2020 has been very difficult given the impact of the pandemic, but we continued working hard to protect our civil liberties. Below you’ll see what we’ve accomplished in the second half of 2020, but first here’s a sneak-peek into what we have planned for 2021:
- We will continue to protect our civil liberties and human rights against surveillance, including the threat of facial recognition technology, government’s relentless attempts to weaken encryption, and online mass surveillance such as the RCMP’s spying on activists and Indigenous land defenders over social media and other websites.
- We will continue to push for greater accountability and transparency for the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), including the establishment of a strong, effective and independent review mechanism.
- We will continue to fight to abolish security certificates and end deportation to torture, including by producing a short video on the topic. Central to this is our work to stop Mohamed Harkat’s deportation to torture.
- We will continue to monitor the implementation of the National Security Act, 2017 (formerly Bill C-59), especially around mass surveillance and immunity for CSIS employees.
- We will continue advocating for the repeal of the Canadian No Fly List, and for putting a stop to the use of the US No Fly List by air carriers in Canada for flights that do not land in or fly over the US – including by producing a video on the topic.
- We will continue to call for justice for Dr. Hassan Diab and for the reform of the Extradition Act – including by producing a video on the topic.
- We will continue to pressure lawmakers to protect our civil liberties from the negative impact of national security and the “war on terror”, as well as keeping you and our 45 member organizations informed via the News Digest.
Help us achieve our goals!
What we’ve been up to from July to December 2020!
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We need your help to continue fighting for justice and human rights!
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Protect our rights against facial recognition!We produced a detailed video on the dangers of facial recognition technology and why Canadian police should not be allowed to use it, and distributed it widely.
We’ve created a letter-writing campaign linked to the video calling on the government to protect our rights against facial recognition, and more than 3000 emails have been sent so far!
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We do not receive any funding from any federal, provincial or municipal governments or political parties so your support is essential to our work.
We are counting on people like you.
Thank you for your support in protecting civil liberties!
— Anne & Tim
PS: For what we were up to in the first half of 2020, click here!
PPS: For what we’ve been up to since ICLMG was created in 2002, check out our Achievements page!