Author: BCCLA

Media Advisory: BCCLA at Alberta Court of Appeal to Defend Lifesaving Overdose Prevention Services

For Immediate Release   WHAT: BCCLA to intervene in Brown v Alberta at Alberta Court of Appeal to argue closure of key health care services violates Charter rights of people who use drugs  WHEN: May 8, 2026 — 10:00 am MST/11:00 am PST  WHERE: Court of Appeal of Alberta    Edmonton, AB / […]

Press Release: Hundreds March Against FIFA’s Impacts on the City as Congress Meets Behind Closed Doors in Vancouver 

For Immediate Release  On the unceded territories of the Xʷməθkʷəy ̓ əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaʔɬ/sel̓ílwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), Vancouver, B.C., Canada — Hundreds of people rallied outside Canada Place today, […]

Media Advisory of Press Conference: As FIFA Convenes in Vancouver, Human Rights Groups Seek Answers and Accountability

WHAT: While FIFA officials meet behind closed doors at the Vancouver Convention Centre, four community members — including workers and unhoused residents — will speak publicly about the human cost […]

FIFA 2026: Protect Human Rights

BCCLA, Pivot Legal Society, and BC Poverty Reduction, and an informal coalition of organizations and collectives in the DTES and Chinatown communities are sounding the alarm over the deeply concerning […]

Dale Culver Family Reacts to RCMP Officer Sentenced to 18 Months’ Probation for Obstruction of Justice

Prince George, BC / unceded Lheidli T’enneh Territory – Today, Judge Fortino sentenced Arthur Dalman, the Prince George RCMP officer convicted of obstructing justice, to 18 months’ probation. This means that Dalman will have a criminal record, will have to report to a probation officer, and must complete 150 […]

Press Release: Downtown Eastside Organizations Sound the Alarm after the Release of Vancouver’s FIFA 2026 Human Rights Action Plan

xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) territories / Vancouver, BC – On behalf of an informal coalition of organizations and collectives in the DTES and Chinatown communities (“the Coalition”), […]

Supreme Court of Canada Releases Historic Decision on Mobility Rights

Ottawa, ON (unceded Algonquin Anishinaabeg traditional territory) – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) welcomes today’s historic decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Taylor v. Newfoundland and Labrador. […]

Pivot & BC Civil Liberties Association File Review with BC’s Police Complaint Commissioner for Police Board Inaction on VPD’s Excessive Use of Force at Palestine Protests

For Immediate Release xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) territories / Vancouver, BC – Today, Pivot & BCCLA filed a request for review to BC’s Police Complaint Commissioner that […]

BCCLA calls for independent investigation into use of force and detainment of Ontario lawyer  

by Meghan McDermott & Jerome Igbokwe  BC Civil Liberties Association strongly condemns the reported use of force by Durham Regional Police Service officers against Sudine Riley, a Black defence lawyer, inside the Oshawa […]

BCCLA Intervenes to Challenge Racial Profiling in Traffic Stops at Supreme Court of Canada  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Ottawa, ON / unceded Anishinabe Algonquin Territory – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) will make oral arguments as an intervenor at the Supreme Court of Canada […]