Conditions of ConfinementCRIMINAL JUSTICEPrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionSearch & SeizureSolitary Confinement CCLA and Others Renew Calls to Limit Dry Cell Use – An “Extreme” Form of Solitary Confinement Earlier this summer the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and a number of other groups urged…Abby DeshmanAugust 30, 2022
CRIMINAL JUSTICEDeescalation & Use of ForcePolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPolice Transparency, Oversight & Accountability Death in Vancouver highlights lethality of “less lethal” weapons On Monday morning Chris Amyotte, a 42-year-old father of seven from Winnipeg and member of…Abby DeshmanAugust 25, 2022
CRIMINAL JUSTICEDNA ForensicsEQUALITYPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRIVACYRace, Religion & EthnicityRacial ProfilingRefugees & ImmigrationSearch & SeizureUnreasonable Search & Seizure Human Rights Tribunal Finds Police DNA Sweep was Discriminatory Earlier this week the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal ruled that the Ontario Provincial Police (“OPP”)…Abby DeshmanAugust 23, 2022
Criminal Prohibitions on SpeechEQUALITYFreedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability CCLA Intervening in Challenge to Sex Work Laws The CCLA recently filed its written argument in Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform…Cara ZwibelAugust 16, 2022
Arbitrary DetentionCRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityRace, Religion & EthnicityRacial Profiling CCLA argues against expanded police detention powers at Supreme Court CCLA is intervening in a case before the Supreme Court to argue that the police…CCLAAugust 10, 2022
Arbitrary DetentionCRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & EthnicityRacial Profiling La lutte contre le profilage racial se poursuit devant les tribunaux et dans les communautés POUR DIFFUSION IMMÉDIATE LA LUTTE CONTRE LE PROFILAGE RACIAL SE POURSUIT DEVANT LES TRIBUNAUX ET…CCLAJuly 7, 2022
Arbitrary DetentionCRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYMAJOR CASES & REPORTSPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityRace, Religion & EthnicityRacial Profiling Racial Profiling on Trial: an Update from the Frontlines Last year the CCLA became involved in a constitutional challenge to the laws that grant…Abby DeshmanJune 28, 2022
Conditions of ConfinementCRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASESPrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionPRIVACYSearch & SeizureSearch & SeizureSurveillance & PrivacyUnreasonable Search & Seizure Canadian Civil Liberties Association launches constitutional challenge to Ontario’s strip search law The Canadian Civil Liberties Association and a woman with personal experience have launched a major…Abby DeshmanJune 20, 2022
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASES Black Legal Action Centre & Canadian Civil Liberties Association React to TPS Report Today, the Prison Pandemic Papers were launched online, making available previously unpublished government records.CCLAJune 15, 2022
Arbitrary DetentionCRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & EthnicityRacial Profiling Trial Begins in Major Constitutional Challenge Targeting Racial Profiling The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is joining with a diverse group of civil society…CCLAMay 30, 2022