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News Release BCCLA Reacts: Supreme Court of Canada misses crucial opportunity to protect Canadians’ Charter rights in foreign countries

Posted on February 21, 2023

News Release Press Release: Gitxan and Wet’suwet’en Born Dale Culver’s Family Responds to BC Prosecution Service Approval of Manslaughter and Obstruction of Justice Charges against Prince George RCMP Officers

Posted on February 2, 2023

News Release BCCLA Reacts: Supreme Court of Canada considers mandatory minimum sentences

Posted on January 30, 2023

News Release BC Civil Liberties Association Announces New Executive Director

Posted on January 17, 2023

News Release Media Advisory: BCCLA to intervene at BC Court of Appeal to protect the privacy of parental medical records and promote oversight in the child protection regime

Posted on January 12, 2023

News Release Media Advisory: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to intervene on the right to privacy in IP Addresses

Posted on January 11, 2023

News Release BCCLA Reacts: Supreme Court of Canada provides guidance on the limits of undercover police investigations in online spaces

Posted on November 25, 2022

News Release Civil Liberties Groups to Prime Minister: Stop Detaining Migrants in Provincial Jails

Posted on November 21, 2022

News Release BCCLA disappointed with Supreme Court decision upholding limits on conditional sentences

Posted on November 4, 2022

News Release Media Advisory: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to intervene on the constitutionality of the Safe Third Country Agreement and refugee human rights

Posted on October 6, 2022

News Release 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

Posted on September 8, 2022

News Release Drug Policy and Human Rights Organizations Renew Calls for Decriminalization for All on International Overdose Awareness Day

Posted on August 31, 2022

News Release Media Advisory of Press Conference: Advocates React to Province of British Columbia’s Decision to End Canada Border Services Agency Immigration Detention Agreement

Posted on July 25, 2022

News Release Civil Liberties Group Files Joint Complaint Against RCMP Community-Industry Response Group for Behaviour and Unlawful Arrests During Raid of Argenta Protest Area

Posted on July 21, 2022

News Release BCCLA celebrates important decision protecting the right of public interest organizations to challenge unconstitutional laws

Posted on June 23, 2022

News Release BCCLA Reacts: Civil Liberties Group Disappointed by Cullen Commission Report into Money Laundering

Posted on June 16, 2022

News Release Press Release: BCCLA welcomes Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling that stacking of parole ineligibility periods is unconstitutional

Posted on May 30, 2022

News Release Media Advisory: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to intervene on the international application of the Charter

Posted on May 19, 2022

News Release OPEN LETTER RE: New Administrative Policies Restricting Student Journalism

Posted on May 18, 2022

News Release BCCLA Reacts: Supreme Court rules on binding nature of court orders that declare a law unconstitutional

Posted on May 18, 2022

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