Calling for a Public Inquiry on Canada’s transfer of Afghan detainees to torture
Yesterday, human rights lawyer and BCCLA Board Member Paul Champ stood with coalition members from across the country to present an open letter in the House of Commons calling for the […]
Rights groups speak out for prof accused in France bombing
By Megan Gillis/cnews.com Published July 4, 2013 OTTAWA— Human rights and civil liberties groups are intervening in a former sociology professor’s bid to block his extradition to France in connection […]
One more birthday in Guantánamo
 *Update* Omar Khadr was finally repatriated to Canada on September 29. Under Canadian law, he will be eligible for release under parole by June 2013. But his return does not mean […]
The Bureaucratization of Misconduct
Earlier this year, Jim Bronskill reported on a series of very disturbing ministerial directives at CSIS relating to the use of information derived from torture and sharing information that could […]
Afghan Detainees: Why the BCCLA is concerned and calling for a public inquiry
June 27, 2012 Update:  The Military Police Complaints Commission (“MPCC”) released its Final Report following its inquiry into the conduct of the military police relating to the transfer of detainees captured […]
History of the BCCLA’s involvement in Afghan Detainee issues
June 27, 2012 Update:  The Military Police Complaints Commission (“MPCC”) released its Final Report following its inquiry into the conduct of the military police relating to the transfer of detainees […]
Surrendered
Last week, Minister of Justice Rob Nicholson ordered the surrender of Hassan Diab to the Republic of France. As readers of these pages will know, Mr. Diab is a Canadian […]
No means no, redux
Just when it looks like the ministerial directives at CSIS couldn’t get more troubling, Jim Bronskill and his Access to Information requests uncover ever more disturbing material. As readers of […]
No means no
Jim Bronskill is reporting today on a December 2010 directive recently obtained under the Access to Information Act, in which Public Safety Minister Vic Toews has apparently informed CSIS that […]
Contrariwise, if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but it isn’t, it ain’t.
Contrariwise, if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but it isn’t, it ain’t. That’s logic. (1) Happy 2012 from the BCCLA National […]
