Face SurveillancePolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRIVACYSurveillance & PrivacySurveillance & TechnologyUnreasonable Search & Seizure Montreal Councillor Rotrand’s Initiative to Mandate Accountability & Transparency We support Councillor Rotrand's initiative to mandate public accountability and transparency for surveillance technologies purchased,…Brenda McPhailSeptember 17, 2020
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYIndigenous PeoplePolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityRace, Religion & EthnicityUnreasonable Search & Seizure Ontario Government Revokes Emergency Order The Ontario government has ended police access to a COVID-19 database after CCLA and partners…Abby DeshmanAugust 17, 2020
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYIndigenous PeoplePolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRIVACYRace, Religion & EthnicityUnreasonable Search & Seizure CCLA & Partners Launch Action to Stop Ontario Government’s Disclosure of COVID Status to Police The CCLA has joined with Aboriginal Legal Services (ALS), the Black Legal Action Centre, and…CCLAJuly 16, 2020
Conditions of ConfinementCruel & Unusual PunishmentPRESS RELEASESStrip Searches Class Action Launched re Illegal Strip Searches A major class action is being launched today on behalf of Canadians illegally strip searched…Abby DeshmanJuly 7, 2020
Conditions of ConfinementCOVID-19COVID-19 & PrisonsCRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYIndigenous PeoplePrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionRace, Religion & Ethnicity Coalition Calls on Government to Release COVID Information on Ontario Jails The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will challenge the Government of Nova Scotia’s exceptionally broad injunction limiting…Abby DeshmanJuly 7, 2020
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEDetasking PoliceEQUALITYPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability Stay Off the Grass: COVID-19 and Law Enforcement in Canada The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will challenge the Government of Nova Scotia’s exceptionally broad injunction limiting…Abby DeshmanJune 23, 2020
CRIMINAL JUSTICEDeescalation & Use of ForcePolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability CCLA to Winnipeg Police: Police, and Target Practice in Our Neighbourhoods We have been contacted by Gabriela Aguero, a local resident who was understandably panicked by…Abby DeshmanJune 3, 2020
COVID-19CRIMINAL JUSTICEFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMobilityPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability CCLA Writes to NL: Reconsider Travel Ban and Bill 38 Pursuant to a Special Measure issued by the Chief Medical Officer of Health (Special Measures…CCLAMay 12, 2020
Conditions of ConfinementCOVID-19COVID-19 & PrisonsCRIMINAL JUSTICEPrisons, Jails & Community Supervision CCLA and Partners File Legal Case Against the Correctional Service of Canada The Canadian Civil Liberties Association and its coalition partners have filed a constitutional challenge to…CCLAMay 12, 2020