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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Open Letter on Discrimination Against First Nations Children
23 February 2017 The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada 284 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H8 [email protected] The Honourable Carolyn Bennett Minister of Indigenous […]
RCMP Northern BC Policing Investigation: First Nations and Human Rights Groups React
xĘ·məθkĘ·É™yĚ“É™m (Musqueam) (February 15, 2017) – The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, the B.C. Civil Liberties Association, the Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action and Justice for Girls responded this […]
27th Annual Women’s Memorial March
Tuesday Feb 14th, 2017 Family and community members gather in remembrance at 10:30 am March starts at noon from Carnegie Community Centre (401 Main St) The BCCLA […]
Cour suprême : Litige des Premières Nations au sujet de la station de ski – l’ALCCB affirme que le gouvernement de la C.-B. ne peut pas ignorer la liberté de religion
Pour publication immĂ©diate  OTTAWA –  Demain, le 1er dĂ©cembre 2016, la Cour suprĂŞme du Canada entendra les plaidoiries relativement Ă la Nation Ktunaxa c. le ministère des ForĂŞts, un […]