Prisoners' Rights

Issues in Prisoners' Rights

• Solitary Confinement

Document “We Have No Rights”: Arbitrary Imprisonment and Cruel Treatment of Migrants with Mental Health Issues in Canada

Posted on July 22, 2016

Topic: Human Rights, Prisoners' Rights

Type: Policy Submissions

News Release Media Release: Coroner’s inquest begins into death in solitary confinement

Posted on July 18, 2016

Topic: Prisoners' Rights, Solitary Confinement

Post Yet another reason to oppose mandatory minimum sentences

Posted on January 20, 2016

Topic: Criminal, Prisoners' Rights, Sentencing

News Release Media Advisory: BCCLA argues at the Supreme Court of Canada about unconstitutionality of mandatory minimum drug sentence

Posted on January 12, 2016

Topic: Criminal, Due Process, Human Rights, Prisoners' Rights

News Release Media Advisory: BC Civil Liberties Association to challenge criminal sentencing laws at Supreme Court of Canada

Posted on December 1, 2015

Topic: Prisoners' Rights

Post Drug policy and human rights: concerns mounting

Posted on May 23, 2015

Topic: Anti-Prohibition, Drug Policy, Harm Reduction, HIV, Human Rights, Patients' Rights, Prisoners' Rights

News Release Media advisory: Supreme Court of Canada to rule in mandatory minimum cases

Posted on April 13, 2015

Topic: Criminal, Democratic Rights, Human Rights, Prisoners' Rights, Sentencing

Event Amnesty International UBC: Taking a Stand Against Torture Panel

Posted on February 16, 2015

Topic: Human Rights, Prisoners' Rights, Solitary Confinement, Torture

Event Inside Kingston Penitentiary: Conversation and book launch with Geoffrey James and Michael Jackson

Posted on February 2, 2015

Topic: Human Rights, Prisoners' Rights, Solitary Confinement

Post Solitary confinement on trial

Posted on January 26, 2015

Topic: Human Rights, Prisoners' Rights, Solitary Confinement