Press Release: Rights groups tell Justice Minister that Hassan Diab external review is not enough
OTTAWA – Amnesty International and the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) have written to Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould to express their disappointment with her decision to create an “independent external […]
BCCLA demands public inquiry into Canada’s treatment of Hassan Diab
Amnesty International and the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association wrote to the Government of Canada to express serious concerns with respect to recent revelations regarding the role played by Canadian […]
Nine Things You Need to Know about Bill C-59
Weighing in at a daunting 139 pages, Bill C-59 – the government’s sweeping new proposals for reforms to national security law – include some welcome changes, but also many serious […]
Justice for Hassan Diab
Justice for Hassan Diab: Why has a Canadian professor been abandoned in a French jail and what can we do about it? Hear: Mr. Diab’s Canadian lawyer Don Bayne […]
National Security Accountability – Making it Real
National security accountability – everyone says they want it. But not everyone means the same thing when they use the language of “accountability”. The dangers of ‘faux accountability’ are always […]
The urgent need to end Canada’s complicity in torture — how you can help
The government’s national security consultation Green Paper has been criticized for failing to be explicit about the human rights consequences of abuses in the national security realm. There are an […]
Updated: Our National Security Consultation series
A Different Shade of Green Paper: What the government forgot to mention The federal government recently announced the launch of the much-anticipated National Security Consultation. This is an unprecedented opportunity […]
The “New” CSIS – a de facto Secret Police
Issue: New Powers for CSIS to “Take Measures” Against Threats While a democracy can incorporate the need for an intelligence agency to operate with considerable secrecy, there is no […]
BCCLA reacts to national security consultation announcement
VANCOUVER – Today, the B.C. Civil Liberties Association reacted to the federal government’s announcement of the much anticipated national security review public consultation. Micheal Vonn, Policy Director for the […]
The Secret Trial 5: film screening and panel discussion (Vancouver)
Carmen K. M. Cheung, Senior Counsel at the BC Civil Liberties Association, and the filmmakers of The Secret Trial 5 will engage in a panel discussion following a screening of […]