FIFA 2026: Protect Human Rights
BCCLA, Pivot Legal Society, and BC Poverty Reduction, and an informal coalition of organizations and collectives in the DTES and Chinatown communities are sounding the alarm over the deeply concerning […]
Press Release: BCCLA Disappointed in Supreme Court of Canada Decision to Allow Warrantless Police Searches of Private Property
Ottawa, ON / unceded Anishinabe Algonquin Territory – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is disappointed by the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision to allow the Crown’s appeal in R […]
BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada in Landmark Constitutional Case to Clarify the Notwithstanding Clause
When: March 23-26, 2025 Where: Supreme Court of Canada, live webcast available Ottawa, ON / unceded Anishinabe Algonquin Territory – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is intervening at the Supreme Court of Canada in the landmark case of English […]
Online Privacy at Stake in Cambridge Analytica Supreme Court of Canada Case
WHAT: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to intervene in Facebook Inc. v. Privacy Commissioner of Canada to argue that the privacy of online users must be protected in the face […]
Dale Culver Family Reacts to RCMP Officer Sentenced to 18 Months’ Probation for Obstruction of Justice
Prince George, BC / unceded Lheidli T’enneh Territory – Today, Judge Fortino sentenced Arthur Dalman, the Prince George RCMP officer convicted of obstructing justice, to 18 months’ probation. This means that Dalman will have a criminal record, will have to report to a probation officer, and must complete 150 […]
Press Release: Downtown Eastside Organizations Sound the Alarm after the Release of Vancouver’s FIFA 2026 Human Rights Action Plan
xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) territories / Vancouver, BC – On behalf of an informal coalition of organizations and collectives in the DTES and Chinatown communities (“the Coalition”), […]
Fighting Media Exclusion Zones. What don’t they want us to see?
In April 2023, City of Vancouver workers accompanied by the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) carried out a forced eviction of the encampment along Hastings Street. I was there on the […]
Supreme Court of Canada Releases Historic Decision on Mobility Rights
Ottawa, ON (unceded Algonquin Anishinaabeg traditional territory) – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) welcomes today’s historic decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Taylor v. Newfoundland and Labrador. […]
Pivot & BC Civil Liberties Association File Review with BC’s Police Complaint Commissioner for Police Board Inaction on VPD’s Excessive Use of Force at Palestine Protests
For Immediate Release xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) territories / Vancouver, BC – Today, Pivot & BCCLA filed a request for review to BC’s Police Complaint Commissioner that […]
BCCLA calls for independent investigation into use of force and detainment of Ontario lawyer
by Meghan McDermott & Jerome Igbokwe BC Civil Liberties Association strongly condemns the reported use of force by Durham Regional Police Service officers against Sudine Riley, a Black defence lawyer, inside the Oshawa […]