BCCLA reacts to announcement by premiers of support for national missing and murdered women inquiry
VANCOUVER, Coast Salish Territories – The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association reacted today to the announcement that provincial and territorial premiers backed the creation of a national commission of inquiry […]
BCCLA reacts to adjournment of sentencing hearing for RCMP officer found guilty in shooting of Bill Gillespie
Duncan, BC – The two-day sentencing hearing that was set to begin yesterday for RCMP Constable David Pompeo – the officer who shot unarmed Bill Gillespie in Chemainus in September […]
Sentencing hearing today for RCMP officer found guilty in shooting of Bill Gillespie
Duncan, BC – The sentencing hearing for RCMP Constable David Pompeo – the officer who shot unarmed Bill Gillespie in Chemainus in September 2009 – gets underway today in Duncan. […]
BCCLA supports call for justice for “Lost Canadians”
VANCOUVER – A lawsuit brought by Jacqueline Scott to obtain recognition as a Canadian citizen will be heard today by the Federal Court. Ms. Scott is the daughter of a […]
Community and advocacy groups object to stalling by Province since conclusion of Missing Women Commission of Inquiry
The BCCLA and its partners in an informal coalition of 20 community and advocacy groups have written to the government in response to the recent announcement by former Attorney General […]
BCCLA Seeks Development Manager – Job Posting
The BC Civil Liberties Association is one of Canada’s leading social and democratic justice NGOs. With a mandate that includes work on police accountability, government transparency, drug policy reform, human […]
BCCLA and international coalition of privacy advocates issue “The Washington Statement”, calling on the European Union to increase data protection
In response to revelations regarding PRISM and related surveillance programs, privacy advocates from the United States, Canada and Europe have issued a consensus statement calling on the European Union to […]
Public speaks out against border reality TV show
BCCLA delivers over 1400 forms filled out by individuals refusing permission to be filmed to CBSA, Shaw TV and show producers VANCOUVER – In less than a month, over fourteen […]
Supreme Court of Canada to rule on case of Libyan dissident who was denied permanent residency
Ottawa – The Supreme Court of Canada will release its decision on Thursday, June 20, 2013 in Muhsen Ahemed Ramadan Agraira v. Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. Mushen […]
BCCLA argues prostitution laws must be struck down to protect vulnerable women
Ottawa – The Supreme Court of Canada will be hearing arguments on June 13, 2013 in Attorney General of Canada, et al. v. Terri Jean Bedford, et al. Terri Jean […]
