MEDIA ADVISORY: BCCLA to respond to appeal decision on solitary confinement ruling
Message en français suivra. For immediate release VANCOUVER – Monday, January 7, 2018, the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) will host a press conference following the release of the BC Court […]
RELEASE: BCCLA reacts to Supreme Court decision striking down mandatory victim surcharge law that results in poor people being imprisoned because they are poor
For immediate release OTTAWA (14 Dec 2018) – This morning, Josh Paterson, Executive Director of the BC Civil Liberties Association, reacted to the Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling in R. […]
Advisory: Supreme Court to rule on mandatory victim surcharge law that results in poor people being imprisoned because they are poor
(le français suit) For immediate release OTTAWA (13 Dec 2018) – Tomorrow, at 9:45am ET / 6:45am PT, December 14 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada will release its ruling […]
Release: Assisted dying – Supreme Court rejects bid to fast-track assisted dying trial
VANCOUVER, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – This morning, the Supreme Court of Canada rejected a bid by the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) to fast-track its lawsuit that argues […]
A Decade’s Ordeal: The Case of Dr. Hassan Diab and the Need for Reform in Canada’s Extradition Law
As I write this, we await the decision of France’s Court of Appeal, which is set to determine whether legal ordeal that has upended the lives of Dr. Hassan Diab, […]
Why Proportional Representation
The BCCLA believes how Canada’s democracy functions has everything to do with civil liberties. One of the bedrock principles of the BCCLA is the idea that, within the political system […]
The fight to end indefinite solitary confinement continues
On November 13th and 14th, BCCLA was at the BC Court of Appeal to defend our case on behalf of the many prisoners subject to the systemic injustice of Canada’s […]
Welcome our Fall 2018 Communications & Development Volunteers!
Join us in welcoming our Fall 2018 Communications and Development Volunteers, Kayla Phillips and Sydney Soldan! Kayla Phillips Kayla is a communications and development volunteer for the fall. She is […]
Release – Solitary confinement: rights organizations fight against federal government attempt to overturn solitary confinement victory
(Le français suit) VANCOUVER (Coast Salish Territories) – Today and tomorrow, the BCCLA will be at the BC Court of Appeal to defend its historic win striking down the cruel […]
Welcome Kate Oja, Staff Counsel!
Please extend a warm welcome to Kate Oja, who joined the BCCLA as Staff Counsel in Litigation this fall. Kate was called to the bar in 2010, after obtaining her […]
