BCCLA reacts to Coroner’s verdict in LucĂa Vega JimĂ©nez inquest
VANCOUVER – Last night, the Coroner’s jury in the LucĂa Vega JimĂ©nez inquest released its recommendations after hearing six days of evidence. Ms Vega JimĂ©nez was being detained by the […]
BCCLA’s proposed recommendations for jury in LucĂa Vega JimĂ©nez Inquest
The BCCLA has submitted proposed recommendations for consideration by the jury in the Coroner’s Inquest into the in-custody death of LucĂa Vega JimĂ©nez. She was being detained by the Canada […]
UN Security Council Resolution 2178
October 2014 Last week, as the first wave of airstrikes were being launched against ISIL (or IS, or ISIS, depending on the naming convention being used), the UN Security Council […]
UBCIC and BCCLA react to video of Robert Wright’s brutal take-down while in Terrace RCMP cells
VANCOUVER – Coast Salish Territory – Nearly two years after the BCCLA and the Union of BC Indian Chiefs called for the public release of the cellblock videotape of an […]
Distressed, Afraid and Alone: Tragic story slowly unfolds at LucĂa Vega JimĂ©nez Inquest
Distressed, afraid, and alone, LucĂa Vega JimĂ©nez hanged herself in a cellblock several storeys below Vancouver International Airport, in the early morning of December 20, 2013. She was a 42-year-old […]
Lucia Vega Jiménez referred for mental health assessment while detained, never got one
VANCOUVER – September 30, 2014 – This afternoon, evidence was given at the coroner’s inquest into the death of Lucia Vega JimĂ©nez that a nurse in the Alouette correctional facility […]
Hard questions for CBSA as coroner’s inquest into in-custody death of LucĂa Vega JimĂ©nez begins
Latin American community groups excluded from participating in the inquest VANCOUVER – Evidence will be heard today at the opening of the coroner’s inquest into the in-custody death of LucĂa […]
BCCLA saddened by news of the death of Jim Deva, champion of LGBTQ rights and free speech
The BCCLA is saddened by the news that Jim Deva died over the weekend. Jim was a prominent LGBTQ activist and a great friend and colleague of the BCCLA. He […]
13 Necessary and Proportionate Principles: The View from Canada
This week, human rights and privacy organizations around the world are marking the first year anniversary of the International Principles on the Application of Human Rights to Communications Surveillance with […]
CBSA death in custody: BCCLA to seek answers in Coroner’s inquest into death of Lucia Vega Jiménez at YVR
Latin American and migrant groups’ request to participate in the inquest refused Vancouver – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) has been granted participant status at the Coroner’s inquest into […]