BCCLA calls for independent review of three police deaths in ten monthsThe BCCLA is seeking an independent review into how three men could die in a period of just ten months in police cells in Saskatoon, a city of 257,000 residents.

RCMP must fix women’s rights violations in Kamloops jailFollowing news of allegations of voyeuristic activities by male RCMP and civilian guards at the RCMP lockup in Kamloops, the BCCLA is calling for improved conditions in the women’s cells in the city, including basic things like female guards for female prisoners and access to showers.

Canada must ensure that rights of migrants are protectedWith a boatload of up to 500 Tamil migrants expected to land in British Columbia, the BCCLA is calling on the Canadian government to ensure that their fundamental human rights are respected. 

Don’t tie drunk people to chairs, BCCLA tells RCMPThe BCCLA is asking the Williams Lake detachment of the RCMP to stop tying intoxicated prisoners to chairs when those prisoners don’t follow directions.

BCCLA supports calls for missing women inquiryWith the conclusion of the Pickton criminal trial, the BCCLA is renewing its call for a public inquiry into the missing women of Vancouver and Highway 16 in Northern B.C.

Supreme Court approves of extreme police tactics, rules Calgary police did not use unreasonable forceThe Supreme Court of Canada ruled in the case R. v. Cornell that the Calgary Police Department did not use unreasonable force when they broke down the door of Lorraine Cornell’s home in 2005 while executing a drug search warrant.

BCCLA declares victory on child sex testingThe BCCLA declared victory for children in B.C. after the province announced the cancellation of the penile plethysmograph research program at the Youth Forensic Psychiatric Service of B.C., a branch of the Ministry of Children and Family Development.