BCCLA Reacts: Supreme Court of Canada Upholds Prisoners’ Rights
Ottawa, ON (unceded Algonquin Anishinaabeg traditional territory) – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) celebrates today’s decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in John Howard Society of Saskatchewan v Attorney […]
Media Advisory: #JusticeForJared and supporters launch a People’s Tribunal to Investigate Police Violence against Indigenous Peoples across BCÂ
For Immediate Release WHAT: Indigenous families, communities and allies have been calling for a national inquiry into the killing of Indigenous People to no avail. If the Province won’t listen […]
BCCLA Statement Against the Systemic Suppression of Support for Palestine
The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) condemns the deliberate and systemic suppression of political expression in support of Palestine. Over the past 16 months we have witnessed a widespread pattern […]
Media Advisory of Press Conference: Vancouver Public Library Guest Author Speaks out Against VPL’s Controversial Ban on Palestinan Symbols
WHAT: Press Conference to Oppose Vancouver Public Library (VPL’s) Anti-Palestinian Staff Ban on Palestinian Symbols WHO: Omar El Akkad: Award-winning VPL Guest Author Veronica Martisius: BCCLA Anne Riley: Interdisciplinary Artist, declined […]
Seeking Humanity in Prisons and the Courts
Lately we’ve been working on quite a few prison issues here at BCCLA. In December 2023, we appeared before the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs to comment […]
BCCLA continues to stand by work on MAID and is ready to grapple with challenges
February 24, 2025 BCCLA stands by our extensive work to make the right to choose MAiD a reality in Canada and the immense, unnecessary suffering that has been prevented since […]
Media Advisory: BCCLA at prorogation challenge to argue for parliamentary accountabilityÂ
WHAT: BCCLA at Federal Court to intervene in MacKinnon v Canada WHEN: February 13 and 14, 2025, at 9:30 am EST/ 6:30 am PST  WHERE: In person: Courtroom 1008 on the 10th floor, […]
MEDIA RELEASE:Â Unhoused residents & BCCLA taking the City to court
xĘ·məθkĘ·É™yĚ“É™m (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wĂş7mesh (Squamish) and sÉ™lilwÉ™taɬ (Tsleil Waututh) / Vancouver BC – On January 30, 2025, the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) alongside three individual plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against […]
Standing With Gitxaala and Ehattesaht Nations in Upholding the Process of Legislative Reconciliation under the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
(xĘ·məθkĘ·É™yĚ“É™m (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wĂş7mesh (Squamish) and sÉ™lilwÉ™taɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) and British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) stand together with Gitxaala Nation and Ehattesaht First Nation […]
Upholding Indigenous rights in Gitxaala v British Columbia
Real reconciliation must embed all aspects of society including our work at the BCCLA. This is why we’ve teamed up with the First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) to ensure the […]
