BCCLA Reacts: Canada Border Services Agency officers investigated for hundreds of misconduct complaints
For Immediate Release Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is horrified at the revelations of gross misconduct by Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers uncovered […]
Refugee, Human Rights, and Legal Organizations Call for Border to be Reopened to Refugees in Lead Up to Refugee Rights Day
For Immediate Release In the lead up to Refugee Rights Day, refugee, human rights, legal and civil liberties organizations are renewing their call for the Government of Canada to reopen […]
BCCLA Reacts to release of report into the extradition of Dr. Hassan Diab
OTTAWA (27 July 2019) – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) reacted this morning to the release of the report into the extradition of Dr. Hassan Diab. Along with Amnesty […]
PRESS RELEASE: Secret Documents from Spying Complaint Reveal CSIS Kept Tabs on Community Groups and Protestors, says Human Rights Group
For immediate release Thousands of pages of heavily-redacted documents suggest CSIS gathered information on the peaceful protest activities of Indigenous peoples and environmentalists VANCOUVER — xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skxwú7mesh (Squamish) & […]
Media Advisory: Spying on Protestors – Press Conference Announcing Release of Secret Documents from CSIS Spying Complaint
For immediate release On Monday, July 8, 2019, the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) will be publishing a trove of heavily-redacted documents disclosed by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service […]
Rights Talk: Youth and Civil Liberties Conference
The BCCLA’s 14th annual Youth and Civil Liberties Conference brings together hundreds of high school students for an all-day conference featuring workshops that tackle issues ranging from anti-oppression, migrant justice, […]
A Decade’s Ordeal: The Case of Dr. Hassan Diab and the Need for Reform in Canada’s Extradition Law
As I write this, we await the decision of France’s Court of Appeal, which is set to determine whether legal ordeal that has upended the lives of Dr. Hassan Diab, […]
Why “Cyber” is Red-Hot (and why it’s a Burning Civil Liberties Issue)
Protecting digital systems and being resilient to computer hacking are not new concepts. But the implications of cyber security (‘cyber’, in the lingo) have recently exploded. Cyber security is […]
Media Release: Death of man in CBSA custody after altercation on plane requires independent investigation, rights watchdogs say
CBSA the only police force in Canada without independent accountability For immediate release Ottawa (August 10, 2018) – The B.C. Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers […]
Press Release: BCCLA launches electronic devices handbook to protect privacy at the border
For immediate release VANCOUVER – On August 1, 2018, the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and the Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) released the online guide […]
