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Libertés civiles et démocratie
Civil liberties and democracy
Amnesty international Canada: Letter to The Honourable John Baird re the cases of Mohamed Fahmy and Khaled al-Qazzaz in Egypt
Amnesty International Canada 25/06/2014 - Dear Minister Baird, we are writing with an urgent request that you speak out publicly and forcefully with respect to the cases of two prisoners in Egypt with strong Canadian connections: Canadian citizen Mohamed Fahmy and Canadian permanent resident Khaled al-Qazzaz. Mr. Fahmy has been sentenced to a seven year prison sentence and Mr. al-Qazzaz has been held without charge or trial for close to one year. [...] Mr. Fahmy is a Canadian citizen. He is a prisoner of conscience. He has  experienced and continues to experience a range of serious human rights violations. Canada must intervene with a clear demand that he be immediately released. [...] Concerns about Khaled al-Qazzaz' case have also deepened since the time of your visit to Egypt. He will soon mark a full year since his arrest yet he has still not been charged or brought to trial. At a court appearance today his detention was reportedly extended for another 45 days. International human rights standards require detainees to be charged and tried promptly. By any measure one year of detention without charge or trial blatantly violates that fundamentally important obligation. It is of utmost importance that the international community, including Canada, insist that the continuing decline in human rights protection in Egypt end. A strong statement from you, indicating that Canada expects immediate action to restore the full protection of Mr. Fahmy and Mr. al-Qazzaz' rights, is a crucial step towards that vital goal. |
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Liberté de la presse
Press freedom
Editorial: Stephen Harper should have slammed Egypt for jailing Canadian journalist
The Toronto Star 25/06/2014 - Prime Minister Stephen Harper is making Canada, and his Conservative government, look feeble and unprincipled with his milquetoast reaction to the long prison sentence imposed on a Canadian journalist in Egypt, after a shabby trial on bogus charges of trying to destabilize the country. So far all Harper has done is voice "deep concerns" about this travesty of justice, and only on Wednesday - three full days after the sentencing. Nor has he called for the journalist's release. Other world leaders were faster off the mark and fiercer in decrying the assault on press freedom. U.S. President Barack Obama's officials  denounced the "chilling, draconian sentences" imposed on Mohamed Fahmy and two fellow Al-Jazeera journalists, and called for them to be pardoned. Britain's David Cameron was "completely appalled." Australia's Tony Abbott was "shocked ... dismayed ... appalled" and vowed to lobby for their release. [...] Granted, it is never easy to go to bat for Canadians who get into trouble abroad. Dual nationals such as Fahmy can be even harder to help. And sometimes it is best to hold off on the megaphone diplomacy and work the back channels. But if the Harper government couldn't get justice for Fahmy it could at least have loudly decried this vicious injustice. Is this the Tories' self-proclaimed "principled" stance in foreign affairs? To cheer on a coup and look the other way when it abuses one of our citizens? Egypt is reverting to the autocracy it was under Hosni Mubarak, before the Arab Spring swept Mubarak out and Morsi into office. Canadians can see that. So can our close allies. The Harper government disgraces the nation by coddling a violent regime that has nothing but contempt for values we hold dear. Read more - Lire plusLe murmure du CanadaStephen Harper's blasé reaction to Mohamed Fahmy verdict reflects double standard: WalkomFamily of jailed Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy blames Harper for outcome of 'sham' trial in EgyptLe journaliste canadien Mohamed Fahmy condamné à 7 ans de prison en Égypte
La Presse Canadienne 23/06/2014 - Le journaliste canado-égyptien Mohamed Fahmy et ses deux collègues emprisonnés au Caire depuis six mois pour des accusations de terrorisme ont tous été condamnés, lundi, par un tribunal égyptien. Les trois hommes ont été reconnus coupables d'avoir soutenu les Frères musulmans. M. Fahmy et son collègue australien Peter Greste écopent de sept  ans de prison, tandis que leur collègue égyptien aussi à l'emploi du réseau Al-Jazira, Baher Mohamed, se voit imposer une peine de 10 ans. Arrêtés le 29 décembre, les trois journalistes ont été accusés d'offrir une plateforme aux Frères musulmans, le parti de l'ancien président déchu Mohamed Morsi, considéré comme une organisation terroriste par le gouvernement égyptien. On les a accusés d'avoir diffusé de fausses images pour porter atteinte à la sécurité nationale en Égypte. Les journalistes ont toujours répété qu'ils ne faisaient que leur travail. Lire plusGlobe editorial - In Egypt, a Canadian found guilty of the crime of -- journalismEgypt president refuses pardon for journalistsJournalistes emprisonnés en Égypte : le président Al-Sissi n'interviendra pasAl-Jazeera journalists' stiff sentences prompt international outrage at EgyptVague d'appuis aux journalistes emprisonnés en Égypte9 ludicrous pieces of evidence used in Egypt to jail Al Jazeera journalists, from Gotye to sheep farming |
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Citoyenneté, immigration et droits des réfugié.es
Citizenship, immigration & refugee rights
Citoyenneté : la poursuite de Galati déposée
Le Devoir 26/06/2014 - Le gouvernement avait été averti. Voilà que l'avocat torontois Rocco Galati passe à l'action. La réforme, par les conservateurs, de la Loi sur la citoyenneté est officiellement contestée en Cour fédérale. M. Galati poursuit le gouverneur général, le ministre de l'Immigration, Chris Alexander, et le ministre de la Justice, Peter MacKay. Dans son avis de contestation, déposé à  la Cour fédérale hier, l'avocat argue que le gouverneur général, David Johnston, a outrepassé son « autorité constitutionnelle » en offrant la sanction royale au projet de loi C-24 jeudi dernier. Le gouvernement a fait de même, en permettant de révoquer la citoyenneté de citoyens canadiens nés au pays. La Constitution permet seulement au Parlement de faire des lois sur « la naturalisation et les aubains », plaide M. Galati dans des documents déposés en Cour fédérale. Read more - Lire plusBill C-24, Tories' Citizenship Act faces first of 2 expected constitutional challengesLe journaliste condamné en Égypte ne perdra pas sa citoyenneté canadienneMohamed Fahmy's Canadian citizenship won't be stripped: PMOAustralia - Bishop vows to tear up terrorist passports |
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US Supreme Court makes sweeping endorsement of digital privacy
The Washington Post 25/06/2014 - The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday that police generally must obtain a warrant before searching the cellphone of someone they arrest, saying it was applying to modern technology the same privacy rights that date back to the nation's birth. Modern cellphones "hold for many Americans the privacies of life," Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote, in a sweeping opinion that seemed to  contain warnings about the government's ability to monitor the private lives of its citizens. "The fact that technology now allows an individual to carry such information in his hand does not make the information any less worthy of the protection for which the Founders fought," he wrote. Roberts said that in most cases when police seize a cellphone from a suspect, the answer is simple: "Get a warrant." At oral argument, the court seemed divided on the cases. But they united behind soaring language from Roberts about privacy concerns in the digital era at a time when government surveillance programs dominate headlines and the cellphones that 90 percent of Americans carry contain sensitive information and a record of their whereabouts.
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Liste d'interdiction de vol
No fly list
Federal judge says US no-fly list rules are unconstitutional
RT 24/06/2014 - A federal judge in Oregon said Tuesday that the rules surrounding the use of a no-fly list managed by the United States government violates the constitutional rights of the US citizens included therein. District Judge Anna Brown's ruling this week will now force the government to fine-tune its procedures for handling requests from flyers who want to know if they're included on that list and find ways for them to be removed if such is the case. Judge Brown's decision was made in response to a complaint filed  by 13 Muslim-Americans who have been anything but successful with regards to having their name removed from the no-fly list and thus being unable to enjoy air travel above and around the US. In 2010, the American Civil Liberties Union filed suit on their behalf. Because the procedure for getting removed from that list is so marred and, according to Judge Brown, "wholly ineffective," she wrote in her decision this week that its existence in its current form violates the constitutional rights of those affected. "The court concludes international travel is not a mere convenience or luxury in this modern world. Indeed, for many international travel is a necessary aspect of liberties sacred to members of a free society," Brown wrote. "Accordingly, on this record the court concludes plaintiffs inclusion on the no-fly list constitutes a significant deprivation of their liberty interests in international travel," Brown said.
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Autres nouvelles - More news
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Anti-terrorist legislation
Législation antiterroriste
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Border controls
Contrôles à la frontière
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Criminalization of dissent
Criminalisation de la dissidence
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Drones
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Guantanamo
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Guerre au terrorisme
War on terror
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Liberté de la presse
Press freedom
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Mass surveillance around the world
Surveillance globale dans le monde
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Militarisation
Militarization
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Primauté du droit
Rule of law
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State secrecy
Secret d'état
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Suppression de la dissidence
Suppresion of dissent
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Surveillance
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Terrorism cases
Procès pour terrorisme
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Les opinions exprimées ne reflètent pas nécessairement les positions de la CSILC - The views expressed do not necessarily reflect the positions of ICLMG
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Action
Free Khaled Al-Qazzaz
Khaled Al-Qazzaz has been detained without charge for almost a year in Egypt. Download and print the postcards below asking John Baird, Canadian Minister of  Foreign Affairs, and Prime Minister Stephen Harper to call the President of Egypt and demand that Khaled Al-Qazzaz be immediately released and reunited with his family. |
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Action
Egypt must release journalists and protect freedom of expression
Send a message to Minister of Justice Nayer Abdel-Moneim Othman calling on the Egyptian authorities to release Mohamed Fahmy and his Al Jazeera colleagues immediately and unconditionally.
Sign and share the petition now! |
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Action
Egypte - Arrêtez cette exécution de masse - Stop the mass execution
En Égypte, une parodie de justice vient de condamner à mort 528 personnes. C'est certainement la plus grande décision d'exécution de masse de notre siècle, et un seul homme peut arrêter ce massacre.
Sign and share the petition now!
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Action
Signez la déclaration Protéger notre vie privée maintenant
Le gouvernement est sur le point d'adopter le projet de loi C-13 qui assure une immunité aux entreprises de télécommunications lorsque celles-ci donnent nos informations privées aux autorités, même quand ces dernières n'ont pas de mandat.
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Action
Donate to the
We Are Jose campaign!
Jose and Ivania Figueroa came to Canada as refugees from El Salvador in 1997, and have since raised a family here. Jose has had to fight an unjust deportation order for the past four years, and was forced to seek sanctuary in a local church so as not to be separated from his family. Let's raise enough money to cover their legal costs and give them hope that they will not be torn apart!
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Lecture
Nouvelle revue de la LDL sur la surveillance des populations
La Ligue des droits et libertés lance cette semaine le numéro de printemps 2014 de sa revue Droits et libertés. Dans un contexte où les révélations d'Edward Snowden ont suscité un débat public salutaire sur la mise en place d'un système de surveillance des populations, ce numéro vise à apporter un éclairage  supplémentaire sur l'évolution des enjeux de surveillance et de protection de la vie privée et des renseignements personnels, leurs implications en matière de démocratie et de droits humains ainsi que les perspectives en termes de résistance et alternatives. Deux articles ont été rédigés par Roch Tassé, coordonnateur national de la CSILC, et Anne Dagenais Guertin, coordonnatrice aux communications et à la recherche de la CSILC. |
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What is the News Digest? Qu'est-ce que la Revue de l'actualité?
The News Digest is ICLMG's weekly publication of news articles, events, calls to action and much more regarding national security, anti-terrorism, and civil liberties. The ICLMG is a national coalition of thirty-eight Canadian civil society organizations that was established in the aftermath of the September, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States. +++
La revue de l'actualité est notre publication hebdomadaire de nouvelles, d'évènements, d'appels à l'action, et beaucoup plus, entourant la sécurité nationale, la lutte au terrorisme, et les libertés civiles. La CSILC est une coalition nationale de 38 organisations de la société civile canadienne qui a été créée suite aux attentats terroristes de septembre 2001 aux États-Unis.
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