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  Â
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
sÉ™lĚ“ĂlwÉ™taʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), xĘ·məθkwÉ™yĚ“É™m (Musqueam), and SkwxwĂş7mesh (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 […]
REMINDER – Media Advisory of Press Conference: Legal, Indigenous, and human rights organizations speak up against police brutality targeting Palestine Solidarity movement
Media Advisory of Press Conference: Legal, Indigenous, and human rights organizations speak up against police brutality targeting Palestine Solidarity movement; lawyers detail avenues being pursued to demand accountability from VPD. […]
Media Advisory of Press Conference: Legal, Indigenous, and human rights organizations speak up against police brutality targeting Palestine Solidarity movement
For Immediate Release Media Advisory of Press Conference: Legal, Indigenous, and human rights organizations speak up against police brutality targeting Palestine Solidarity movement; lawyers detail avenues being pursued to demand […]
BCCLA disappointed by Supreme Court of Canada decision upholding the military court martial system
Ottawa, ON (unceded territory of the Algonquin/OmĂ mìwininìwag) – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is disappointed in today’s Supreme Court of Canada’s (SCC) decision in R v Edwards et al, […]
Press Release: Seven Years Later and We are Still Waiting for Justice for Dale Culver
Prince George, BC (unceded territory of the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation) – In July 2017, Dale Culver, a 35-year-old Wet’suwet’en and Gitxsan man was killed by the RCMP in Prince […]
Media Advisory: BCCLA intervening at Quebec Court of Appeal to end racial profiling through traffic stops
WHAT: BCCLA at the Court of Appeal of Quebec to intervene in Attorney General of Quebec v Luamba et al to end police racial profiling on the road WHEN: March 5 and 6, […]
BCCLA Reacts: BC Supreme Court rules in favor of transparency regarding the public’s right to access information under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Vancouver, BC (Unceded Coast Salish Territories) – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) welcomes the Supreme Court of British Columbia’s decision in British Columbia (Minister of Public Safety) v. British […]
