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CCLA Appearing Before Supreme Court to Protect Right to be Sentenced Within A Reasonable Time

The CCLA will appear before the Supreme Court of Canada as an intervenor in R.…

Shakir RahimJanuary 15, 2026

CRIMINAL JUSTICE EQUALITY Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Indigenous People PRESS RELEASES Sentencing

CCLA Intervening in R. v. Cope to Address Overrepresentation of Indigenous People in Prisons

The CCLA will appear before the Supreme Court of Canada as an intervener in R.…

CCLADecember 11, 2025

CRIMINAL JUSTICE Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Sentencing Youth

Supreme Court releases judgment in I.M. on youth criminal sentencing

On July 18, 2025, the Supreme Court of Canada released its judgment in R. v.…

Shakir RahimJuly 21, 2025

CRIMINAL JUSTICE Disability EQUALITY Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing PRESS RELEASES Prisons, Jails & Community Supervision Sentencing

CCLA Appearing Before Supreme Court to Ensure Fairness in Sentencing for Individuals with Mental Health Conditions or Cognitive Disabilities

Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) has sent a letter to Brampton’s Mayor and City Councillors…

CCLADecember 3, 2024

CRIMINAL JUSTICE Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Freedom of Association Freedom of Expression FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Right to Protest Sentencing

CCLA Testifies on Bill C-70 Before Senate Standing Committee National Security, Defence, and Veterans Affairs

On June 10, 2024, Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of the Fundamental Freedoms Program, and Shakir…

CCLAOctober 22, 2024

CRIMINAL JUSTICE Disability EQUALITY Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Prisons, Jails & Community Supervision Sentencing

CCLA Intervening Before Supreme Court to Ensure Fairness in Sentencing for Individuals with Mental Health Conditions or Cognitive Disabilities

The CCLA has been granted leave to intervene before the Supreme Court of Canada in…

Shakir RahimAugust 20, 2024

CRIMINAL JUSTICE Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Sentencing Youth

CCLA Intervening Before Supreme Court of Canada to Protect Rights of Youth in the Criminal Justice System

The CCLA has been granted leave to intervene before the Supreme Court of Canada in…

Shakir RahimMay 28, 2024

CRIMINAL JUSTICE Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Prisons, Jails & Community Supervision Sentencing

No, Longer Prison Sentences do not Reduce Crime

Over 100 criminologists, social scientists, legal academics and civil society organizations have signed a letter…

Abby DeshmanSeptember 16, 2022

CRIMINAL JUSTICE EQUALITY Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Indigenous People Sentencing

CCLA Argues Against Discriminatory, Overly Punitive Criminal Code Provisions at the Supreme Court

Many parts of our criminal law sweep too many people into punitive regimes, creating adverse…

Abby DeshmanMarch 29, 2022

CRIMINAL JUSTICE Cruel & Unusual Punishment Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Prisons, Jails & Community Supervision Sentencing

CCLA Argues for Basic Human Dignity as Fundamental Value in Criminal-Penal System Before the Supreme Court

Eliminating all hope of release by revisiting a person's incarceration in light of personal change…

Abby DeshmanMarch 29, 2022

Sentencing

CCLA Appearing Before Supreme Court to Protect Right to be Sentenced Within A Reasonable Time

CCLA Intervening in R. v. Cope to Address Overrepresentation of Indigenous People in Prisons

Supreme Court releases judgment in I.M. on youth criminal sentencing

CCLA Appearing Before Supreme Court to Ensure Fairness in Sentencing for Individuals with Mental Health Conditions or Cognitive Disabilities

CCLA Testifies on Bill C-70 Before Senate Standing Committee National Security, Defence, and Veterans Affairs

CCLA Intervening Before Supreme Court to Ensure Fairness in Sentencing for Individuals with Mental Health Conditions or Cognitive Disabilities

CCLA Intervening Before Supreme Court of Canada to Protect Rights of Youth in the Criminal Justice System

No, Longer Prison Sentences do not Reduce Crime

CCLA Argues Against Discriminatory, Overly Punitive Criminal Code Provisions at the Supreme Court

CCLA Argues for Basic Human Dignity as Fundamental Value in Criminal-Penal System Before the Supreme Court

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