DisabilityEQUALITYPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status Constitutional Rights of Kingston Encampment Residents Must be Respected TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association,…Harini SivalangamSeptember 16, 2024
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status Yukon Court Strikes Down Parts of SCAN Act as Unconstitutional Infringement on Security of the Person TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association,…CCLASeptember 5, 2024
EQUALITYLGBTQ2S+PRESS RELEASESYouth CCLA Argues Notwithstanding Clause Should Not Limit Democratic Accountability and Protection of Marginalized Groups TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, made…CCLAAugust 26, 2024
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
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & Ethnicity CCLA Intervening in S.D. v District School Board of Niagara TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association,…CCLAAugust 7, 2024
EQUALITYLGBTQ2S+ Canadian Civil Liberties Association Granted Leave to Intervene in Saskatchewan v UR Pride TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, made…CCLAJuly 29, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYPRESS RELEASES CCLA granted leave to intervene at Supreme Court of Canada to Ensure Fairness and Impartiality at Inmates’ Disciplinary Hearings TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association,…CCLAJuly 23, 2024
EDUCATIONLGBTQ2S+PRESS RELEASES European Court of Human Rights Rules That Termination of Trans Parent’s Foster Care Agreement Violates Family Rights in Russian Case TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Director of Equality at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, made the following statement:…CCLAJuly 15, 2024
DisabilityEQUALITYPRESS RELEASES CCLA Argues Before the Ontario Court of Appeal to Protect the Rights of Workers With Disabilities TORONTO - Pro bono lawyers representing the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will be appearing…CCLAJune 17, 2024
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESRefugees & Immigration CCLA Urges Senators to Support Passage of Bill S-235 CCLA strongly encourage the Honourable Senators to support the passage of Bill S-235 at third…Harini SivalangamJune 11, 2024