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, […]
BCCLA demands public inquiry into Canada’s treatment of Hassan Diab
Amnesty International and the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association wrote to the Government of Canada to express serious concerns with respect to recent revelations regarding the role played by Canadian […]
Are You Charged with Contempt of Court?
In my previous post, I wrote about the roles that protest and civil disobedience have played throughout our history. I also wrote about the potential consequences of participating in acts […]
Rights groups react to Federal Court decision on citizenship revocation moratorium
For immediate release VANCOUVER/TORONTO – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL) are disappointed that the Federal Court has denied their application for a […]
Seminar: The International Human Rights Challenge of Arbitrary Revocation of Citizenship
Josh Paterson, BCCLA Executive Director, will be participating remotely in this discussion. He will talk about Canada’s citizenship revocation situation. The conference takes place in London UK. “This one-day seminar […]
2016 BC Information Summit
Come listen to BCCLA’s Director of Policy, Michael Vonn speak at the 2016 B.C. Information Summit on the topic of surveillance by private citizens.
Media Advisory: Supreme Court to rule in international corruption case
For immediate release OTTAWA, ON (April 28, 2016) – Tomorrow, the Supreme Court of Canada will issue its decision in World Bank Group v. Kevin Wallace et al. The issue […]
Media Release: Shutting public out of Kinder Morgan hearings “potentially unlawful”: BCCLA
Human rights organization calls on National Energy Board to immediately open hearings to public For immediate release Vancouver – Coast Salish Territories (January 21, 2016) – The BC Civil Liberties […]
Media Advisory: BCCLA argues at the Supreme Court of Canada about unconstitutionality of mandatory minimum drug sentence
For immediate release Ottawa, Ontario (January 12, 2016) – Tomorrow, Wednesday, January 13, 2016, the B.C. Civil Liberties Association will make oral arguments before the Supreme Court of Canada in […]
Media Advisory: Supreme Court of Canada to rule in human smuggling case
Ottawa – The Supreme Court of Canada will issue its decisions tomorrow in a series of cases concerning provisions in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) relating to “human […]