No 72-hour detention without charge, says BCCLA
Vancouver, B.C. – The BCCLA is opposing a federal law that would move Canada from first in the world in guaranteeing a criminal charge within 24 hours of detention, to […]
BCCLA presents to federal committee on no-fly lists
Vancouver, B.C. – The BCCLA is presenting to the federal Public Safety Committee in Ottawa today on no-fly lists and the dangers of this so-called anti-terrorism measure to the rights […]
BCCLA Policy Director wins award, nominated for another
Vancouver, B.C. – Micheal Vonn, privacy expert and Policy Director with the BCCLA has won an AccolAIDS award for her work with the HIV/AIDS community on medical record privacy, anti-discrimination […]
Paul Champ
Vancouver, B.C. – Paul Champ, the Ottawa-based lawyer who is acting for the B.C. Civil Liberties Association and Amnesty International Canada at the ongoing Military Police Complaints Tribunal hearings into […]
Reinstallation of “inappropriate” mural that calls DTES community “skids” renews demands for coroner’s inquest
Vancouver – A mural that a Vancouver Fire Department spokesperson said was removed because it was “inappropriate,” “definitely not acceptable,” and left the Chief of the Fire department “a little […]
Afghan detainee hearings
On Tuesday, April 6, 2010, lawyers for Amnesty International Canada and the B.C. Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) will return to hearings before the Military Police Complaints Commission. The Commission has […]
Afghan detainee lawyer wins rights award
Vancouver, B.C. – The B.C. Civil Liberties Association is pleased to announce that Paul Champ, legal counsel for the BCCLA and Amnesty International on the Afghan detainee litigation, is this […]
BC government plans to eliminate mandatory coroner’s inquests
Vancouver, B.C. –The B.C. government plan to eliminate mandatory coroner’s inquests for some in-custody and police-involved deaths was criticized today by the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association. The proposal is […]
Solitary confinement of prisoners
Vancouver, B.C. – The BCCLA is calling on the Minister of Public Safety to drastically reform the use of solitary confinement in Canadian prisons. The BCCLA joined with other concerned […]
BCCLA complaint wants police free speech policy defined
An allegation that a Victoria Police Department police officer has been ordered not to discuss harm reduction at an upcoming drug policy conference has caused the BCCLA to file a […]
