Solitary confinement: After court decisions, civil liberties organizations urge federal government to overhaul solitary confinement bill
Toronto / Vancouver (January 31, 2018) – Two civil liberties organizations fighting against Canada’s unconstitutional indefinite solitary confinement law in the courts, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the B.C. […]
Know Your Rights Workshops, Northern BC
Taking place in a number of communities in Northern BC, we will be providing a series of free workshops on your rights when dealing with police and what to do […]
We won! BC Supreme Court ends indefinite solitary confinement in federal prisons across Canada.
On January 17, 2018, the B.C. Supreme Court issued its decision in BCCLA and JHSC v. Attorney General of Canada, 2018 BCSC 62. The Court declared that the sections of […]
Complaint filed against RCMP for alleged evidence destruction and use of force in police-involved death of First Nations man in Prince George
Police allegedly told witnesses to delete cellphone videos of incident VANCOUVER (January 16, 2018) – The B.C. Civil Liberties Association filed a complaint today in relation to the police-involved death […]
Policing Indigenous Communities
In a previous blog, I wrote about our visit to Haida Gwaii this past fall. That visit signaled the start of our initiative on the relationship between Indigenous communities and […]
Press Release: Coalition on MMIWG disappointed by Interim Report
Press release from Coalition on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in response to the Interim Report released by the National Inquiry. This lacklustre interim report makes it clear […]
Solitary Confinement Trial Updates
Justice, not torture: Wrapping up our solitary confinement trial Over 9 weeks this summer, a judge of the B.C. Supreme Court heard the BCCLA’s case challenging the use of solitary […]
Rights in Community
I joined the BCCLA as Community Lawyer in September of 2017. As part of my position, I will be working with communities in northern and rural British Columbia on the […]
Breaking down Quebec’s niqab ban and the continuing marginalization of Muslim women
On Wednesday October 18, 2017, the Quebec National Assembly passed Bill 62, formally titled “An Act to foster adherence to State religious neutrality and, in particular, to provide a framework […]
BCCLA reacts to procedural decision in assisted dying case
Wednesday, October 11, 2017 For immediate release VANCOUVER, B.C. – Today the Supreme Court of British Columbia issued a decision in response to the BCCLA’s application for a faster, more efficient […]