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 […]
BC Civil Liberties Association Announces New Board President, Hasan Alam
The BC Civil Liberties Association is pleased to announce the new President of our Board of Directors, Hasan Alam. Hasan first joined the BCCLA as a summer law student and […]
Press Release: Power v Canada decision rejects absolute immunity for lawmakers
For Immediate Release Ottawa, ON (unceded Anishinabe Algonquin Territory) – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is heartened by the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Attorney General of Canada v […]
Press Release: Fight continues against secret hearings in challenge to CSIS spying on environmental groups
For Immediate Release Ottawa, ON (unceded Anishinabe Algonquin Territory) – The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) has appealed a recent Federal Court decision related to our 10-year fight for […]
Pro-Palestine community members detail police brutality and suppression; continue calls for arms embargo with Israel
səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), and Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Territories (Vancouver, B.C.) Pro-Palestine community members who were violently dispersed from a rail blockade in East Vancouver on May 31, 2024 spoke out […]
