Dec. 30, 2013 Bonding through bars Giving voice to the silenced children of imprisoned parents A five minute Youtube video in which parents recall the anguish of being separated from their children by imprisonment. The video is an outcome … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2013
Ashley is a homicide…
Dec. 20, 2013 Toronto Star - Donovan Vincent, Diana Zlomislic Ashley Smith inquest: Death a homicide, jury rules A jury has found the death of Ashley Smith to be homicide without naming anyone responsible. Julian Falconer, lawyer for the … [Read more...]
Indefinite detention in Canada?
Dec. 18, 2013 Globe and Mail – Joe Friesen Jailed in Canada, unwanted by Iraq, refugee struggles for way out of legal limbo Five years in maximum security jail without conviction or even a charge! There are eight more just like him – jailed for … [Read more...]
Madiba
Dec. 17, 2013 Globe and Mail – Michaelle Jean Time to bring Madiba’s values to Canada Canada’s former Governor General has a wish list in the light of the recent tributes paid to South Africa’s Madiba. “A world of justice can be built only if … [Read more...]
Khadr reclassified…
Dec. 15, 2013 Edmonton Journal – Shelia Pratt Khadr reclassified, likely to be transferred to Bowden Former Guantanamo prisoner Omar Khadr will be transferred from max to medium security, a move that his lawyer says is long overdue and still … [Read more...]
A tax on broken souls…
Dec. 10, 2013 Globe and Mail – Sean Fine Judges defy order to impose Tories’ victim-services surcharge Describing fines on impoverished defendants as “a tax on broken souls,” there appears to be a growing resistance to the idea of making … [Read more...]