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 […]
BCCLA’s proposed recommendations for jury in LucĂa Vega JimĂ©nez Inquest
The BCCLA has submitted proposed recommendations for consideration by the jury in the Coroner’s Inquest into the in-custody death of LucĂa Vega JimĂ©nez. She was being detained by the Canada […]
UBCIC and BCCLA react to video of Robert Wright’s brutal take-down while in Terrace RCMP cells
VANCOUVER – Coast Salish Territory – Nearly two years after the BCCLA and the Union of BC Indian Chiefs called for the public release of the cellblock videotape of an […]
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 […]
Hard questions for CBSA as coroner’s inquest into in-custody death of LucĂa Vega JimĂ©nez begins
Latin American community groups excluded from participating in the inquest VANCOUVER – Evidence will be heard today at the opening of the coroner’s inquest into the in-custody death of LucĂa […]
CBSA death in custody: BCCLA to seek answers in Coroner’s inquest into death of Lucia Vega Jiménez at YVR
Latin American and migrant groups’ request to participate in the inquest refused Vancouver – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) has been granted participant status at the Coroner’s inquest into […]
Police Record Check Update: BC Government’s Disappointing Response to the Urgent Call for Reform
The last time we blogged about the issue of police record checks, we were calling on the  BC government to immediately enact new laws to prevent the routine disclosure of […]
BCCLA successfully applies to vary publication ban in criminal case that raises alleged concerns about police tactics
Vancouver – The BCCLA appeared in B.C. Supreme Court today to challenge a publication ban order in a case involving a Surrey couple, John Stuart Nuttall and Amanda Korody, who […]
BCCLA reacts to Independent Investigations Office appointing civilian review of Matters case
VANCOUVER – Josh Paterson, Executive Director of the BC Civil Liberties Association, reacted this afternoon to the appointment of a civilian monitor to review its investigation of the shooting death […]