The Mass Casualty Commission: Advocating with East Coast Prison Justice Society to Enhance Democratic Policing and Protect Marginalized People and Communities
Written by Megan McDermott In April 2020, a man impersonating an RCMP officer killed 22 people in various locations in Nova Scotia. The public has been asking questions ever since, […]
Open Letter: BCCLA Urges Mayor Sim and Vancouver City Council to not Adopt IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association urges Mayor Ken Sim and Vancouver City Council not to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism. The IHRA definition of […]
BCCLA disappointed with Supreme Court decision upholding limits on conditional sentences
Ottawa, ON (unceded Algonquin Anishnaabeg Territory) The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is disappointed in today’s Supreme Court of Canada decision in R v Sharma, a case that considered the […]
There and Back Again: The Fight Over Canada’s Sex Work Laws Returns to Court
Written by Stephen Chin In 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada in the Bedford decision[1] ruled that three provisions in the Criminal Code related to sex work (keeping a common […]
Media Advisory: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to intervene on the constitutionality of the Safe Third Country Agreement and refugee human rights
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 6, 2022 Media Advisory: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to intervene on the constitutionality of the Safe Third Country Agreement and refugee human rights WHAT:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â […]
New BCCLA Staff
Join us in welcoming the new members of BCCLA team. Vibert and Ga will be joining us as our new Litigation director and Litigation Staff counsel. We are very excited […]
BCCLA, Pivot Legal Society, #Justice for Jared, The Union of BC Indian Chiefs and the family of Haida Elder Jimmie Johannesson Announce Calls to Action five months after Surrey RCMP Fatality
(Unceded territories of the Semiahmoo, Katzie, Kwikwetlem, Kwantlen, Stz’uminus, Sto:lo, and Tsawwassen First Nations/Surrey, B.C.) A coalition of advocates is coming together today to mark the 5-month anniversary of Jimmie […]
Drug Policy and Human Rights Organizations Renew Calls for Decriminalization for All on International Overdose Awareness Day
On International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD), the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is taking a moment of silence to remember the lives of our friends, family, and community members who […]
David Eby Knows Better
The BCCLA condemns BC Attorney General David Eby for throwing human rights, civil liberties, and evidence under the bus by suggesting the state should be able to involuntarily detain and […]
Solitary Confinement: Legal Torture?
Written by Nicholas Sayed Solitary confinement has been described as “the most onerous and depriving experience that the state can legally administer in Canada.”[1] The United Nations has defined solitary […]
