Category: DNA sampling

Police Chiefs Endorse Bill That Would Expand DNA Sampling

Chiefs of police are expressing support for a private Senate bill that will see the expansion of DNA sampling in scope to include people convicted of non-violent crimes such as drunk driving. In a written submission to the Senate legal and constitutional affairs committee on Feb. 3, the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP)…


‘Ruthless Surveillance Regime’: China’s Mass Collection of DNA in Tibet Draws Alarm

NEW DELHI–The Communist regime in China has started an arbitrary collection of DNA from residents in many towns and villages throughout the Tibetan region, according to a new report. The Central Tibetan Administration based in Dharamshala, India, said that these efforts indicate the extent of the regime’s surveillance state, describing DNA sampling as a long-term…