The International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group is re-iterated its call for the federal government to ban the RCMP from using facial recognition technology, given the grave findings by the Privacy Commissioner that the federal police agency’s use of facial recognition technology broke the law. “It is completely unacceptable and irresponsible that the RCMP be allowed … Read more
The International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group expressed condolences to the Afzaal and Salman families, their surviving child, the Muslim community in London, Ont., and the broader Muslim community across Canada. “The heinous, hate-based and shocking attack on Sunday night shakes us to the core and is a reminder of how much we must continue to do to … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) must immediately, and in the strongest and clearest terms, speak up for the rights of Canadian Hassan Diab and promise to refuse any potential extradition request from France, said the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group. “With so many troubling issues in the French courts regarding Diab’s case, is impossible to trust that … Read more
The International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group sent a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) and Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair (Scarborough-Southwest, Ont.) expressing concerns witih the government’s recent comments on adding violent white nationalist organizations to Canada’s Terrorist Entities List. While ICLMG applauds the government’s commitment to combatting hate-based violence and fighting against racism and white supremacy, … Read more
The International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group is calling for immediate action by the Canadian government after a French court ruled on Jan. 27 to proceed to trial in the case of Canadian professor Hassan Diab on groundless accusations of terrorism in relation to the bombing of a Paris synagogue in 1980. “This decision is a travesty … Read more
The International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group is deeply concerned by the latest revelations of the RCMP contracting firms to engage in widespread online surveillance and so-called “proactive” identification of threats. “It is completely unacceptable that the RCMP is moving forward with what can only be described as online mass surveillance,” said Tim McSorley, National Coordinator of the ICLMG. … Read more
A recent federal court decision has revealed yet another case of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service engaging in potentially illegal activities to gather intelligence in support of a surveillance warrant. “In less than two months, we have two court decisions revealing CSIS engaged in potentially illegal activities and withheld information from the courts,” said Tim McSorley, … Read more
In an open letter to Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair (Scarborough-Southwest, Ont.), the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group joined other human rights groups to call on the Canadian government to immediately ban on the use of facial recognition surveillance for all federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies. “The use of facial recognition surveillance undermines our freedoms of association, assembly, … Read more
The Liberal government must live up to its word to end all complicity in torture, starting by putting an end to the deportation proceedings against Mohamed Harkat, writes a group of leading human rights and civil society organizations in a new letter to Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair (Scarborough-Southwest, Ont.). Harkat is facing deportation … Read more
The International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group sent an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) calling on him to make the defence and promotion of civil liberties a key priority in the next session of parliament. “When the Canadian government talks about safety and security, it has almost always been in terms of granting more powers … Read more
