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News Release PRESS RELEASE: Wet’suwet’en, BCCLA, and UBCIC Release Explosive Letter Revealing BC Solicitor General Authorizing RCMP Deployment, Contradicting Public Statements

Posted on March 6, 2020

News Release MEDIA ADVISORY OF PRESS CONFERENCE: Wet’suwet’en, BCCLA and UBCIC Release CRCC Chairperson Response Regarding RCMP Exclusion Zone

Posted on February 19, 2020

News Release Civil Liberties and Human Rights Complainants Oppose VPD Street Check Recommendations; Disagree with Key Findings of Street Check Review

Posted on February 18, 2020

News Release PRESS RELEASE: BCCLA and UBCIC Highly Alarmed at Increasing Police Powers in Wet’suwet’en; File Complaint about RCMP Exclusion Zone

Posted on February 10, 2020

News Release MEDIA ADVISORY OF PRESS CONFERENCE: Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Leadership, BCCLA, UBCIC and Legal Coalition file complaint about RCMP Checkpoint and Exclusion Zone

Posted on January 29, 2020

News Release Media Advisory: BCCLA to Respond to VPD Policy on Street Checks

Posted on January 23, 2020

News Release MEDIA ADVISORY: Press Conference on Legal Complaints Filed Against RCMP Exclusion Zone in Wet’suwet’en

Posted on January 14, 2020

News Release Media Advisory: Family seeks justice and accountability for death of Soleiman Faqiri at correctional facility

Posted on February 21, 2019

News Release Media Advisory: Vancouver Police Board to respond to VPD report on street checks

Posted on September 25, 2018

News Release Media Release: Death of man in CBSA custody after altercation on plane requires independent investigation, rights watchdogs say

Posted on August 10, 2018

News Release Press Release: BCCLA launches electronic devices handbook to protect privacy at the border

Posted on August 1, 2018

News Release Media Advisory: BCCLA launches electronic devices handbook to protect privacy at the border

Posted on July 31, 2018

News Release Press Release: Civil Liberties and First Nations groups file amendment to complaint on VPD street checks; concern with over representation of Indigenous women in new numbers released.

Posted on July 12, 2018

News Release RELEASE: Civil liberties and First Nations groups launch complaint on discriminatory police stops; call for investigation

Posted on June 14, 2018

News Release Workshops in Northern BC on rights that apply during interactions with police.

Posted on February 1, 2018

News Release Complaint filed against RCMP for alleged evidence destruction and use of force in police-involved death of First Nations man in Prince George

Posted on January 16, 2018

News Release BCCLA reacts to new national security legislation (Bill C-59)

Posted on June 20, 2017

News Release Oversight at the Border: New BCCLA report proposes independent accountability for CBSA

Posted on June 14, 2017

News Release BCCLA reacts to court ruling that pair charged with terrorism offenses were entrapped by the RCMP

Posted on July 29, 2016

News Release “Border Security” TV show finally cancelled after Privacy Commissioner rules CBSA acted illegally

Posted on June 13, 2016

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