BCCLA 2010 Olympic media opportunities
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association is pleased to announce the following unique media opportunities during the 2010 Olympics. Daily traditional media briefings (English) – February 12-28, 2010 The BCCLA will […]
BCCLA Calls on VPD to Ask Another Force to Investigate Beating
Following unsubstantiated allegations by representatives of the Vancouver Police Department that a man beaten by VPD officers in a case of mistaken identity had “resisted,” and then a retraction of […]
BC Court of Appeal to Hear Arguments on Sex Workers’ Right to Challenge Prostitution Laws
Vancouver, B.C. – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) will appear in the BC Court of Appeal on Thursday, January 21 and Friday, January 22, 2010, to intervene on behalf […]
Make Government Compensate Victims for Charter Violations
Make government compensate victims for Charter violations, BCCLA argues in Supreme Court of Canada Vancouver, B.C. – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and the David Asper Centre for Constitutional […]
Court set to rule on future of supervised injection site
Vancouver, B.C. – The future of Insite, Vancouver’s supervised injection site, will be revealed by the BC Court of Appeal on Friday. The Court will release its decision in two […]
BCCLA Hosting Police-Involved Deaths Talk at Vancity Theatre
Vancouver, B.C. – The BCCLA is welcoming national and international experts in policeinvolved and in-custody deaths to Vancouver for a free public forum on in-custody deaths January 21, 2010 from […]
Security Measures for Vancouver 2010
Vancouver, B.C. – The BCCLA is endorsing the statement of Canadian and International researchers who study “mega-event” security. Surveillance and privacy experts have called on Canada to “moderate the escalation […]
BCCLA Releases the Best and the Worst
HOTTIES: Richard Colvin For courageously bringing relevant evidence before the parliamentary committee on Afghan detainees; for speaking the truth to a hostile government that is playing mean and dirty to […]
Police Reserve the Right to Take Over Activist Groups for 2010
Vancouver, B.C. – In a letter promising that undercover police officers and agents will not provoke others into violence, the head of the 2010 Olympic police force has refused to […]
BCCLA Launches National Security Blog
For years, the BC Civil Liberties Association has been at the centre of Canadian national security issues. The BCCLA’s new National Security blog (http://nationalsecurity.bccla.org) now brings you updates on the […]