ARCH Statement

ARCH Statement

“ARCH Disability Law Centre is deeply concerned by the Ontario Provincial Police’s (OPP) decision not to lay charges against the correctional officers involved in the death of Soleiman Faqiri at the Central East Correctional Centre. ARCH urges the OPP to re-consider...
Schizophrenia Society of Canada Statement

Schizophrenia Society of Canada Statement

“Rather than receiving the appropriate mental health treatment for his schizophrenia, Mr. Faqiri was segregated and subjected to intrusive and violent assault. The coroner’s report indicated that the brutality was the likely cause of his death. People living with...
BCCLA Statement

BCCLA Statement

“BCCLA is horrified no prison guards are being held responsible for restraining & beating Soleiman Faqiri. Faqiri died in Ontario prison with 50 signs of blunt impact trauma. This is failure of justice; we continue to stand with Soleiman’s family demanding...
BLAC, SALCO, CSALC, OCASI, UARR, COP-COC Joint Statement

BLAC, SALCO, CSALC, OCASI, UARR, COP-COC Joint Statement

“We understand that the provincial Crown Attorney investigated and determined that charges should not be laid in this case. We call on the Ontario Provincial Police and the provincial Crown Attorney to release details of its investigation, and we call on the Ontario...
Desmond Cole Statement

Desmond Cole Statement

“No prison guard was charged for murdering Soleiman Faqiri in the Lindsay jail, not because of occupational considerations or bad investigations, but because prison violence is state-sanctioned.” Canadian Journalist and Activist Desmond...