BCCLA launches lawsuit to challenge criminal laws against medically-assisted dying
Vancouver, BC: The BCCLA filed a lawsuit today to challenge the laws that make it a criminal offense to assist seriously and incurably ill individuals to die with dignity. The […]
BCCLA launches lawsuit to legalize medically-assisted dying for seriously and incurably ill individuals
Vancouver – On Tuesday, April 26, 2011, the BCCLA will hold a press conference announcing a legal challenge to the laws that criminalize medically-assisted dying for seriously and incurably ill […]
BCCLA says “Take Two” on City’s political structures bylaw still violates rights
The BCCLA is urging the City of Vancouver to apply to court for an extension of time to replace a bylaw that was struck down as unconstitutional by the BC […]
BC’s child and youth advocate report on child sex testing
The BCCLA welcomes the primary recommendations resulting from the independent investigation conducted by the provincial advocate for children and youth, Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, into the problematic sexual testing of youth […]
BCCLA to argue polygamy law is unconstitutional
Vancouver – On Wednesday, April 13 the BCCLA will argue before the BC Supreme Court that Canada’s anti-polygamy law is unconstitutional. The BCCLA will argue that the law offends fundamental […]
Transit Police try new role as fashion and thought police
The BCCLA has filed a policy complaint with the Office of the Police Complaints Commissioner following a Transit Police officer barring a Skytrain passenger who declined to remove a button […]
Advocacy groups call on Mayor and Council to reject proposal to regulate public expression
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Public Space Network (VPSN) and BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) are jointly calling on the City of Vancouver to reject proposed changes to the City’s Street […]
All provincial NDP leadership candidates respond to survey
Every BC NDP leadership candidate has responded to the BCCLA’s request for their positions on key civil liberties issues in the province, and every candidate supports the end of police […]
Rights Groups Call on Government to End Abusive Solitary Confinement in Women’s Prisons
Vancouver, BC: The BCCLA and other rights groups are calling on the Minister of Public Safety to end the use of the Management Protocol program in women‟s prisons. The BCCLA […]
Ex-Chief Coroner says government compromised her ethics and values, forcing resignation
The BCCLA has obtained internal government documents that allege that the first doctor in 30 years to act as Chief Coroner in B.C., Dr. Diane Rothon, was forced to leave […]
