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BCCLA’s Current Work

In most years the BCCLA participates in more than 40 public events and workshops, is involved in more than 30 active court cases, provides direct assistance to hundreds of individuals, and creates and distributes educational resources for thousands. We are always working on a broad range of civil liberties issues, from police accountability to fighting indefinite solitary confinement in prisons.

Here are just a few of the highest profile issues we are currently working on.

WHAT WE’RE FIGHTING FOR RIGHT NOW

Shelter is Survival

We’re Taking the City to Court! On January 30, 2025, the BCCLA alongside, Zee, Jason,...

Secret Spy Hearings

In 2014 the BCCLA fought back against illegal spying by filing complaints against the Canadian...

Palestine Solidarity

Protecting fundamental freedoms is crucial to ensuring all people in Canada can engage in public...

No Justice in Isolation

Challenging “Lockdowns” in Canadian Prisons   On October 12, 2021, the BCCLA filed a lawsuit...

Ban Police Street Checks

For years the BCCLA has been advocating to ban police street checks. Street checks are...
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WHAT WE’RE FIGHTING FOR RIGHT NOW

Media Advisory: BCCLA at prorogation challenge to argue for parliamentary accountability 

WHAT: BCCLA at Federal Court to intervene in MacKinnon v Canada  WHEN: February 13 and 14, 2025, at...

MEDIA RELEASE: Unhoused residents & BCCLA taking the City to court

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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...

Upholding Indigenous rights in Gitxaala v British Columbia

Real reconciliation must embed all aspects of society including our work at the BCCLA. This...
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PRESS RELEASE: BCCLA reacts to Supreme Court of Canada decision to safeguard the rights of youth in protective care 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Ottawa, ON (unceded Algonquin Anishinaabeg traditional territory) – The BC Civil Liberties...

CIVIL LIBERTIES CAN’T PROTECT THEMSELVES