Standing With Gitxaala and Ehattesaht Nations in Upholding the Process of Legislative Reconciliation under the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) and British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) stand together with Gitxaala Nation and Ehattesaht First Nation […]
Human Rights Groups Alarmed that Former Deputy Chief of VPD Selected to Investigate Allegations of Illegal Mass Surveillance and by Deferral of Excessive Use of Force Complaint
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) territories / Vancouver, BC – Yesterday, the Vancouver Police Board considered two complaints filed by Pivot Legal Society and the BC […]
BCCLA Reacts: Mathur Ontario Court of Appeal decision significant step forward in climate and constitutional accountability
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, ON (traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnaabe, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples) – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) […]
Media Advisory: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to argue against adult sentences for young people
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WHAT: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to intervene in R v IM and R v SB to argue that the seriousness of a crime is irrelevant when […]
BCCLA President speaks out about Northern Health Authority’s dismissal of staff member, Amy Blanding, for exercising right to free expression in support of Palestine in her personal time
Hasan Alam, BCCLA President, says: Good Morning. My name is Hasan Alam, and I am the President of the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA). The BCCLA is dedicated to […]
PRESS RELEASE: Legal groups file complaints against VPD for excessive use of force and surveillance of Palestine movement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) territories / Vancouver, BC – Lawyers with Pivot Legal Society and the BC Civil Liberties Association have filed three complaints against […]
To the Members of the Law Society of British Columbia RE: Proposed Member Resolution 3
To the Members of the Law Society of British Columbia: The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) urges you to vote against Proposed Member Resolution 3 (“Resolution 3”), which is […]
Private Property, Protest Rights, and Injunctions
Vancouver Island University (VIU) dismantled the Palestinian Solidarity Encampment – occupied by some of its students for over 100 days – after the BC Supreme Court granted the university an […]
Press Release: Civil Rights Group Pushes for Government Accountability in Notwithstanding Clause Case at Saskatchewan Court of Appeal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Regina, SK / Treaty 4 and Treaty 6 Territories — the traditional lands of the nêhiyawak, Anihšināpēk, Dakota, Lakota, Nakoda peoples, and Michif/Métis Nations – The BC […]
Press Release: BCCLA at the BC Supreme Court today to intervene in Vancouver Island University’s request for an injunction to evict student Palestinian solidarity encampment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vancouver, BC / unceded Coast Salish Territories – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) will present arguments at the BC Supreme Court in the two-day injunction hearing of […]
