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Dear CCLA supporters, Privacy violations, abusive segregation in prison and discrimination against non-Canadians are the themes for this month’s message. We also celebrate a break-through in Ontario for the protection of freedom of expression and dissent by the enactment of Anti-SLAPP legislation. Read as well on our Gala. CCLA has again this year a full program of [...] Dear CCLA supporters, Welcome to the May edition of the CCLA e-bulletin. In this month’s edition, we first want to invite you to our Celebrating Canada Gala on May 29th in Toronto where we will celebrate the courage of Canadians who stand for civil liberties. It is our main fundraising event. Please come with your friends [...] Can’t make it to our “From Local to International: Challenging Canada’s Human Rights Record at the UN” event? We’ll be live blogging the event today – check it out below! More information about the event can be found here, and more info about CCLA’s submissions to the UPR Process can be found here.
On April 26 Canada will undergo its second Universal Periodic Review (UPR), a unique global accountability process that allows all members of the UN Human Rights Council to review Canada’s compliance with international human rights law. CCLA believes this is an important process and was pleased to participate in a pre-session with states allowing us [...] Dear CCLA supporters, April 4th is Refugee Rights Day in Canada and CCLA’s message for this year is that human rights are for everyone, no matter where someone is born. Fair and just processes must be available to everyone. April 26th is the day that Canada will be asked questions about its commitment to International Human Rights at [...] |
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