On Tuesday afternoon, Mohammad Mahjoub and his supporters stood outside the CSIS Toronto region office building to mark 12 years of detention without charge.
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Harkats head back to Supreme Court after 10 years of secret trial nightmare
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Most couples sitting in courtrooms are there for separation and divorce proceedings. Not so Sophie and Mohamed (Moe) Harkat, who have spent years in court because they desperately wish to stay together. The Ottawa couple have spent the past decade resisting with all their might the attempt to make their marriage a threesome by a secretive party who, in a manner that most relationship counsellors would mark as a major red flag moment, refuses to be open and honest, all the while it questions the authenticity of the Harkats' love for one another.
Canada's secret trials, immigration policy under fire on Human Rights Day
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Organizers in at least eight cities across the country are rallying support for Canadian Muslims rounded up in the so-called War on Terror -- particularly the ongoing punishment without trial of three men under security certificates.
The events, which kicked off last night with a candlelight vigil in Vancouver, include what is billed as a "family-friendly noise demonstration" in front of Montreal's Laval Immigration Prevention Centre today, as well as events in Toronto, Calgary, Saskatoon, Ottawa, and Halifax.
Mohammad Mahjoub speaks about his plight in Canadian detention
Mohammad Mahjoub (left) was in Ottawa to speak in public for the first time about his ordeal as a security certificate detainee.
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Harkat wins new hearing while Appeal Court upholds secret trials law
While activists cheered last week's news that the Kingston Immigration Holding Centre -- better known as Guantanamo North -- had finally closed, three of the secret trial detainees who'd been held there still live under indefinite detention without charge, threatened with deportation to torture.
Taking Liberties: Revelations in Hassan Diab case highlight major faultlines in extradition process
The multi-year extradition saga of Ottawa university professor Hassan Diab -- sought by the French for his alleged role in a 1980 Paris bombing that claimed four lives -- has taken yet another bizarre turn with the news that Diab has not even been formally charged. He is merely sought for questioning, with no guarantee that a trial would ensue.
Despite this astounding discovery -- no doubt discomfiting to the Ontario judge who presided over Diab's two-year extradition hearing -- Justice Minister Rob Nicholson has signed a surrender order committing Diab to years of French detention without charge while the 32-year investigation into the crime continues.
Secret Trial Five in Canada screening and fundraiser
Date: Thursday, June 9, 2011 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location
PSAC building
233 Gilmour Street J.C. Wylllie Boardroom
Ottawa, ON
Canada
45° 24' 59.508" N, 75° 41' 21.7104" W
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The Justice for Mohamed Harkat Committee will be holding a special documentary evening/fundraiser with Amar Wala, director and his film crew from Toronto. They are producing this terrific documentary on Secret Trial Five in Canada. They will be presenting a short film and other goodies ! I promise, you will not be disappointed by the quality of this project !
Admission is free.
Also, if you attend a debate during the elections...don't forget to ask about secret trials in Canada. You can ask the following question and report their answers back to us.
Public rally against secret trials
Date: Saturday, March 27, 2010 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Location
Human Rights Monument
Ottawa, ON
Canada
45° 25' 24.5784" N, 75° 41' 52.5588" W
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PUBLIC RALLY AGAINST SECRET TRIALS
ABOLISH SECURITY CERTIFICATES IN CANADA
Ottawa – The weekend before the closing arguments, and with months expected to pass before a crucial decision on the reasonableness of Mohamed Harkat’s Security Certificate is forthcoming, the Justice for Mohamed Harkat Committee will hold an important last public rally Saturday as follows:
Date: Saturday, March 27, 2010
Time: 1:00 PM
Place: Human Rights Monument (Elgin at Lisgar)
Line-up of speakers:
Sophie Harkat, wife of Mohamed Harkat
Imam Khan
Denis Lemelin, President, CUPW (Canadian Union of Postal Workers)
Ihsaan Gardee, Executive Director, CAIR-CAN