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Législation antiterroriste
Anti-terror legislation
The Huffington Post 23/07/2015 - The United Nations Human Rights Committee has accused Canada of failing to take effective action on a range of issues, including missing and murdered aboriginal women, political audits of charities, and the federal government's anti-terror legislation. The report, published Thursday, is the first substantive review of the country's human rights record under Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative government.  [...] Criticisms voiced by Canadian civil rights groups over a contentious piece of anti-terrorism legislation were also echoed by human rights officials in the report. Citing the possibility that the sweeping changes made under Bill C-51 - which became law last month - breach the international covenant on civil and political rights, the committee recommended the government make revisions to ensure "adequate legal safeguards" are in place to protect Canadians' rights.
La Loi antiterroriste fédérale contestée en cour
Radio-Canada 21/07/2015 - L'Association canadienne des libertés civiles et le groupe Canadian Journalists for Free Expression ont déposé mardi matin à Toronto une demande de contestation judiciaire de la Loi antiterroriste de 2015, dite « loi C-51 », espérant en faire un enjeu électoral. Selon les deux groupes, la Loi antiterroriste est « inconstitutionnelle », car elle viole la Charte canadienne des droits et libertés. Ils la jugent encore plus pernicieuse que la Loi sur les mesures de guerre utilisée durant la crise d'Octobre  1970 au Québec. De son côté, le groupe Canadian Journalists for Free Expression affirme que la Loi antiterroriste mènera à la « censure ». Le recours a été déposé devant la Cour supérieure de l'Ontario. Nouveaux pouvoirs contestés : - Pouvoirs accrus pour le Service canadien du renseignement de sécurité permettant à ses agents de déjouer de présumés complots terroristes et non pas seulement d'enquêter; - Élargissement des pouvoirs liés à la liste des voyageurs interdits; - Plus facile pour la GRC d'obtenir une ordonnance de la cour afin de limiter les mouvements d'un suspect; - Prolongation de la période de détention préventive jusqu'à 7 jours, sans accusation; - Création d'un nouvel acte criminel, soit la promotion d'un acte terroriste. Lire plus - Read moreToronto Star editorial: Welcome challenge to Canada's draconian anti-terror lawsCharter challenge of C-51 expected to move slowlyBureaucrats told to provide Rob Nicholson 3 terrorism-related statements a week
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Oversight of security agencies
Surveillance des agences de sécurité
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Politique et terrorisme
Politics and terrorism
rabble.ca 20/07/2015 - On July 8, the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence released its interim report on Countering the Terrorist Threat in Canada: the result of a nine-month-long investigation into the problem of radicalization and violent extremism in Canada. However, instead of producing new insights, the report simply reproduces old and discredited stereotypes. [...] Disappointingly and disturbingly, the Senate Committee's report exemplifies the problems with the Conservative Party's ideological -- as opposed to empirical -- approach to counterterrorism. The committee's fixation on Islam and Muslims is bewildering, considering that the most fatal incident of post-9/11  terrorist violence cited in the report -- Anders Breivik's shooting spree, which killed 77 Norwegian citizens in July 2011 -- was the product of right-wing, racist, anti-Muslim ideology: not radical Islam. Moreover, Lieutenant Sylvain Guertin, Chief of the Sûreté du Québec's Division of Investigations on Extremist Threats, was quoted in the report as stating that "the majority of the service's active files deal with the extreme right": again, not radical Islam. [...] Since the committee's threat assessment is clearly not based on attention to research, facts, or data (including facts and data collected in the course of its own investigation), it is apparently driven by some other motivation. Indeed, it is difficult to interpret the report as anything another than cynical manipulation of racist stereotypes to rationalize expansion of the national security state. Read more - Lire plus
George Monbiot: By inflating Islamic extremism, David Cameron has lost sight of what really threatens us
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Autres nouvelles - More news
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Islamophobie
Islamophobia
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Surveillance globale
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Press freedom
Liberté de la presse
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Privacy
Vie privée
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Réflexions sur la guerre au terrorisme
Reflections on the war on terror
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Réflexions sur le terrorisme
Reflections on terrorism
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State terrorism
Terrorisme d'État
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Event
Psychologists against torture
Psychologists for Social Responsibility presents a town hall meeting to discuss the complicity of the American Psychological Association with "enhanced interrogation", torture. The event is sponsored by the Canadian Friends Service Committee (Quakers).  August 6, 2015 4-8 pm. St Andrew's Presbyterian Church 73 Simcoe, Toronto, Ontario M5J1W9 Free. All welcome. For more information call: 773-308-6461
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Action
Pétition: Le Canada doit respecter sa promesse d'accueillir 10 000 réfugié.es Syrien.nes
Amnistie internationale - Je vous appelle à : 1. Respecter la promesse d'accueillir 10 000 réfugiés syriens sur trois ans. 2. Donner la priorité aux réfugiés les plus vulnérables, conformément à la politique du HCR, comprenant les enfants non accompagnés, les femmes  et les jeunes filles exposées à des risques, les personnes ayant survécu à des actes de torture, les personnes de la communauté LGBTI, ainsi que celles ayant de graves besoins médicaux. 3. Allouer suffisamment de ressources administratives pour que toutes les demandes soient traitées rapidement et équitablement.
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Action
Petition: Call a Coroner's Inquest in to Abdi's death
End Immigration Detention Network - Abdi had been in immigration prison without charges, trial or date of release for three years at the time of his death in a maximum security prison in Lindsay, Ontario. Days after his death, 88 immigration detainees imprisoned at the same prison, the Central East Correction  Centre, defied sanctions to issue a joint petition calling for an inquiry into their friend's death. We at the End Immigration Detention Network have just been able to access to this petition. It reads: * Coroner's inquest must happen and made public. * Thorough inquest, must include talking to detainees. * Implementation (of recommendations) from the inquest must be made immediately. * The parties responsible must be made accountable.
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Action
New: Join the great Canadian petition drive to kill Bill C-51 and win prizes!
OpenMedia - If we want to get Bill C-51 repealed, we need to add as many voices as we can so our message can be heard far and wide. So to provide a little extra incentive to help us reach 300,000 signatures,  we've put together some pretty great prizes for those who help us reach the most people. Join the Great Canadian Petition Drive to Kill C-51 now with the chance to win an awesome pro-privacy prize pack! Are you ready to beat Margaret Atwood?
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Action
Sign the Declaration of the Voices-Voix Coalition
Voices-Voix Coalition - United, we call upon the Government of Canada to: 1. Respect the right to freedom of opinion and expression; 2. Act in accordance with Canada's democratic traditions and values; 3. Be transparent.  Both individuals and organizations can endorse the declaration.
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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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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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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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Press used the Access to Information Act to obtain the detailed documents, drafted in advance of Cabana's April 20 testimony on the government's sweeping security bill, known as C-51. The bill, which has since become law, explicitly empowers CSIS to thwart security threats - going well beyond its traditional information-gathering role - by meddling with extremist websites, diverting illicit shipments or engaging in myriad other schemes. The newly disclosed notes underscore the need for a federal security czar to oversee and direct the anti-terrorism activities of Canadian agencies that might otherwise trip over one another, said University of Ottawa law professor Craig Forcese. 
