Wrongful conviction – SCC to hear case about a wrongfully convicted man’s Charter claim for damages
The Supreme Court of Canada will hear arguments on November 13 in Henry v .The Queen. The Court will consider whether an individual who was wrongfully convicted following the Crown’s […]
Avis aux médias : L’interdiction de l’aide médicale à mourir contestée devant la Cour suprême du Canada
OTTAWA (13 octobre 2014) – Demain, mardi 14 octobre 2014, l’Association des libertés civiles de la Colombie-Britannique (ALCCB), le demandeur dans la cause faisant jurisprudence sur la mort digne, organisera […]
BCCLA reacts to Coroner’s verdict in Lucía Vega Jiménez inquest
VANCOUVER – Last night, the Coroner’s jury in the Lucía Vega Jiménez inquest released its recommendations after hearing six days of evidence. Ms Vega Jiménez was being detained by the […]
BCCLA’s proposed recommendations for jury in Lucía Vega Jiménez Inquest
The BCCLA has submitted proposed recommendations for consideration by the jury in the Coroner’s Inquest into the in-custody death of Lucía Vega Jiménez. She was being detained by the Canada […]
UBCIC and BCCLA react to video of Robert Wright’s brutal take-down while in Terrace RCMP cells
VANCOUVER – Coast Salish Territory – Nearly two years after the BCCLA and the Union of BC Indian Chiefs called for the public release of the cellblock videotape of an […]
Distressed, Afraid and Alone: Tragic story slowly unfolds at Lucía Vega Jiménez Inquest
Distressed, afraid, and alone, Lucía Vega Jiménez hanged herself in a cellblock several storeys below Vancouver International Airport, in the early morning of December 20, 2013. She was a 42-year-old […]
Lucia Vega Jiménez referred for mental health assessment while detained, never got one
VANCOUVER – September 30, 2014 – This afternoon, evidence was given at the coroner’s inquest into the death of Lucia Vega Jiménez that a nurse in the Alouette correctional facility […]
Sex workers and rights watchdog call on the Minister of Justice to refer Bill C-36 to the Supreme Court of Canada
VANCOUVER [July 9, 2014] — The Providing Alternatives, Counselling & Education (PACE) Society and British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) are appearing before the Justice and Human Rights Committee today […]
Hundreds of legal experts call on federal government to reconsider proposed prostitution laws
The release below was issued by our allies at the Pivot Legal Society. BCCLA lawyers Carmen Cheung, Grace Pastine, Josh Paterson and Raji Mangat signed the letter, along with our […]
New citizenship law will be challenged on constitutional grounds, if passed, say rights groups
TORONTO (June 19, 2014) – The Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL), supported by the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA), announced today that it plans to launch a legal […]
