MEDIA ADVISORY: BCCLA at Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Prison Needle Exchange Program case
Ontario Superior Court of Justice to hear constitutional challenge involving access to sterile injection equipment in federal prisons TORONTO – On March 6, 2020, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice […]
Press Release: Civil liberties watchdog files access to information request seeking transparency on BC’s Community Safety Act
The BCCLA has filed an access to information request with the BC government seeking transparency on the projected costs of the proposed Community Safety Act (“the Act”). The law was […]
RELEASE: B.C. Supreme Court adjourns B.C. Civil Liberties Association’s assisted dying case
Woman with degenerative, chronic illness eligible for MAID, says government expert VANCOUVER, B.C. – Today, Julia Lamb and the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association announce that they have adjourned their […]
Media advisory: Civil liberties group and woman with chronic illness announce legal development in assisted dying case
For Immediate Release Vancouver – On Wednesday, September 18, 2019, at 10 am P.T. the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and Julia Lamb, a woman who suffers from spinal […]
BCCLA Reacts: Civil rights watchdog thrilled by Quebec decision affirming the right to die with dignity
For immediate release VANCOUVER, B.C. – Today, September 11, 2019, the Quebec Superior Court released its decision in Truchon v. Canada. The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA), Canada’s leading […]
Rights groups celebrate appeal victory affirming end to indefinite, prolonged solitary confinement
(le français suit) For immediate release VANCOUVER – Today, June 24, 2019, the British Columbia Court of Appeal released its decision affirming the unconstitutionality of the federal government’s laws that […]
PRESS RELEASE: Coalition Issues Open Letter to BC Solicitor General Opposing the Community Safety Act
For Immediate Release VANCOUVER – On May 23, 2019 a broad alliance of groups and individuals issued a joint letter to BC’s Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, urging […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: Supreme Court of Canada to release judgment in case on migrant detainees’ rights to challenge their incarceration
Thursday, May 9, 2019 For immediate release OTTAWA – On Friday, May 10, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada will release its judgement in Canada (Minister of Public Safety and […]
Media Advisory: Family seeks justice and accountability for death of Soleiman Faqiri at correctional facility
For Immediate Release VANCOUVER – On Sunday, February 24, 2019, the family of Soleiman Faqiri (“Justice for Soli”), No One is Illegal (“NOII”), and the BC Civil Liberties Association (“BCCLA”), […]
Justice for Soleiman Faqiri: West Coast Speaking Tour
Soleiman Faqiri was a 30-year-old Canadian-Muslim man struggling with mental health who was killed while in custody at the Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay, Ontario on December 15, 2016. […]
