Day 3 in Bangkok: On The True North Strong and (Not Always) Free
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The BCCLA has been invited by the United Nations to a special meeting of experts, held in Bangkok, Thailand, to discuss the treatment of the rights of communities and […]
Day 2 in Bangkok: More Mining, More Problems (For Free Assembly & Expression)
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The BCCLA has been invited by the United Nations to a special meeting of experts, held in Bangkok, Thailand, to discuss the treatment of the rights of communities and demonstrators […]
Making Privacy Meaningful in a Digital Age
By Kassie Seaby, University of Ottawa Law Student and BCCLA Volunteer, and Raji Mangat, BCCLA Counsel It is beyond trite to say that we live in a digital age. For […]
Bulletin from Bangkok: Protest Rights and Extractive Industry
The BCCLA has been invited by the United Nations to a special meeting of experts, held in Bangkok, Thailand, to discuss the treatment of the rights of communities and demonstrators […]
BCCLA at United Nations to slam new bill that would turn peaceful protesters into criminals
Rights group invited to Bangkok for expert consultation in UN investigation of political rights violations in the context of natural resource development BANGKOK, Thailand (December 15, 2014) – The BC […]
Shared Histories – the US, Canada and torture
This week, the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence released the declassified 499-page Executive Summary of its still-classified 6,700-page study on the CIA torture program from 2001 to 2009. […]
Solitary Confinement: Out of Sight is not Out of Mind
This afternoon, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), released its long-awaited response[1] to the Coroner’s Inquiry into the Death of Ashley Smith, nearly one year after the inquiry made 104 […]
Media Advisory: SCC to rule on search and seizure of cell phones
Ottawa – On December 11, 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada will release its decision in R. v. Fearon. This case considers whether the power to search incident to a […]
Today, Prime Minister, take this important step to end torture
Today, on International Human Rights Day, Canadian groups have joined together in an open letter calling on the Prime Minister to put Canada back in the global effort to end […]
CBSA secrecy laid bare in LucĂa Vega JimĂ©nez case, say BCCLA and CARL
VANCOUVER (December 4, 2012) – Months after the inquest into the tragic suicide death of LucĂa Vega JimĂ©nez, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) finally released documents under the Access […]