BCCLA Launches Resource to Support Students Faced with Plain-Clothes Police Officers in Vancouver Schools
Vancouver, BC (unceded Coast Salish Territories) – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) has launched a new resource designed to support students who are faced with a return of the […]
BCCLA disappointed by Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision setting back the rights of Canadian sex workers
For Immediate Release Toronto, ON – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is disappointed by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (ONSC) decision in Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law […]
BCCLA Meets with Minister of Housing to Issue Calls for Accountability, Transparency, and Dignity for People Experiencing Homelessness
Vancouver, BC (unceded Coast Salish Territories) – Today, the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) met with the Minister of Housing of British Colombia, the Honourable Ravi Kahlon, to issue five crucial […]
BCCLA submits complaint in support of the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission’s Systemic Investigation of RCMP Community-Industry Response Group
Vancouver, BC / Unceded Coast Salish Territories – Today, the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) answered the Civilian Review Complaint Commission’s call for additional complaints in support of its systemic […]
BCCLA Reacts: BC Court of Appeal fails to prioritize Charter rights of people detained under the Mental Health Act
Vancouver, BC (Unceded Coast Salish Territories) – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is disappointed by the BC Court of Appeal’s decision in AT v British Columbia (Mental Health Review […]
BCCLA and Pivot Urge Province of BC to Halt Illegal Eviction of Abbotsford Lonzo Park Encampment
The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and Pivot Legal Society (“Pivot”) are urging Minister of Housing, Ravi Kahlon, to stop the eviction of the Lonzo Park Encampment (the “Encampment”) in […]
BCCLA disappointed by Supreme Court of Canada decision that Safe Third Country Agreement does not violate refugee claimants’ Charter rights
Ottawa, ON (unceded Algonquin Anishnaabeg Territory) – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is disappointed by today’s Supreme Court of Canada’s (SCC) decision in Canadian Council for Refugees, et al. […]
A Message to Community
I am deeply honoured to join the BC Civil Liberties Association at a pivotal time of social and organizational change. The impactful, strategic work of the BCCLA is a tangible […]
Media Advisory: BCCLA at BC Court of Appeal to uphold Charter rights of people detained under Mental Health Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WHAT: BCCLA at BC Court of Appeal to intervene in AT v British Columbia (Mental Health Review Board) to uphold Charter rights of people subject to […]
Bill C-5: Canada’s Failure to Address the Mass Incarceration of Indigenous Peoples – Part 2
The BCCLA continues to fight against the mass incarceration of Indigenous Peoples by the Canadian criminal legal system, and to follow the guidance of Indigenous scholars, lawyers, and advocates. In […]
