BCCLA Reacts: BC Supreme Court Decision Grants Vancouver Island University Injunction request to Evict Palestinian Solidarity Encampment
Vancouver, BC / unceded Coast Salish Territories – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is disappointed by the BC Supreme Court’s decision to grant an injunction in the Vancouver Island […]
Press Release: Civil Rights Group Pushes for Government Accountability in Notwithstanding Clause Case at Saskatchewan Court of Appeal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Regina, SK / Treaty 4 and Treaty 6 Territories — the traditional lands of the nêhiyawak, Anihšināpēk, Dakota, Lakota, Nakoda peoples, and Michif/Métis Nations – The BC […]
Press Release: BCCLA at the BC Supreme Court today to intervene in Vancouver Island University’s request for an injunction to evict student Palestinian solidarity encampment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vancouver, BC / unceded Coast Salish Territories – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) will present arguments at the BC Supreme Court in the two-day injunction hearing of […]
BC Civil Liberties Association Announces New Board President, Hasan Alam
The BC Civil Liberties Association is pleased to announce the new President of our Board of Directors, Hasan Alam. Hasan first joined the BCCLA as a summer law student and […]
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 (BCCLA) is heartened by the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Attorney General of Canada v […]
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. It’s an even rarer day when the Crown concedes its case when it’s under appeal […]
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 Association (BCCLA) is calling for a review of a police action that led to the […]
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 Association (BCCLA) has appealed a recent Federal Court decision related to our 10-year fight for […]
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 Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in York Region District School Board v Elementary Teachers’ Federation […]
Pro-Palestine community members detail police brutality and suppression; continue calls for arms embargo with Israel
səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), and Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Territories (Vancouver, B.C.) Pro-Palestine community members who were violently dispersed from a rail blockade in East Vancouver on May 31, 2024 spoke out […]
