From the Toronto G20 to the Occupy movement, the widespread (and continuing) protests in Quebec and the nation-wide Idle No More actions, individuals in Canada have been participating in their democracy through diverse and creative expressive acts. As a society we have also witnessed a range of government and police responses to these grassroots movements. [...]
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UN Special Rapporteur Says it’s Time for Accountability and Truth on Extraordinary Renditions & Torture MARCH 6, 2013 – Yesterday before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Mr. Ben Emmerson, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, presented his report setting [...] February 22, 2013 IMMEDIATE RELEASE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT FACES ALLEGATIONS OF DISCRIMINATION TOWARDS FIRST NATIONS CHILDREN AT CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL On February 25, 2013, the Government of Canada will appear before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to face 14 weeks of hearings to determine if its flawed and inequitable First Nations child and family services program is [...] HALIFAX, NS Feb. 5, 2013 – Today, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) and law firm McInnes Cooper announced a formal working relationship to advance civil liberties in Atlantic Canada. McInnes Cooper will provide pro bono counsel to CCLA on civil liberty cases consistent with the firm’s areas of legal expertise, as well as participate [...] The Canadian Civil Liberties Association denounces the designation of a group of Romanian asylum seekersas “irregular arrivals.” The use of the controversial provision exposes the group of asylum seekers to detention and discrimination in access to citizenship, family reconciliation even in the context where they would obtain refugee status. Earlier this year, CCLA spoke out to suggest that [...] |
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