CRIMINAL JUSTICEDisabilityEQUALITYFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionSentencing CCLA Intervening Before Supreme Court to Ensure Fairness in Sentencing for Individuals with Mental Health Conditions or Cognitive Disabilities The CCLA has been granted leave to intervene before the Supreme Court of Canada in…Shakir RahimAugust 20, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEDevice SearchesPRESS RELEASESPRIVACYReasonable Expectations of PrivacySearch & SeizureSearch & Seizure CCLA on R. v. Pike and Scott TORONTO — Shakir Rahim, Director of the Criminal Justice Program of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association,…CCLAAugust 12, 2024
Conditions of ConfinementCRIMINAL JUSTICEPrisons, Jails & Community Supervision CCLA Calls on Government of Ontario to Apologize for Soleiman Faqiri’s Death The CCLA echoes the call of the Faqiri family for the Government of Ontario to…Shakir RahimMay 16, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionRight to Reasonable Bail CCLA releases major report on bail system in Canada CCLA is releasing its latest report on the bail system in Canada today, Still Failing:…CCLAFebruary 26, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPRESS RELEASESPresumption of InnocencePrisons, Jails & Community Supervision CCLA Reacts to Bill C-48 TORONTO — Shakir Rahim, Director of Criminal Justice for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA), reacted…CCLAMay 17, 2023
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionRight to Reasonable Bail Responding to Recent Calls for Bail Reform How does Canada's bail system operate? Are we doing a good job protecting public safety?…CCLAFebruary 2, 2023
CRIMINAL JUSTICECruel & Unusual PunishmentFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPrisons, Jails & Community Supervision Supreme Court Maintains Importance of Proportionality in Criminal Sentencing The CCLA welcomes the Supreme Court of Canada’s decisions in R v. Hills and R.…Cara ZwibelJanuary 27, 2023
Conditions of ConfinementCRIMINAL JUSTICEDeaths in CustodyPrisons, Jails & Community Supervision New Report Released: Ontario Deaths in Custody on the Rise Despite a declining provincial custody population, deaths in custody in Ontario are increasing at an…CCLADecember 20, 2022
CTV News: Denying bail to reduce B.C. crime a ‘dangerous’ proposition: Canadian Civil Liberties Association https://bc.ctvnews.ca/denying-bail-to-reduce-b-c-crime-a-dangerous-proposition-canadian-civil-liberties-association-1.6108211
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionSentencing No, Longer Prison Sentences do not Reduce Crime Over 100 criminologists, social scientists, legal academics and civil society organizations have signed a letter…Abby DeshmanSeptember 16, 2022