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Much of the public discussion about Bill C-51 has focused on its implications for rights to protest and dissent, and with good reason – between the proposed Security of […]
The Secret Trial 5: film screening and panel discussion (Vancouver)
Carmen K. M. Cheung, Senior Counsel at the BC Civil Liberties Association, and the filmmakers of The Secret Trial 5 will engage in a panel discussion following a screening of […]
UBC BARtalk: panel discussion on Bill C-51
On March 19, the Terry Project will be hosting a BARtalk on the recently proposed anti-terrorism legislation, Bill C-51. The panel will introduce the issue to students and will […]
RELEASE – One year after Lucía Vega Jiménez’s death, rights organizations condemn federal failure to make CBSA accountable
Immigration detainees still at risk, say groups VANCOUVER and MONTRÉAL (February 12, 2015) – A year after Canadians learned of the death of Lucía Vega Jiménez in immigration detention, human […]
BCCLA reacts to Coroner’s verdict in Lucía Vega Jiménez inquest
VANCOUVER – Last night, the Coroner’s jury in the Lucía Vega Jiménez inquest released its recommendations after hearing six days of evidence. Ms Vega Jiménez was being detained by the […]
Distressed, Afraid and Alone: Tragic story slowly unfolds at Lucía Vega Jiménez Inquest
Distressed, afraid, and alone, Lucía Vega Jiménez hanged herself in a cellblock several storeys below Vancouver International Airport, in the early morning of December 20, 2013. She was a 42-year-old […]
Lucia Vega Jiménez referred for mental health assessment while detained, never got one
VANCOUVER – September 30, 2014 – This afternoon, evidence was given at the coroner’s inquest into the death of Lucia Vega Jiménez that a nurse in the Alouette correctional facility […]
Ahead of the Curve: Keeping Current with Changes to Immigration Law
Raji Mangat, counsel for the BCCLA, will be speaking at a legal education conference which is taking place on Friday, February 28, 2014 called “Ahead of the Curve: Keeping Current […]
Questions raised over Canada Border Services Agency’s handling of in-custody death at YVR
By Travis Lupick/straight.com The B.C. Civil Liberties Association has said it is troubled by the circumstances around the death of a Mexican woman who was in the custody of the […]
Petition launched, Vancouver vigil planned after Mexican woman dies in CBSA custody
By The Province/theprovince.com VANCOUVER — Many questions remain surrounding the death of a Mexican woman who had been held by Canada Border Services Agency at Vancouver’s airport, and the agency […]
