BCCLA reacts to coroner’s inquest announcement in death of CBSA detainee Lucia Vega Jiménez
VANCOUVER – Josh Paterson, Executive Director of the BC Civil Liberties Association, reacted this morning to the announcement by the BC Coroner’s Service that it will hold an inquest into […]
Dog cop stalking Vancouver owners
By Michael Mui / 24 Hours Vancouver http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/2014/02/19/dog-cop-stalking-vancouver-owners Wednesday, February 19, 2014 In less than a week, two Vancouver dog owners reported being tailed home by aggressive animal […]
Groups call for independent investigation into Jiménez’s death in custody; deliver petition with 7,000 signatures to CBSA offices
February 4, 2014, Vancouver – A coalition of legal, migrant, and women’s groups are calling for a full, transparent, independent civilian inquiry and inquest into the death of Lucia Vega […]
Appeal of police officer’s conviction for shooting of Bill Gillespie to be heard this morning
Vancouver – This morning the Court of Appeal will hear the appeal of the conviction of RCMP Constable David Pompeo for aggravated assault in the shooting of unarmed Bill Gillespie […]
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 […]
Death in a holding cell; Richmond Mounties’ investigation found no criminal matter
By Kim Pemberton/richmond-news.com Lucia Vega Jimenez was picked up by Transit police in December for not paying her fare. She was placed in a holding cell at YVR, unwatched, to […]
BCCLA: troubling report that CBSA got confidentiality agreement from deceased woman’s family
Vancouver – Josh Paterson, Executive Director of the BC Civil Liberties Association, commented this morning on unconfirmed media reports that the Canada Border Services Agency may have arranged a confidentiality […]
Activists want to know why woman’s death in CBSA custody wasn’t made public for nearly a month
By Jennifer Saltman/theprovince.com Police say the death of a woman who was being held by Canada Border Services Agency last month was not criminal in nature. But civil libertarians remain […]
BCCLA reacts to death of woman in Canada Border Services custody
VANCOUVER – Josh Paterson, Executive Director of the BC Civil Liberties Association, reacted this morning to a report that Lucia Vega JimĂ©nez died while in custody of the Canada Border […]
Man permanently brain injured at hands of RCMP sues police officer and the province
VANCOUVER – On Friday, Robert Wright, a 49 year old First Nations man from Terrace who received a disabling brain injury at the hands of police, filed a civil lawsuit […]