BCCLA reacts to proposals for expanded powers for CSIS and to spy review body’s critique of CSIS accountability failures
VANCOUVER – Carmen Cheung, Senior Counsel at the BC Civil Liberties Association, reacted this morning to reports that a security bill seeking to expand the Canadian Security Intelligence Service’s (CSIS) […]
Statement on attacks in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu and Ottawa
Last week’s attacks in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu and Ottawa were shocking and horrific acts of violence. Our thoughts are with the families and friends of the two soldiers killed – Warrant Officer […]
Media Advisory: Supreme Court of Canada to rule on right to a civil remedy for torture victims
October 9, 2014 For immediate release Ottawa – The Supreme Court of Canada will release its decision on Friday, October 10, 2014 in The Estate of Zahra Kazemi et al. […]
BCCLA reacts to Coroner’s verdict in LucĂa Vega JimĂ©nez inquest
VANCOUVER – Last night, the Coroner’s jury in the LucĂa Vega JimĂ©nez inquest released its recommendations after hearing six days of evidence. Ms Vega JimĂ©nez was being detained by the […]
UN Security Council Resolution 2178
October 2014 Last week, as the first wave of airstrikes were being launched against ISIL (or IS, or ISIS, depending on the naming convention being used), the UN Security Council […]
Distressed, Afraid and Alone: Tragic story slowly unfolds at LucĂa Vega JimĂ©nez Inquest
Distressed, afraid, and alone, LucĂa Vega JimĂ©nez 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 JimĂ©nez that a nurse in the Alouette correctional facility […]
13 Necessary and Proportionate Principles: The View from Canada
This week, human rights and privacy organizations around the world are marking the first year anniversary of the International Principles on the Application of Human Rights to Communications Surveillance with […]
Despite controversy, filming of new season of Border Security underway
By Marsha Lederman/ Globe and Mail Published May 9, 2014 Well, it was one way to get Canadians talking about Canadian TV – but certainly not the kind of […]
Tories back reality show Border Security despite advice
By Jim Bronskill/ Globe and Mail Published May 8, 2014 The Conservative government is backing a third season of the controversial reality TV program Border Security despite a written […]