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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: Supreme Court of Canada Decides to Hear Solitary Confinement Case

Posted on February 13, 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 argues in Supreme Court of Canada case about the Charter rights of corporations.

Posted on January 21, 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 Press Release: Rights groups continue the fight to end indefinite, prolonged solitary confinement in Canada

Posted on November 5, 2019

News Release MEDIA ADVISORY: BCCLA at Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Prison Needle Exchange Program case

Posted on November 1, 2019

News Release Press Release: Civil liberties watchdog files access to information request seeking transparency on BC’s Community Safety Act

Posted on October 3, 2019

News Release RELEASE: B.C. Supreme Court adjourns B.C. Civil Liberties Association’s assisted dying case

Posted on September 18, 2019

News Release Media advisory: Civil liberties group and woman with chronic illness announce legal development in assisted dying case

Posted on September 17, 2019

News Release BCCLA Reacts: Civil rights watchdog thrilled by Quebec decision affirming the right to die with dignity

Posted on September 11, 2019

News Release Rights groups celebrate appeal victory affirming end to indefinite, prolonged solitary confinement

Posted on June 24, 2019

News Release PRESS RELEASE: Coalition Issues Open Letter to BC Solicitor General Opposing the Community Safety Act

Posted on May 23, 2019

News Release MEDIA ADVISORY: Supreme Court of Canada to release judgment in case on migrant detainees’ rights to challenge their incarceration

Posted on May 9, 2019

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

Posted on February 21, 2019

News Release RELEASE: BCCLA reacts to Supreme Court decision striking down mandatory victim surcharge law that results in poor people being imprisoned because they are poor

Posted on December 14, 2018

News Release Release: Assisted dying – Supreme Court rejects bid to fast-track assisted dying trial

Posted on December 13, 2018

News Release Release – Solitary confinement: rights organizations fight against federal government attempt to overturn solitary confinement victory

Posted on November 13, 2018

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