PRESS RELEASE: BCCLA raises serious concerns about privacy rights and civil liberties at B.C.’s public inquiry into money laundering
For Immediate Release VANCOUVER – COAST SALISH TERRITORIES – Today, the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (“BCCLA”) will fight to ensure that the rights and civil liberties of all are […]
“The Pandemic is a Prism:” Civil Liberties and the COVID-19 Crisis
Reading the news these days is like flipping through a dystopian novel, with the pandemic producing anxiety in all of us. Crises like this one are times of upheaval, of […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: BCCLA to argue for human rights and civil liberties at Cullen Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in British Columbia
For Immediate Release VANCOUVER – COAST SALISH TERRITORIES – On Monday, May 25, 2020, the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (“BCCLA”) will fight to ensure that the rights and civil […]
BCCLA Reacts: Canada Border Services Agency officers investigated for hundreds of misconduct complaints
For Immediate Release Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is horrified at the revelations of gross misconduct by Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers uncovered […]
BCCLA Reacts: Court dismisses constitutional challenge to Canada’s flawed prison needle exchange program
For Immediate Release VANCOUVER, Coast Salish Territories –The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is disappointed that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has dismissed the application in Simons et al […]
Thirty-Eight Rights Groups Call on BC’s Chief Coroner to Direct Immediate Public Inquest into Death in Corrections Custody
For Immediate Release VANCOUVER, Coast Salish Territories – Today, 38 human rights, health, prisoner rights, and legal organizations are calling on BC’s Chief Coroner and BC’s Solicitor General to direct […]
Pandemic Triggers British Columbia to Alter the Legal Landscape for Personal Information Sharing beyond Canada’s Borders
While our new reality has brought the implementation of government measures to encourage social distancing, such as the closure of restaurants and playgrounds, government actions impacting privacy rights have been […]
COVID-19 highlights the importance of free expression rights for healthcare workers
In the wake of COVID-19, it is important that our healthcare workers have free speech protections. Responding effectively to a health crisis requires the free flow of information, especially from […]
Rights Groups Pleased with Government Decision to Abandon Solitary Confinement Appeal
For Immediate Release Today the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and the John Howard Society of Canada (JHSC) react to the federal government’s decision to abandon its fight against a […]
Rights Groups React to Prisoner Death in Custody; Call for Public Inquest and Immediate Release of Prisoners to Stop Dangerous Spread of COVID-19
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VANCOUVER, Coast Salish Territories – Prisoner rights, human rights, Indigenous and civil liberties groups are reacting to the horrific news of a death in Correctional Service of […]