BCCLA call on RCMP to get out of the editorial and media policy business
The BC Civil Liberties Association is calling on the RCMP in Northern BC to get out of the editorial and media policy business. The BCCLA has received allegations that the […]
BCCLA calls on OPCC and IIO to establish rules around use of force “experts”
The BCCLA is calling on the bodies that investigate police misconduct in BC to establish standardized rules around independent “use of force experts” relied on in making decisions about police […]
BCCLA to apply to unseal RCMP defamation search warrant
The BC Civil Liberties Association will be applying to court to unseal a search warrant executed by the RCMP against a blogger in an investigation for criminal “Defamatory Libel”. A […]
BCCLA Police Involved Death publication reviewed by NACOLE
The BCCLA’s book Police Involved Deaths: The Need for Reform was reviewed and recommended by the National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement, an American organization that brings together […]
BCCLA hiring new Executive Director
The BCCLA is hiring a new Executive Director to start in January, 2013. 20120725-Executive-Director
Final report in Afghanistan Public Interest Hearing released
Ottawa – Today, the Military Police Complaints Commission (“MPCC”) released its Final Report following its inquiry into the conduct of the military police relating to the transfer of detainees captured […]
The BCCLA has a New Address
From June 18-22,2012, the BC Civil Liberties Association is moving to a different location. Â Our updated address is: 2nd Floor, 900 Helmcken Street Vancouver, BC V6Z 1B3 Our office phone […]
Families who called RCMP for help left to cope with the consequences
*Update* BCCLA calls for appointment of special prosecutor in Robert Wright case. The Wright case was one of three instances of injury in Northern BC highlighted by the BCCLA in […]
BCCLA to argue at Supreme Court of Canada on freedom of expression and the Anti-Terrorism Act
Ottawa – On Monday, June 11, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear a series of cases involving the constitutionality of certain provisions in the Anti-Terrorism Act. R. v. Khawaja; […]
Prompt response to BCCLA call for review of Boyd case a welcome change in tune
The BCCLA is pleased that the Province and BC’s police oversight bodies have reversed their previously dismissive attitudes towards the organization’s concerns about the Paul Boyd case. On Monday, after […]