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

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...

Immigration Detention Coalition

Canada’s immigration detention regime is inhumane, ineffective, and violates international human rights law. This contract...

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WHAT WE’RE FIGHTING FOR RIGHT NOW

Press Release: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada today to challenge sex work criminalization laws

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa, ON (unceded Anishinabe Algonquin Territory) – The BC Civil Liberties Association...

From Decriminalization to Recriminalization in BC Drug Policy

In April 2024, the BC government and federal government altered the pilot project for drug...

Human Rights Groups Alarmed that Former Deputy Chief of VPD Selected to Investigate Allegations of Illegal Mass Surveillance and by Deferral of Excessive Use of Force Complaint

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) territories / Vancouver, BC – Yesterday,...

Media Advisory: BCCLA Challenging Mandatory Oath of Allegiance to the King at the Alberta Court of Appeal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WHAT: BCCLA at Alberta Court of Appeal to intervene in Wirring v...

BCCLA Reacts: Mathur Ontario Court of Appeal decision significant step forward in climate and constitutional accountability

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, ON (traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnaabe,...

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