Amnesty International UBC: Taking a Stand Against Torture Panel
On March 14, from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, Amnesty International UBC will be holding a public conference. The conference theme will engage Amnesty International’s recently released Human Rights […]
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. […]
SCC to hear case about Foreign State Immunity in torture cases
Ottawa – On Tuesday, March 18, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear arguments in The Estate of Zahra Kazemi et al. v. Iran, et al. The BCCLA is an […]
Omar Khadr Case: A Reality Check
Dennis Edney Q.C. will explain the facts and law behind plans to challenge the Guantánamo Bay ‘conviction’ of Omar Khadr before military and civil courts in the U.S. In October […]
Rights groups speak out for prof accused in France bombing
By Megan Gillis/cnews.com Published July 4, 2013 OTTAWA— Human rights and civil liberties groups are intervening in a former sociology professor’s bid to block his extradition to France in connection […]
One more birthday in Guantánamo
*Update* Omar Khadr was finally repatriated to Canada on September 29. Under Canadian law, he will be eligible for release under parole by June 2013. But his return does not mean […]
The Bureaucratization of Misconduct
Earlier this year, Jim Bronskill reported on a series of very disturbing ministerial directives at CSIS relating to the use of information derived from torture and sharing information that could […]
The BCCLA hosts Jameel Jaffer, Deputy Legal Director at the ACLU
The BC Civil Liberties Association is delighted to host Jameel Jaffer, Deputy Legal Director at the ACLU and Director of the ACLU’s Center for Democracy. Please come and join us […]
Ten Years of Shame
July 27, 2012 marks the ten-year anniversary of Omar Khadr’s capture by American troops in Afghanistan. Ten years since the 15-year old boy from Toronto was taken from a battlefield, […]
46 percent
Today, the BCCLA and Amnesty International Canada renewed calls for the Canadian government to convene a public inquiry into the Afghan detainee scandal, following yesterday’s publication of a report by […]
