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    BCCLA newsletter

    The Democratic Commitment contains updates on BCCLA work and analysis of current issues. Members receive a mailed copy.

     

     

    2011  
    Summer >>  
    Secrecy, police prosecutions and justice
    Solitary confinement
    Facial recognition technology
    Litigation summary

     
    2010  
    Summer >> Fall >>
    End of police self-investigation is near
    Guarding the guardians - who's watching the police?
    UN Watchlist
    CCTV in schools
    Government and citizens' heatlh records
    Litigation summary
    Missing women inquiry
    Evidence derived from torture
    Money damages for rights violations
    Smash a grab police searches
    Frank Paul inquiry
    Afghan prison torture case
    Free speech at UVIC
    Internet defamation
    Polygamy
    2009
    Summer >> Fall >>
    Top 5 BCCLA policy victories
    Membership Conference
    Privacy: Why it's Important and How to Protect It
    Defending right to counsel
    Opposing restrictions on free speech
    Protecting the safe injection facility

    Olympics
    Torture Hearings
    Arresting Homeless
    Lawful Access
    Legal cases
       
    2008
    Summer >> Fall >>
    Braidwood Inquiry - Tasers
    Patient Privacy - Electronic Health Records
    Frank Paul Inquiry
    Omar Khadr
    Illegal Strip Search
    BDSM

    BCCLA constitution
    Police complaint procedure
    Medical records on the internet
    Rights of homeless
    Warrantless searches
    EMasry and Habib v. Rogers Publishing
       
    2007
    Summer >> Fall >>
    Torture in Afghanistan
    Iacobucci Inquiry
    Project Civil City
    Private Security Reform
    Lost Canadians
    Age of Consent
    Campaign for Open Government
    Student Privacy Protections
    Advertising on Public Transit
    Ian Bush Complaint

    Deaths In-Custody
    Replacing Paul Kennedy
    Linda Bush Experience
    Michael Byers
    Iacobucci Inquiry
    Database By-Law Struck Down


       
    2006
    Summer >> Fall >>
    Police Accountability
    In-Custody Deaths
    Video Surveillance in Public Places
    Private Sector Privacy Law Enforcement
    Security Certificate Cases
    Discrimination Due to Minority Sexual Practice
    Campaign for Open Government
    Travel and Security Post 9/11
    Arar Vindicated
    Prevention of Torture Act
    Confidentiality and Patients' Rights
    RFID

       
    2005
    Summer >> Fall >>
    Civil Liberties Ombudsman
    Police Accountability
    Lawful Access
    Child Pornography Laws
    Drug Recognition Expert Proposals
    Solicitation Laws
    No-Fly Lists
    Customers' Personal Information
    Anti-Terrorism Act
    RCMP National Security Teams
    Private Sector Collecting Information
    for Police
    Safe Streets Act
    Media Ban re: Private Prosecution of
    Geo. Bush
    Translink's No Advertising Policy
       
    2004
    Summer >> Fall >>
    Judicial Appointments to Supreme Court
    Abbotsford School Board and Drug Offences
    Same Sex Marriage
    Strip Searches
    Safe Streets Act
    Muslim Voices Project

    Carol Gwilt - The Morgentaller of Dope
    Protection of Habeas Corpus
    Free Speech: Kempling Case
    U.S. Patriot Act
    Safe Streets Act
    Abbotsford School Considers Use of
    Drug Dogs
    Tasers
    Maher Arar
    Library Protectons
    No-Fly Lists

       
    2003
    Summer >> Fall >>
    Spy Cameras in School
    Surry School Board Book Ban
    Private Sector Privacy Legislation
    Sexual Morality Laws
    Free Speech: Kempling Case
    Civil Rights and Christian Faith
    Marijuana Decriminalization
    RCMP Complaints
    Democracy, The Rule of Law and
    Judicial Activism
    Strip Searches
    Child Porn Bill
    Decriminilization of Marijuana Bill
    National ID Cards
    Richmond Schools' Video Surveillance Policy
    Video on Translink Buses
    Same Sex Marriage
    RCMP Informant Information
       
    2002
    Summer >> Fall >>
    Public Safety Act
    Safe Injection Sites
    Canada's Drug Policy
    Rights of Sexual Minorities
    Video Surveillance in Kelowna
    Castration and Sterilization of Mentally Challenged People
    Federal Prisoners Win Right to Vote
    Riot at the Hyatt - Protests Against PM Chretien
    Little Sisters Back in Court
    TV Cameras in Courts
    Human Rights Reforms
    DNA Database
    Canada Customs Database
    Travel For Canadians of Middle Eastern
    Origin
    Marijuana Laws
       
    2001
    Summer >> Fall >>
    Freedom of Religion and Equality - Trinity Western
    Distributing Flyers on Translink Property
    Child Pornography - Robin Sharpe
    Anti-SLAPP Legislation
    Drug Courts
    Sexual Offender Registry
    Anti-Terroism Bill Threat to Civil Liberties
    Spy Cameras
    Possession of Marijuana
    Prisoners' Right to Vote
    Surrey School Board's Same Sex Parents
    Book Ban
    Anti-SLAPP Legislation Repealed
    Secure Care Act Repealed
       
    2000
    Summer >> Fall >>
    Little Sisters
    New Threats to Campus Free Speech
    Banning Controversial Groups from Public Spaces
    Discriminatory Speech
    Surrey School Board Book Ban
    Proposed Youth Criminal Justice Act
    Secure Care Legislation
    Video Surveillance Increasing
    Protection of Public Participation Act
    Police Criminal Liability
    StasCan Health Survey Threatens Privacy
    Decriminalizing Marijuana
    Abortion Bubble Zones
       
    1999
    Summer >>  
    Video Surveillance in Public Places
    Police Searches for Alcohol
    Detention of Anti-Serb Protesters
    Little Sisters
    Surrey School Board Book Ban
    APEC Hearings
    B.C. Election Act