Omar Khadr: Waiting for answers
The BCCLA National Security team has covered Omar Khadr’s continuing ordeal extensively over the past year, from Canadian courts to Guantanamo Bay. After weeks of rumours and speculation, the Guantanamo […]
BCCLA report criticizes Canada’s adoption of U.N. Security Council’s terrorist blacklist
The BC Civil Liberties Association is launching a report today at UBC’s law school on the UN’s 1267 Regime – an international blacklist Canada has adopted that is held out […]
B.C. Canada’s capital for police deaths: New BCCLA report
The BCCLA has released a new report that says B.C. has more than twice as many jail and police-involved deaths as Ontario, even though Ontario has three times the population. […]
Anti-terrorism blacklist erodes the rule of law — BCCLA launches new report at UBC Law School event
Vancouver – On Thursday, October 28, 2010, the BCCLA will host a special event at UBC Law School to launch its report on the UN’s 1267 Regime – an international […]
BCCLA intern film chosen for Vancouver Short Film Festival
The BC Civil Liberties Association is thrilled to announce that Fiona Rayher’s film “Most Livable City” has been selected for the Vancouver Short Film Festival. The film, about the right […]
New BCCLA report challenges government to eliminate racial profiling
With the release of a new report on racial profiling today, the B.C. Civil Liberties Association is challenging the provincial and federal governments to demonstrate how they’re working to eliminate […]
Laroche, redux
This morning at the MPCC, Paul Champ resumed his cross-examination of BGen Guy Laroche. Readers of these pages may recall that at the close of the last session of MPCC […]
Supreme Court to rule on the right to a lawyer
Ottawa – On Friday, October 8, 2010, the Supreme Court of Canada will release its decision in three companion appeals which concern the rights of criminally accused to speak with […]
Keep evidence derived from torture out of Canadian courts
In a letter issued today to Attorney General Robert Nicholson, the BCCLA calls on the Department of Justice to ensure that a strong rule is maintained against evidence derived from […]
RCMP must move police rape allegation investigation outside Prince George detachment
The BC Civil Liberties Association is calling on the RCMP in Prince George to move an allegation of sexual assault made by Jennifer Alexander, a local aboriginal woman, against several […]
