By GlobalNews.ca Published on May 22, 2013 VANCOUVER – The B.C. Civil Liberties Association says the federal government has settled a lawsuit with an aboriginal woman who says she was held in solitary confinement for 3 1/2 years. … Read More
Media Coverage
CBC Radio As it Happens: Solitary Confinement Settlement
Posted onPublished on May 22, 2013 Listen at CBC.ca Part 3: AFGHAN WOMEN JAILED, SOLITARY CONFINEMENT, STOCKHOLM RIOTS Bobby Lee Worm won a settlement from Ottawa after she was forced to spend more than three years in solitary confinement … Read More
Aboriginal woman settles lawsuit over 3½ years solitary confinement
Posted onBy CBC.ca Published on May 21, 2013 The B.C. Civil Liberties Association says it has resolved a lawsuit against the government of Canada filed on behalf of a 26-year-old aboriginal woman from Saskatchewan who was held in solitary … Read More
BCCLA and UBCIC questions Clark government commitment on missing women
Posted onBy Bill Fee/ClassicRockCFNR.ca Published on May 20, 2013 The Union of BC Indian Chiefs and BC Civil Liberties Association are slamming the provincial government’s reaction to the Pickton lawsuit. Attorney General Shirley Bond says the civil suit will … Read More
Pickton lawsuit prompts resignation from advisory board on recommendations
Posted onBy James Keller/OttawaCitizen.com Published on May 17, 2013 VANCOUVER – A series of lawsuits filed by children of the victims of serial killer Robert Pickton prompted the resignation of Steven Point, the former B.C. lieutenant governor appointed five … Read More
Pickton victims’ families skeptical about adviser’s resignation
Posted onBy MontrealGazette.com Published on May 17, 2013 VANCOUVER – A former British Columbia lieutenant governor appointed five months ago to help implement recommendations from the Robert Pickton inquiry resigned Friday, saying he’s been “served with documents” related to … Read More
Pickton lawsuit prompts Steven Point’s resignation from advisory board on inquiry recommendations
Posted onBy TheProvince.com Published on May 17, 2013 VANCOUVER — A series of lawsuits filed by children of the victims of serial killer Robert Pickton prompted the resignation of Steven Point, the former B.C. lieutenant governor appointed five months ago … Read More
Celebrating the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
Posted onToday, the BCCLA proudly celebrates the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia by reflecting on the place that civil liberties have had and continue to have in empowering queer communities across Canada. The strengthening of Canadians’ rights to make … Read More
The Gazette Op-Ed: Where Are the Olympic Street Cams When We Need Them?
Posted onBy Concerned Vancouver Citizen/GastownGazette.com Published on May 13, 2013 Vancouver residents saw a state-of-the-art street camera system arrive before the 2010 Olympics and then watched most of it disappear because of privacy concerns once the Olympics were over. … Read More
FTW Friday: Exploitative “Border Security” episode won’t air
Posted onBy Hillary Di Menna/This.org Published on May 10, 2013 The separation of families and deportation make good television according to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Minister Vic Toews. The “de facto executive producers” approved a series that follows the … Read More
