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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 to Respond to VPD Policy on Street Checks

Posted on January 23, 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 Media Advisory: Rights group to appear at Supreme Court of Canada to argue for strong anti-SLAPP legislation

Posted on November 12, 2019

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 launches survey on federal election law “chill factor”

Posted on October 23, 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 Press Release: BCCLA supports expansion of voting rights in UBCM vote next week

Posted on September 19, 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 MEDIA ADVISORY: BCCLA at Saskatchewan Court of Appeal in case of nurse punished for publicly criticizing healthcare system

Posted on September 16, 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 BCCLA Reacts to release of report into the extradition of Dr. Hassan Diab

Posted on July 26, 2019

News Release PRESS RELEASE: Secret Documents from Spying Complaint Reveal CSIS Kept Tabs on Community Groups and Protestors, says Human Rights Group

Posted on July 8, 2019

News Release Media Advisory: Spying on Protestors – Press Conference Announcing Release of Secret Documents from CSIS Spying Complaint

Posted on July 5, 2019

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

Posted on June 24, 2019

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