BC Civil Liberties Launches Patient Rights Resources on HIV Testing
Today the BC Civil Liberties Association is launching two new guides on patient rights in the context of HIV testing. The tremendous benefits of new treatment options for HIV have fostered […]
Press Conference to Launch New BC Civil Liberties’ Resources on HIV Testing and Patient Rights
Vancouver – On Thursday, September 27, 2012, the BC Civil Liberties Association will hold a press conference announcing the launch of their resources aimed at understanding patients’ rights in the […]
4th Symposium on HIV, Law and Human Rights
Speakers include Micheal Vonn, BCCLA Policy Director More info >>
Human Rights Groups: STOP HIV/AIDS Project Fails to Inform Patients of New Privacy Risks
On the eve of World AIDS Day, the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network are calling on the STOP HIV/AIDS Project to stop disseminating misleading […]
BCCLA to challenge criminalization of safe injection facility at Supreme Court of Canada
Ottawa – On Thursday, May 12 the BCCLA will argue before the Supreme Court of Canada in PHS Community Services Society v. Canada (Attorney General) and Vancouver Area Network of […]
Court set to rule on future of supervised injection site
Vancouver, B.C. – The future of Insite, Vancouver’s supervised injection site, will be revealed by the BC Court of Appeal on Friday. The Court will release its decision in two […]
Concerns Expressed About VPD Business Plan
The BCCLA, the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, the Youthco Aids Society, the Asian Society for the Intervention of Aids, BC Persons With AIDS Society, the B.C. Positive Women’s Network and […]
BCCLA Applauds Supreme Court Decision in Safe Injection Facility Cases
The BCCLA applauds the decision of the BC Supreme Court which granted a supervised injection facility, Insite, located in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, a permanent constitutional exemption from prosecution under federal […]
BCCLA Heads to Court to Challenge Criminalization of Safe Injection Facility
The BCCLA will appear as an intervenor today at the B.C. Supreme Court in two cases involving a constitutional challenge to federal drug control legislation that could criminalize the operation […]