Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
Human rights lawyers with the Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) are celebrating the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision today in the case of BC Human Rights Tribunal v. Schrenk. The Court confirmed that […]
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
New report finds disturbing rights violations in BC’s mental health detention system
BC is violating the rights of people in mental health detention, according to a report released today by the Community Legal Assistance Society: […]
CLAS, BCPIAC, West Coast LEAF, CCPA-BC and the Poverty and Human Rights Centre have made submissions to the government in support of a common vision for the BC Human Rights Commission.
CLAS’ Submissions can be downloaded here.
Vancouver, Coast Salish […]
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
#JusticeReformBC: Broad coalition of legal organizations calling for significant reform to British Columbia’s justice system
Pivot Legal Society, Community Legal Assistance Society, BC Civil Liberties Association, and West Coast LEAF are calling on […]
CLAS is co-sponsoring a talk by Ted Clugston, the mayor of Medicine Hat. He adopted the Housing First model to assist his city’s homeless population and has become a significant proponent of that […]
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
If you are being harassed at work, you may not have the right to file a human rights complaint, because it all depends on who is harassing you.
A case being appealed to the […]
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
In addition to direct legal services and public education, CLAS uses its expertise to advocate for systemic law reform. We work with community and advocacy groups to develop concrete […]
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
In response to a human rights complaint, the Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation announced yesterday that it will end the practice of clawing back Employment Insurance (EI) maternity and […]
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
Two individuals and the Council of Canadians with Disabilities filed a legal action in the BC Supreme Court today to challenge a BC law that forces psychiatric treatment on people without their consent. […]
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
CLAS believes that people with mental illness have the right to participate meaningfully in their own treatment and recovery. However, British Columbia’s mental health laws deprive all involuntary patients — including patients living in the […]
