 has been chosen as the year of reference because of the extent of mobilization and police, juridical and political repression that occurred. In particular, this project addresses the impacts of the 2012 municipal by-law amendments and the consequences of the police’s use of these tools on individuals and groups.
This online survey takes around fifteen minutes to complete, and most of the fifteen questions are multiple choice. It is anonymous.
INSTRUCTIONS :
• To provide information on more than one event, please fill out a separate survey (one survey per event).
• Please only reply to questions relevant to your situation, at your best knowledge.
• PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS SURVEY ONLY IF you have been detained or arrested in a different protest than those listed here.
If you have been detained or arrested in a mass arrest (kettle) during one of the following protests, you SHOULD NOT answer this survey (we have already collected the information needed for these protests) :
MONTREAL
March 15 2012 / April 4 2012 / April 21 2012 / April 25-26 2012 / May 19-20 2012 / May 20-21 2012 / May 22 2012 / May 23-24 2012 / June 7 2012
March 5 2013 / March 15 2013 / March 19 2013 / March 22 2013 / April 5 2013 / May 1 2013 / October 10 2013
March 15 2014 / May 1 2014
SHERBROOKE
March 27 2012 / May 21 2012
GATINEAU
April 18 2012
ALMA
November 16 2013
Thank you for your time!