The International Civil Liberties Group welcomes the announcement of federal funding for redress system to address false positives in Canada’s Passenger Protect Program, better known as the No Fly List. “With today’s promise of funding, we hope that we will see a swift solution put in place to protect travellers from undue delays, interrogations and … Read more
After a decade-long ordeal, French judges have dropped all allegations against Canadian Hassan Diab and ordered his immediate release. “We are overjoyed for Hassan, his partner Rania, and their two children, that this ordeal is finally coming to a close,” said Tim McSorley, national coordinator with the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group. “That Hassan Diab … Read more
While the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group welcomes the announcement that ministerial directions on information linked to mistreatment and torture have been expanded to include Global Affairs Canada, the Canadian Armed Forces, the Communications Security Establishment and the Department of National Defence, the coalition continues to express its concern that the directions do not draw a hard … Read more
“Bill C-23, as it stands, will significantly weaken Canadians’ rights when travelling to the United States. Canadian parliamentarians have acknowledged this, and yet they say their hands are tied because of an agreement with the United States. The result is that parliamentarians are knowingly throwing Muslim and racialized groups under the bus,” said Pantea Jafari … Read more
The new Ministerial Direction on Avoiding Complicity in Mistreatment by Foreign Entities falls short on fulfilling the goal of preventing the sharing, requesting or use of information tied to torture. “Canada has made obligations under international agreements to in no way support torture, and has made public statements to that effect. This includes when it comes to information … Read more
Over 35 organisations and individuals from across Canadian civil society issued a joint letter to government that lays out overarching concerns with Bill C-59, An Act respecting national security matters. Bill C-59 makes some meaningful and necessary improvements to Canada’s national security regime, but it fails to reverse the legacy of its unpopular predecessor, Bill … Read more
The International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group is expressing extreme concern over the shocking allegations of Islamophobia, homophobia, racism and sexism in the workplace brought by five Canadian Security and Intelligence Service employees. The coalition is calling on the Liberal government to open an immediate investigation to examine both these allegations, as well as a possible culture … Read more
“While Canada is in great need of a mechanism to allow parliamentarians to review national security activities, we are disappointed that the Senate did not take action to improve Bill C-22,” says Tim McSorley, national coordinator of the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group. Bill C-22 passed third reading in the Senate on June 20, 2017. … Read more
Civil liberties groups are expressing shock that Canadian MPs say they are unable to strengthen protections when traveling to the U.S. because of an agreement signed between the countries’ government. “Regardless of a document signed between two countries, if you believed that the rights of Canadians are being weakened, you must do something,” says Tim … Read more
A trio of national civil liberties groups is calling on a parliamentary committee to implement changes to the Preclearance Act, 2016, known as C-23, to ensure Canadians are not at risk of human rights violations. The International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group, the National Council of Canadian Muslims, and the Canadian Muslim Lawyers Association submitted joint recommendations to … Read more
