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Immigration and refugee rights
AI - Open letter to the Honourable Vic Toews
Amnesty International 21/03/2013 - Amnesty International is deeply concerned that filming and broadcasting immigration raids may endanger the lives of some of the people in question, as well as those of their families. Some of the individuals who are filmed in the course of these raids might have attempted to seek asylum in the past, or  may be intending to seek refugee protection in the future. If such individuals are subsequently removed from Canada, they may face an even greater risk upon return to the countries they were fleeing, because of the publicity of their case through the television broadcast. This risk could also apply to family members who are deported, or who had remained in the country of origin. In AI's view, because of the possible presence of refugee claimants or other individuals who may face a risk of human rights violations in their country of origin, filming and broadcasting immigration raids is inherently and unpredictably dangerous.
Read moreCivil liberties watchdog files formal complaint against CBSA's use of Reality TV
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Privacy
Police will need wiretap authority to snoop on private text messages, Supreme Court rules
The Canadian Press 19/03/2013 - The Supreme Court of Canada says police need wiretap authority, not just a search warrant, to snoop on cellphone text messages as part of criminal  investigations. In a 5-2 decision, the court has sided with wireless giant Telus and quashed a general warrant that had forced the company to turn over all texts to police. The case arises from a warrant the Ontario Superior Court granted to police in Owen Sound, Ont., that ordered Telus to turn over texts from two of its customers. The warrant forced the company to email police a copy of the customers' texts every day for two weeks, unbeknownst to the owners of the phones. Telus appealed to the Supreme Court after losing its initial bid to quash the warrant.
Read moreToronto Star editorial: Supreme Court is right to upholds texters' privacy
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Iraq: 10 years later
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War on terror
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Rule of law
Statutes of limitations are expiring on some Bush crimes
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Access to information
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Anti-terrorism laws
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Aviation security
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Border security
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Guantanamo
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Immigration and refugee rights
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Internet freedom
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National security
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No-fly lists
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Racism
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State secrecy
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Surveillance and privacy
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Terrorism
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War in Mali
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War on terror
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Miscellaneous
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About us
The ICLMG is a national coalition of thirty-nine Canadian civil society organizations that was established in the aftermath of the September, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States. You will find in this News Digest news articles, events, calls to action and much more regarding national security, anti-terrorism, civil liberties and other issues related to the mandate and concerns of ICLMG and its member organizations. 
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Take action
Deportation is not entertainment! Cancel the reality show Border Security
Dozens of people were interrogated, arrested, and detained by the Canadian Border Services Agency. One of them was my husband. Shockingly, some of these traumatic experiences were filmed for a reality TV show "Border Security" which airs on National Geographic Channel. Sign the petition to urge National Geographic Channel and Force Four Entertainment, to cancel the show "Border Security" immediately.
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Take action
Donate to the legal fund for Mohamed Mahjoub
The security certificate process was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of Canada in the 2007 Charkaoui ruling. A new certificate was issued against Mr. Mahjoub in February 2008 under this new process and he was forced to begin the process all over again. The Federal Court has not yet ruled on the 'reasonability' of the new certificate against him. In the context of these new security certificate proceedings, Mr. Mahjoub was subject to an unprecedented violation of his rights. The present fund-raising initiative is aimed at obtaining a permanent stay of the unfair proceedings against him in light of this unprecedented violation.
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Take action
"Hundred for Hassan" Campaign
Hassan will be put in prison if he does not pay his "creditor" - in this case, the Canadian government - $2,000 per month for the cost of his own surveillance. We invite you to be one of 100 people who care about due process and the presumption of innocence and oppose abusive extradition proceedings, by pledging $20 per month or more to share the cost of Dr. Diab's oppressive burden. This is our way of taking a public stand and saying, "This is just wrong."
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Bush administration wanted above all else, which was to publicly endorse the invasion by joining the "coalition of the willing." Notwithstanding Chrétien's claims, this wasn't because he distrusted Bush's pre-war intelligence or because of any moral principle. Rather, the Liberal government refused to join the "coalition of the willing" because hundreds of thousands of Canadians took to the streets against the war, particularly in Quebec. With the biggest demonstrations taking place in Montréal and Quebecers strongly opposed to the war, the federal government feared that openly endorsing the invasion would boost the sovereignist Parti Québecois vote in the next provincial election.
Committee heard testimony on the need for a new and improved law authorizing the president to use lethal force against a new and changeable set of terrorist groups. This week, Republican Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee announced 
