Mohandas Gandhi You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind
Benjamin Franklin They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security
As I was reading the hundreds of incidents reports that Canadian Civil Liberties Association has received, I was struck by the common themes: astonishment and fear. People could not believe that such conduct could occur in Canada and they now fear the police.
“The people were sitting down, singing and chanting “peaceful protest”. The police surrounded [...]
The debate about security and human rights is not just about insidious practices like extraordinary rendition and infamous prison camps like Guantánamo Bay. It is not only about the tension between counter-terrorism laws and practices on the one hand and human rights protection on the other. In fact, governments have used arguments about security as [...]
In late 2006, Somalia again became one of the battlegrounds in the so-called “war on terror”. Whether you were there or trying to leave, you were under suspicion.
At least 140 people were arrested by Kenyan authorities between the end of December 2006 and February 2007 as they tried to enter Kenya from Somalia. Though many [...]
The second broadcast of Rights and Security will happen on Saturday July 10 at 11:00am EST.
Former CBC producer Kelly Crichton will host a discussion about the ongoing issues and events of the Bashir Makhtal case. Our guests will be Gar Pardy and Said Makhtal.
Gar Pardy is a former head of the Canadian Consular Service at DFAIT. Gar has extensive experience with issues related to [...]
Commentary and news coverage of the 11 Russian spies charged last week by the U.S. Department of Justice have oscillated between speculation about an imminent, new Cold War to comedic comparisons with Boris and Natasha from Bullwinkle. At this point in time, it would seem the latter is more accurate.
Ten of the people were arrested [...]
