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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

Secret Spy Hearings

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

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...

Digital Privacy Rights for Youth

More and more of our lives involve electronic devices. When you slip your phone into...

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: Power v Canada decision rejects absolute immunity for lawmakers

For Immediate Release Ottawa, ON (unceded Anishinabe Algonquin Territory) – The BC Civil Liberties Association...

Racial profiling law: justice for one man but a system left unaccountable

It’s a rare day when Crown prosecutors admit that a criminal conviction was wrongly decided....

PRESS RELEASE: Civil Liberties Group Calls for Review of Edmonton Police Service Actions at 2024 Peace and Unity Festival

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vancouver, BC / unceded Coast Salish Territories – The BC Civil Liberties...

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...

Press Release: BCCLA celebrates Supreme Court of Canada decision upholding privacy rights in schools

Ottawa, ON (unceded Anishinabe Algonquin Territory) – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) welcomes the...

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