Arbitrary DetentionCRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYMAJOR CASES & REPORTSPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityRace, Religion & EthnicityRacial Profiling Racial Profiling on Trial: an Update from the Frontlines Last year the CCLA became involved in a constitutional challenge to the laws that grant…Abby DeshmanJune 28, 2022
Conditions of ConfinementCRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASESPrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionPRIVACYSearch & SeizureSearch & SeizureSurveillance & PrivacyUnreasonable Search & Seizure Canadian Civil Liberties Association launches constitutional challenge to Ontario’s strip search law The Canadian Civil Liberties Association and a woman with personal experience have launched a major…Abby DeshmanJune 20, 2022
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASES Black Legal Action Centre & Canadian Civil Liberties Association React to TPS Report Today, the Prison Pandemic Papers were launched online, making available previously unpublished government records.CCLAJune 15, 2022
Arbitrary DetentionCRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & EthnicityRacial Profiling Trial Begins in Major Constitutional Challenge Targeting Racial Profiling The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is joining with a diverse group of civil society…CCLAMay 30, 2022
CRIMINAL JUSTICEDevice SearchesFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRIVACYSearch & SeizureUnreasonable Search & Seizure Applying the Charter Outside of Canada Does the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms apply to the actions of law enforcement…Cara ZwibelMay 16, 2022
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRIVACYSearch & SeizureUnreasonable Search & Seizure SCC Rules on Constitutionality of Post-Arrest Searches of Houses On Friday April 8 the Supreme Court released its ruling in R v Stairs, a…Abby DeshmanApril 12, 2022
CRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingIndigenous PeopleSentencing CCLA Argues Against Discriminatory, Overly Punitive Criminal Code Provisions at the Supreme Court Many parts of our criminal law sweep too many people into punitive regimes, creating adverse…Abby DeshmanMarch 29, 2022
CRIMINAL JUSTICECruel & Unusual PunishmentFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionSentencing CCLA Argues for Basic Human Dignity as Fundamental Value in Criminal-Penal System Before the Supreme Court Eliminating all hope of release by revisiting a person's incarceration in light of personal change…Abby DeshmanMarch 29, 2022
CRIMINAL JUSTICECruel & Unusual PunishmentFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingSentencing Upholding the Right to be Free From Cruel and Unusual Punishment at the Supreme Court CCLA appears before the Supreme Court of Canada in two cases, R v Hills and…Abby DeshmanMarch 22, 2022
Conditions of ConfinementCOVID-19COVID-19 & PrisonsCRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASESPrisons, Jails & Community Supervision Prison Pandemic Papers Documenting Impact of COVID-19 in Jails, Prisons & Penitentiaries Across Canada Launched Today, the Prison Pandemic Papers were launched online, making available previously unpublished government records.CCLAMarch 8, 2022