Civil Liberties Watch

Event

Kevin Jackson’s Celebration of Life and 9th annual Toronto Disability Pride March

Sep 21, 2019

Queens Park to 99 Gerrard Street East Toronto , ON

Canada

Ontario CA

On July 9, 2019 we lost our dear friend and fellow organizer Kevin Jackson, who is also the partner of another organizer, Melissa Graham. We will still be marching from Queens Park to the celebration

Columnists

Aug 29, 2019

Some positive steps, but more work needed to improve Canada's prisons

Karly Wilson

Pro Bono

Mass incarceration of Indigenous persons, incarceration of people with mental illness, and overuse of solitary confinement are just some of the issues plaguing Canada's prison system today.

Columnists

Aug 16, 2019

Imagine Canada's response if the B.C. murder suspects were Muslims

Monia Mazigh

Why do we tolerate certain actions when it comes to violating the rights of Muslims but hate groups get a free pass no matter how violent the ideologies they espouse?

Blog

Aug 16, 2019

To Kashmir, the country without a post office, with love

Shama Naqushbandi

While the move taken over the last week to forcibly impose Central Indian rule under complete blackout may seem like the beginning of an end, in truth, Kashmiris have been here many times before.

Podcast

Aug 14, 2019

'Conviction' -- new film explores why prisons need reform from the inside out

face2face

Nance Ackerman and Ariella Pahlke invite us to consider a different kind of society that better supports the most vulnerable, particularly women in prison.

Blog

Aug 8, 2019

Police surveillance stifles climate justice activism, supports fossil fuel interests

Robin Tress

From Kenney's war room to CSIS and the RCMP monitoring Indigenous activists and sharing knowledge with oil giants, democratic institutions have been captured by the fossil fuel industry.

Blog

Aug 6, 2019

Shrinking civic space demands alternative strategies

Philip Lee

The shrinking of civil society spaces has become a topic of intense debate, increasingly flagged by activists, academics, and rights advocates who discuss its causes and impacts.

Columnists

Aug 1, 2019

The Liberals promised to reform Bill C-51. What happened?

Victoria Henry

Digital Freedom Update

While the Liberals campaigned on a promise to reform notorious spying bill C-51, they just tinkered at the margins while introducing a host of new problems.

Blog

Aug 2, 2019

Human rights sky not falling in B.C. genital waxing case

Mercedes Allen

Trans human rights protections were never meant to be used to force cis women to touch a penis that they did not consent to. But here's the secret: they don't.

Blog

Jul 30, 2019

The heat is on: Toronto must do more to protect the vulnerable

Paul Salvatori

There is no relief in the city's heat relief network, nor is there compassion.

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