Federal Court Ruling Powerfully Lays Out Human Rights Failings In Canada’s Afghan Prisoner Policy
Federal Court Justice Anne Mactavish has ruled today that she will not grant a temporary injunction prohibiting Canadian Forces from transferring detainees into Afghan custody. She concluded that there is […]
BCCLA Files Police Complaint Against Victoria Police
The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association filed a complaint with the Office of the Police Complaints Commissioner today over the treatment of 15-year-old Willow Kinloch by the Victoria Police Department. […]
Afghan Detainee Transfers
2008 – BCCLA – Letter – detainee letter
Robert Latimer Files Appeal of Parole Denial
Robert Latimer filed an appeal of the denial of his request for day parole at the Appeal Division of the National Parole Board this Wednesday, January 23, 2008. The British […]
Government Ceases Afghan Detainee Transfers
The Government of Canada has informed the BC Civil Liberties Association and Amnesty International Canada that it has ordered the Canadian Forces to cease all transfers of detainees into Afghan […]
Torture Documents
The BCCLA has obtained and is publicly releasing documents containing graphic and appalling reports of torture received first-hand by Canadian officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. […]
BCCLA & Amnesty v. Chief of Defence
Amnesty International Canada and British Columbia Civil Liberties Association v. Chief of Defence Staff for the Canadian Armed Forces, General Rick J. Hillier, Minister of National Defence and Attorney General […]
Privacy Protection
BCCLA and B.C. Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA) report to parliamentary committee regarding the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) Read the Report here>>
BCCLA in Federal Court Over Income Trust Investigation
The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association is in the Federal Court today in Toronto to challenge the decision of Paul Kennedy, Chair of the Commission for Public Complaints Against the […]
HOTTIES and NAUGHTIES for 2007
HOTTIES: BC Attorney General Wally Oppal and Solicitor General John Les Full hottie status for ordering a public inquiry into the taser-implicated death of Robert Dziekanski at the Vancouver airport. […]
