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Législation antiterroriste
Anti-terror legislation
Craig Forcese & Kent Roach: Why can't Canada get national security law right?
The Walrus 09/06/2015 - Over the last decade, a number of Canadian institutions have considered anti-terror policy. The Arar and Air India inquiries proposed solutions to key problems such as fixing our outmoded national security accountability structure and eliminating the real impediment to RCMP/CSIS cooperation. SIRC repeatedly has noted how its antiquated legal structure prevents it from "following the thread" when CSIS operations implicate other agencies, as they often do. A Paul Martin-era law project and several private member's bills have proposed viable systems of enhanced  parliamentary review. There also have been constructive ideas offered by Senate committees and the privacy commissioner. In short, it is not as if no one in Canada has been thinking about how to create a better national security system. There are a lot of reasons why C-51 is radical. But chief among them: It changes fundamental features of our security architecture, without apparent attention to everything we have learned in the past. A price will be paid for this type of hubris, both in terms of rights and security. We do not doubt the threat of terrorism-ISIS-inspired and otherwise. Unfortunately C-51 is the legal equivalent of an unforced error, one that manages to complicate our ability to meet our security challenges, while at the same time causing unnecessary collateral damage to civil liberties that inevitably will result in Charter of Rights challenges. Read more - Lire plusNational Observer 08/06/2015 - To me, the IRI and IS are two sides of the same medieval coin, and we should be very worried about them. Yet, I believe that we cannot fight such threats by becoming reactionary and squashing the democratic freedoms that represent our values. Those freedoms are an important part of who we are and protect us from becoming, in all practicality, similar to our enemies  who have no respect for human and civil rights. "Bill C-51 is vague, reactionary, and open-ended, and it leaves citizens with very little protection. It was passed in the House [of Commons] with very little debate and has pushed its way to the Senate. Democracy is fragile, and when damaged, it is extremely difficult and costly to mend," said Nemat, who wrote Prisoner of Tehran and After Tehran, detailing her experiences and their aftermath. Read more - Lire plusBill C-51 passed by Senate, despite widespread public oppositionKarl Nerenberg: C-51, Harper's anti-terror bill will very soon be law Stuart Trew: Senate passes C-51. What now? Winnipeg Free Press editorial: Who does anti-terror law threaten?
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Canadians detained abroad
Canadiens détenus à l'étranger
The Windsor Star 08/06/2015 - Marwa Alaradi has not seen or spoken to her father in 285 days. The heartbroken teen clings to the last memory she has of her family together, just hours before her father Salim was arbitrarily arrested in the United Arab Emirates last August. He has been detained and severely tortured without charge ever since. Marwa fondly remembers sitting in a cafe with her parents and four younger siblings during their visit to a resort in Dubai, where they were living at the time. They  were sipping hot chocolates and eating desserts, she recalls, but the details have already started to slip away. It was her 17th birthday. That evening, Marwa headed upstairs to her hotel room and went to sleep, unaware that her life would change overnight. She awoke hours later to her mother Zaghuwan Aliya calling her name, and knew that something was wrong. Her father had been taken. The hotel reception had called Salim down to the lobby at midnight, and said UAE Security Services needed to speak with him for a few minutes. He never returned. Read more - Lire plus
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Criminalisation de la dissidence
Criminalization of dissent
La Presse 11/06/2015 - Une manifestation dont l'itinéraire n'a pas été communiqué à la police n'est pas automatiquement interrompue. En 2013-2014, selon la Ligue, seules 23 manifestations sur 139 s'étant déroulées sans itinéraire ont fait l'objet d'une répression policière. Cette donnée « [déconstruit] le mythe politique et policier qu'un itinéraire est absolument nécessaire », dit le rapport. Les manifs « tolérées » défendaient des causes variées, allant de l'opposition à la Charte des valeurs au droit au logement. « Pour nous, c'est clair qu'il y a du profilage politique », explique Lucie Lemonde,  professeure au département de sciences juridiques à l'UQAM et coauteure du rapport. « La divulgation de l'itinéraire est un prétexte pour réprimer des mouvements de contestation sociale qui dérangent. Ce n'est pas pour assurer la sécurité, puisqu'on tolère la non-divulgation dans la très grande majorité des cas. » Le chiffre est impressionnant, 7000 arrestations au cours des quatre dernières années (un manifestant a pu être arrêté plusieurs fois). Mais combien d'accusations survivent à la contestation judiciaire ? En février dernier, après avoir été déboutée en cour, la Ville de Montréal a renoncé à appliquer 2000 constats d'infraction délivrés en vertu du règlement P-6 (qui interdit le port du masque lors d'une manifestation et oblige les organisateurs à fournir leur itinéraire). Une victoire pour les manifestants, au terme d'une bataille juridique épuisante, constate le rapport. Lire plus - Read more
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Surveillance globale
Mass surveillance
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Autres nouvelles - More news
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Citizenship, immigration and refugee rights
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Criminalisation, surveillance et répression de la dissidence
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Islamophobie
Islamophobia
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Peace bonds
Obligations de garder la paix
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Privacy
Vie privée
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Reflection on the war on terror
Réflexion sur la guerre au terrorisme
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Réflexions sur le terrorisme
Reflections on terrorism
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OpenMedia - The Senate has passed Bill C-51. It will become law soon, despite the fact that 268,000 Canadians have expressed their opposition to the legislation online.  Now we need to tell each party leader to Kill Bill C-51 if they win the election coming soon. Sign the petition and share widely!
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Action
UAE: Free Canadian citizen Salim Alaradi!
Free Salim Alaradi Campaign - We urge the United Arab Emirates to stop the torture and unconditionally and immediately release Canadian citizen Salim Alaradi, who has been detained for over 285 days without charge.  Please sign the petition and share widely!
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Action
Campaign to oppose the criminalization of BDS in Canada
CJPME - Many in Canada were horrified by the CBC article earlier this month which suggested that Canada's Harper government may legally prosecute Boycott-Israel activists using "hate crime" laws. The boycott of Israel has  nothing to do with "hate," and such action would violate Canadians' fundamental rights of freedom of expression and individual liberty. Using the form below, please write to your MP, and let him/her know of your opposition to such action by the government.
N.B.: Make sure to also oppose Bill C-51: A person supporting the BDS movement could be prosecuted under C-51 since it criminalizes actions that threaten the national security of Canada AND of other countries, and defines national security in a dangerously broad way as including economic interests and financial stability.
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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
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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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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