Human rights protections for trans Canadians: no more delays!
Bill C-279, the “Gender Identity Bill,” has been hung up in the Senate since October 2013, and it looks like further delay is inevitable. Media reports indicate that the […]
Accountability now
This morning, a veritable who’s who of Canada’s leading jurists and public officials issued a powerful statement calling for robust national security review and oversight. This case for accountability […]
Avis aux médias: Des groupes de défense des droits de la personne accueillent favorablement la déclaration d’éminents Canadiens et Canadiennes demandant des mécanismes de contrôle et d’examen des activités de sécurité nationale
19 février 2015 Pour diffusion immédiate Ce matin, un groupe de 22 éminents Canadiens et Canadiennes, comprenant d’anciens premiers ministres, ministres de la Justice, solliciteurs généraux, juges de la Cour […]
RELEASE: Rights groups welcome statement from eminent Canadians calling for review and oversight of national security activities
For immediate release Today, a group of 22 eminent Canadians, comprised of former Prime Ministers, Ministers of Justice, Ministers of Public Safety, Solicitors General, Supreme Court of Canada Justices, and […]
Media Advisory: Supreme Court of Canada to hear human smuggling case
For immediate release Ottawa – The Supreme Court of Canada will hear arguments in a series of cases concerning provisions in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) relating to […]
Supreme Court closes physician-assisted dying debate
Originally published by Impact Ethics and reproduced with permission. J.S. Russell and D.A. Browne discuss the Supreme Court of Canada’s historic decision to strike down the ban on physician-assisted dying. […]
RELEASE: BCCLA files to appeal campus free speech decision of the BC Supreme Court
VANCOUVER (13 February 2015) – The BC Civil Liberties Association is asking the BC Court of Appeal to hear its lawsuit challenging restrictions on campus free speech. The BCCLA and […]
RELEASE – One year after Lucía Vega Jiménez’s death, rights organizations condemn federal failure to make CBSA accountable
Immigration detainees still at risk, say groups VANCOUVER and MONTRÉAL (February 12, 2015) – A year after Canadians learned of the death of Lucía Vega Jiménez in immigration detention, human […]
Avis aux médias: L’ALCCB gagne sa cause historique sur la mort digne devant la Court suprême du Canada
Dans une décision d’envergure historique qui met fin à la jurisprudence établie depuis 20 ans, la Cour suprême du Canada a confirmé aujourd’hui que les Canadiennes et Canadiens ont le […]
RELEASE: BCCLA wins historic death with dignity case at Supreme Court of Canada
In an historic blockbuster decision that breaks with a 20-year-old legal precedent, the Supreme Court of Canada confirmed today that Canadians have the constitutional right to choose medical assistance […]
