Ewert v. Canada
Ewert v. Canada is a case being heard by the Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday, October 12, 2017, challenging the use of prisoner risk assessment tests that can be […]
In Loving Memory of Robyn Moro
January 28, 1949 – August 31, 2017 “Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public.” – Cornel West Dear Robyn, Thank you for your courage. You […]
Robyn Moro, A Plaintiff in BCCLA’s Challenge to Medically Assisted Death Laws, Dies
For immediate release Robyn Moro, one of the two individual plaintiffs in the BCCLA’s legal challenge to Canada’s assisting dying laws, has died. Robyn was a 68 year old woman from […]
Speak Back Against Racism and Islamophobia
This weekend a horrific attack by a white nationalist during a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, left one anti-racist counter-protestor dead and 19 injured. Across the border, we cannot […]
Timeline: Solitary Confinement Trial
Day 1: July 4, 2017 – Opening Arguments in Solitary Confinement Trial Day 2: July 5, 2017 – Testimony from Glenn Patterson, former Indigenous cultural advisor; and Rob Roy, whose […]
BCCLA seeks accelerated trial on assisted dying legislation
For immediate release VANCOUVER, B.C. – Today, the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) asks the B.C. Supreme Court to prevent Canada from re-litigating issues already decided in Carter v. […]
AIDE À MOURIR : L’ALCCB ajoute une nouvelle demanderesse à la contestation judiciaire pour le droit à mourir avec dignité
Pour publication immédiate – Le mardi 23 mai 2017 VANCOUVER, C.-B. – Aujourd’hui, l’Association Des Libertés Civiles De La Colombie-Britannique (ALCCB) a déposé des documents afin d’ajouter une nouvelle demanderesse, […]
ASSISTED DYING: BCCLA to add new plaintiff to legal challenge for right to die with dignity
For immediate release – Tuesday, May 23, 2017 (Le français suit) VANCOUVER, B.C. – Today, the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) filed documents to add a new plaintiff, Robyn […]
Coalition on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in BC Concerned About National Inquiry
Reach Out Now to Family Members and Survivors; Set Out the Plan for Systemic Investigation The Coalition on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in British Columbia is a […]
Justice for Hassan Diab
Justice for Hassan Diab: Why has a Canadian professor been abandoned in a French jail and what can we do about it? Hear: Mr. Diab’s Canadian lawyer Don Bayne […]
