2014 in Review: A Year of Victories and Transformation
Thanks to you the BC Civil Liberties Association has made incredible gains in 2014. Because of your support, we’ve been able to sustain and expand our work for human rights and […]
Day 3 in Bangkok: On The True North Strong and (Not Always) Free
The BCCLA has been invited by the United Nations to a special meeting of experts, held in Bangkok, Thailand, to discuss the treatment of the rights of communities and […]
Day 2 in Bangkok: More Mining, More Problems (For Free Assembly & Expression)
The BCCLA has been invited by the United Nations to a special meeting of experts, held in Bangkok, Thailand, to discuss the treatment of the rights of communities and demonstrators […]
Making Privacy Meaningful in a Digital Age
By Kassie Seaby, University of Ottawa Law Student and BCCLA Volunteer, and Raji Mangat, BCCLA Counsel It is beyond trite to say that we live in a digital age. For […]
Bulletin from Bangkok: Protest Rights and Extractive Industry
The BCCLA has been invited by the United Nations to a special meeting of experts, held in Bangkok, Thailand, to discuss the treatment of the rights of communities and demonstrators […]
Shared Histories – the US, Canada and torture
This week, the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence released the declassified 499-page Executive Summary of its still-classified 6,700-page study on the CIA torture program from 2001 to 2009. […]
Solitary Confinement: Out of Sight is not Out of Mind
This afternoon, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), released its long-awaited response[1] to the Coroner’s Inquiry into the Death of Ashley Smith, nearly one year after the inquiry made 104 […]
Today, Prime Minister, take this important step to end torture
Today, on International Human Rights Day, Canadian groups have joined together in an open letter calling on the Prime Minister to put Canada back in the global effort to end […]
The stuff of hope and trust – resisting the use of evidence derived from torture
Last week, Ottawa academic Hassan Diab was extradited to France. Readers of these pages will be familiar with the BCCLA’s ongoing concerns about France’s efforts to extradite him to stand […]
Speaking out against lack of advance polling places in DTES and Grandview-Woodlands.
Advance polling for Vancouver’s 2014 municipal election began yesterday, and we celebrated by adding our voice to the chorus of community groups and concerned citizens who have been speaking […]
