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Législation antiterroriste
Anti-terror legislation
Reality Check: Stephen Harper's take on the anti-terror billOttawa Citizen 07/08/2015 - Thursday's federal leaders' debate produced some passionate statements from Conservative leader Stephen Harper about the danger terrorism poses to national security. They included an aggressive defence of his government's divisive Bill C-51, the legislation giving sweeping powers to the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and the RCMP to thwart suspected threats. Here's the spin, and a few facts to add context. The Spin: "What we did in developing  our legislation is we looked at what modern powers police and security agencies have across our allies, and we've made sure that we are up to those standards." - Stephen Harper. The Facts: Recent reviews of national security laws in other western countries, including Canada's closest allies, found no instance of a true precedent for new CSIS powers. Academics Craig Forcese and Kent Roach, leading experts on national security law, concluded: "Canada is not 'catching up to allies'. It appears to be on an adventure of its own."
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Surveillance globale
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Canadien.nes détenu.es à l'étranger
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Exclusive: Pentagon blocking Guantánamo deals to return Shaker Aamer and other cleared detainees
The Guardian 13/08/2015 - The Pentagon is blocking the return of UK permanent resident Shaker Aamer and two other longtime Guantánamo Bay detainees for whom the US Department of State has completed diplomatic deals to transfer home, the Guardian has learned. American and UK diplomats reached an agreement in late 2013 for the return of Aamer, who has spent more than 13 years at the infamous detention facility without charge, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the understanding. But even as the White House pledged to make his case a priority after a personal plea from David Cameron, Barack Obama's defense secretaries have played what one official called "foot-dragging and process games" to let the deals  languish. Pentagon chief Ashton Carter, backed by powerful US military officers, has withheld support for sending Aamer back to the UK. The ongoing obstruction has left current and former US officials who consider the detainees a minimal threat seething, as they see it undermining relations with Britain and other foreign partners while subverting from the inside Obama's long-stifled goal of closing the infamous detention facility. Some consider the White House indecisive on Guantánamo issues, effectively enabling Pentagon intransigence ahead of the release of a long-awaited strategy for closing the facility before Obama's presidency ends. Two of the men being kept at Guantánamo were cleared by a 2010 government review, in which the Pentagon participated, that found them to pose little threat to US or allied national security. Aamer is among them. Read more - Lire plusHunger striking detainee tests Obama's will close GuantanamoGlenn Greenwald: Democrats continue to delude themselves about Obama's failed Guantánamo vowPentagon: Plan to close Guantánamo coming after August recessNo thanks, Obama and McCain. Continuing indefinite detention isn't closing Guantánamo.Issue of where to move Guantanamo detainees threatens closure plan |
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No more torture: World's largest group of psychologists bans role in national security interrogations
Democracy Now! 10/07/2015 - By a nearly unanimous vote, the American Psychological Association's Council of Representatives voted Friday to adopt a new policy barring psychologists from participating in national security interrogations. The resolution also puts the APA on the side of international law by barring psychologists from working at Guantánamo, CIA black sites and other settings deemed illegal under the Geneva  Conventions or the U.N. Convention Against Torture, unless they are working directly for the persons being detained or for an independent third party working to protect human rights. The vote came at the APA's first convention since the release of a report confirming the APA leadership actively colluded with the Pentagon and the CIA torture programs. The sole dissenter was retired Col. Larry James, former top Army intelligence psychologist at Guantánamo and Abu Ghraib. Read more - Lire plusGitmo is a "rights-free zone": Dissident psychologists speak out on APA role in CIA-Pentagon tortureCIA torture tactics reemerge in New York prisonThe Google search that made the CIA spy on the US Senate |
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Autres nouvelles - More news
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Islamophobie
Islamophobia
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Oversight of security agencies
Surveillance des agences de sécurité
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Press freedom
Liberté de la presse
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Privacy
Vie privée
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Reflections on terrorism
Réflexions sur le terrorisme
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Reflections on the war on terror
Réflexions sur la guerre au terrorisme
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State secret
Secret d'État
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State terrorism
Terrorisme d'État
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Surveillance
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Action
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
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
Send Canada's Privacy Plan to the party leaders
OpenMedia - Send the Crowdsourced Action Plan to the party leaders. The government has just rammed its anti-privacy Bill C-51 through the Senate.
Now we need to tell Party Leaders to #KillC51 and implement this positive alternative. Click below, read the plan and enter your information. They will use it to email the Privacy Plan to party leaders.
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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
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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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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but, as Harper said, there are few "legitimate reasons" to travel to certain areas. Actually, it's pretty easy to come up with several legitimate reasons to travel to countries affected by ISIL, let alone all the other parts of the world you could argue are under the control of terrorist entities (which includes many state governments). [...] Putting the onus on citizens of a free country to get approval for their reasons for leaving Canada is problematic. Among the many consequences of such a law might be the state deciding which journalists were "legitimate." [...] Not only are blanket travel restrictions based on an assumption of guilt an affront to Canadians' rights, they're expensive and, in many cases, unworkable. At best, Harper's announcement was a cynical election ploy. At worst, it's an attempt to roll back Canadians' freedoms using fear as cover. Either way, it's unacceptable.
