Complicity in torture actionable?
A terrific decision has come out of Ottawa in Abousfian Abdelrazik’s case against Lawrence Cannon and the Canadian government for damages resulting from Canada’s complicity in his reported torture by […]
RCMP must fix women’s rights violations in Kamloops jail
Following news of allegations of voyeuristic activities by male RCMP and civilian guards at the RCMP lockup in Kamloops, the BCCLA is calling for improved conditions in the women’s cells […]
What he said
Alex Neve of Amnesty International, back from the Khadr trial at Guantanamo Bay, has an excellent piece in today’s Ottawa Citizen, discussing his observations and making yet another plea for […]
Canada must ensure that rights of migrants are protected
With a boatload of up to 500 Tamil migrants expected to land in British Columbia today, the BCCLA is calling on the Canadian government to ensure that their fundamental human […]
Khadr trial delayed (again)
The Khadr trial (which started hearing evidence yesterday) has been adjourned for 30 days following the collapse of Mr. Khadr’s military lawyer during the middle of his cross-examination. Yesterday, the […]
Khadr trial begins
The BCCLA National Security Blog’s returned from her summer holidays in time for the start of the Omar Khadr trial, scheduled to start today after the close of jury selection, […]
Don’t tie drunk people to chairs, BCCLA tells RCMP
The BCCLA is asking the Williams Lake detachment of the RCMP to stop tying intoxicated prisoners to chairs when those prisoners don’t follow directions. The organization is questioning why when […]
BCCLA supports calls for missing women inquiry
With the conclusion of the Pickton criminal trial, the BCCLA is renewing its call for a public inquiry into the missing women of Vancouver and Highway 16 in Northern B.C. […]
Supreme Court approves of extreme police tactics, rules Calgary police did not use unreasonable force
Ottawa – Today the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in the case R. v. Cornell that the Calgary Police Department did not use unreasonable force when they broke down the […]
Supreme Court to rule on whether Calgary police used unreasonable force
Ottawa – On Friday, July 30, the Supreme Court of Canada will release its decision in R. v. Cornell. The Court will determine if the Calgary Police Department used unreasonable […]
