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Législation antiterroriste
Anti-terror legislation
C-51: des commissaires tirent la sonnette d'alarmeLa Presse 24/04/2015 - Devant le comité sénatorial de la sécurité nationale, hier, ces commissaires ont fait état de ressources insuffisantes, de l'interdiction de mener des enquêtes communes, de l'impossibilité de partager de l'information entre leurs divers organismes et d'un travail mené en vase clos alors qu'au contraire, les organismes qui luttent contre le terrorisme collaborent de plus en plus. Le commissaire du Centre de la sécurité des télécommunications (CST), Jean-Pierre Plouffe, le directeur exécutif du Comité de surveillance des activités de renseignement de sécurité (CSARS), Michael Doucet, et le commissaire à la protection de  la vie privée, Daniel Therrien, témoignaient dans le cadre de l'étude du projet de loi C-51. [...] «Le projet de loi C-51 aura un impact significatif sur l'efficacité non seulement du CSARS, mais des capacités de surveillance des activités du renseignement canadien dans leur ensemble», a affirmé le directeur du CSARS, Michael Doucet. Le CSARS examine la légalité des activités menées par le Service canadien du renseignement de sécurité (SCRS). «Avec l'adoption du projet de loi C-51, le CSARS sera à un seuil critique où l'habilité et la capacité de remplir ses fonctions d'examen pourraient être en péril», a ajouté M. Doucet en parlant des ressources financières et matérielles de son organisme. Le commissaire Jean-Pierre Plouffe a dénoncé le fait que le projet C-51 permet une plus grande communication de renseignements à l'échelle du gouvernement, mais sans que ces mêmes pouvoirs soient étendus aux organismes de surveillance comme le sien. Lire plusSecurity-bill snooping goes too far, federal watchdogs warnCanadian spy watchdogs tell Parliament they need to talk with each otherBill C-51: A Primer
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Sécurité nationale et abus
National security abuses
Caught in the gears of an intelligence machine running wildiPolitics 24/04/2015 - Benamar Benatta is a forgotten man. For five years the Algerian refugee claimant was trapped in a legal black hole after Canadian immigration officials secretly delivered him to their U.S. counterparts as a "person of interest" one day after the 9/11 attacks. Few cared or paid much attention to the fact that Benatta had become what George Orwell called an "unperson" - disappeared, held in custody by state officials even after he was cleared of any connection to terrorism. What happened to Benatta is a cautionary tale about the lasting human consequences that follow when jittery  government agents, armed with sweeping powers granted by myopic politicians, abandon the rule of law in the name of 'national security'. His story should be required reading for the architects and supporters of Bill C-51, Prime Minister Stephen Harper's profoundly flawed and dangerous anti-terror legislation. The problem with talking about things like C-51 is that the debate tends to take place in the abstract: faceless government agencies, invisible terrorists, anonymous security agents armed with ambiguously-defined powers. We need to hear from the people who can tell us from personal experience what happens when such jury-rigged security structures screw up - people like Benatta, now a Canadian citizen. Read more - Lire plus
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Omar Khadr
Globe editorial: Omar Khadr gets bail, and it's about timeThe Globe and Mail 26/04/2015 - Far from Guantanamo Bay, and its warped legal regime that undermined the most basic ideas of justice, Omar Khadr has finally been treated fairly. On Friday, Alberta judge June Ross ordered the 28-year-old, who in 2010 pleaded guilty to "murder in violation of the laws of war," to be released from prison on bail while awaiting the results of his appeal of that conviction. This is the correct decision, and it is unfortunate that the Canadian government - which intends to appeal - remains unwilling to accept that Mr. Khadr is right to challenge the legality of his conviction before a U.S. military commission, and  has the right to be granted bail in Canada in the meantime. As Justice Ross noted, Mr. Khadr's appeal has "a strong probability of success" - and this despite the fact that Mr. Khadr secured his release from Guantanamo and his return to Canada in 2012 only after waiving his right to appeal. Mr. Khadr has been the victim of other people's ideologies for far too long. The Canadian government wants him held to his U.S. plea agreement. But there is little about it that comes close to meeting the standards of the Canadian legal system. Captured as a 15-year-old child soldier in 2002, Mr. Khadr pleaded guilty under duress. After eight years in limbo, threatened with indefinite imprisonment if he did not co-operate, he told his captors what they wanted to hear in exchange for an eight-year sentence and the chance to finally get out of Guantanamo, where he had been tortured. Read more - Lire plus Alex Neve: Omar Khadr bail ruling: Once again the courts stand up for rights and the rule of law
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Surveillance globale
Mass surveillance
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Autres nouvelles - More news
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Immigration and refugee rights
Immigration et droits des réfugié.es
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Liste d'interdiction de vol
No fly list
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Press freedom
Liberté de la presse
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Privacy
Vie privée
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Action
UPDATE
Stop Bill C-51 with these 4 easy actions!
A final vote on Bill C-51 is scheduled for Tuesday night or Wednesday. This bill is reckless, dangerous and unnecessary. Here are four things you can do to stop Bill C-51:
- Write a letter to your MP and tell them you won't vote for them if they do not oppose Bill C-51
- Call your MP
- Sign the petition
- Spread the word by forwarding this action and sharing on social media
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Action
Tell Google: Take a stand on dangerous Bill C-51 and protect Canadians!
SumOfUs - Stephen Harper's so-called anti-terror bill is so bad that 60 of Canada's leading tech companies, including Mozilla, Hootsuite  and Slack, have just spoken out against it. Now it's time to get the biggest Internet company of them all, Google, to do the same.
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Book
Putting the State on Trial
UBC Press - Putting the State on Trial: The Policing of Protest during the G20 Summit examines the political, social, and economic conditions that "allowed" the policing of the  G20 Summit to culminate in human and civil rights violations. Written by a multi-disciplinary group of scholars and legal practitioners, this book contextualizes events before, during, and after the summit from a range of perspectives. More details
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Action
Canada: Prevent torture in detention centres around the world
Amnesty International - Thirty years ago, the international community agreed to ban torture and adopted the Convention against Torture. Yet in recent years, the practice remains widespread as governments justify any means to combat security threats and organized crime or simply suppress dissent. Key safeguards that would reduce and prevent the use of torture remain unimplemented.  Send a message to Canada's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Rob Nicholson, calling on him to ensure Canada fully commits to ending the use of torture around the world.
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Action
Walk with refugees
CCR - Organize or join a Walk with refugees 15-21 June 2015 as a way to mark World Refugee Day. A Walk with refugees is a guided tour with stops highlighting significant places and stories from refugees and others in your community, but it can take many forms.  A guided walking tour like a Walk with refugees helps connect the voices and stories refugees and others seeking protection to common landmarks and shared community experiences. See your community through new eyes and use your feet to join the national Walk with refugees.
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Action
Tell the U.S. government to free Slahi
ACLU - Tell the Secretary of Defense: Mohamedou Slahi is being held indefinitely despite his innocence. His ongoing imprisonment is unlawful, as was the torture he survived. I'm asking you not to contest Slahi's habeas case. Please release Mohamedou Slahi without delay.
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Ressource
Bill C-51: List of briefs presented to the Parliamentary Committee on National Security
The ICLMG has compiled a non-exhaustive list of briefs and speaking notes presented to the House of  Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security on Bill C-51. Consult them here
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Action
UnfollowMe: Tell governments to ban mass surveillance
Amnesty International Canada - Governments are snooping on everything we do online. State intelligence and security agencies are using mass surveillance to collect our private emails, calls, internet searches, contact lists, phone locations, webcam images and more.  Sign our petition today, and call on Canada, the USA, UK, Australia and New Zealand - to end indiscriminate mass surveillance today. 
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Action
Signez la pétition pour libérer le blogueur saoudien Raif Badawi
 Amnistie internationale - Raif Badawi, prisonnier d'opinion en Arabie saoudite, risque la mort pour avoir offert un débat sur la liberté religieuse. Exigeons des autorités saoudiennes que les coups de fouet cessent immédiatement, que Raif soit libéré sans condition, et qu'il soit réuni avec sa famille réfugiée au Canada. Exigeons de cet État qu'il respecte ses obligations en matière de droits humains et qu'il abolisse la flagellation. English petition
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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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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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communications companies only records that match certain terms. The bill also requires more disclosure - and a public advocate - for the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. But nearly two years after Snowden gave the public a rare and extensive view into the U.S. surveillance state, Congress is doing nothing to limit NSA programs ostensibly targeted at foreigners that nonetheless collect vast amounts of American communications, nor to limit the agency's mass surveillance of non-American communications. The limited reforms in the new bill affect only the one program explicitly aimed at Americans.
