June 12, 2015 (Ed note: In the June 2, 2015 issue of communiqué in an article entitled “Mandela rules” the intro confused the Penal Reform International and the Prison Reform Trust. It was in fact, Penal Reform International, whose chair is … [Read more...]
Silence less than golden…
June 9, 2015 by
June 9, 2015 iPolitics – Elizabeth Thompson MPs new sexual harassment policy still keeps bad behaviour in the dark Canada is closer to becoming one of the first countries in the world to have a policy for sexual harassment between … [Read more...]
Parliamentary oversight…
May 19, 2015 by
May 19, 2015 Toronto Star: Grant Mitchell, Roméo Dallaire and Hugh Segal Canada’s national security agencies need parliamentary oversight - In this era of enormous complexity and ambiguity, the need for oversight on intelligence agencies … [Read more...]
Significant damages…
May 12, 2015 by
May 12, 2015 Public Services Foundation of Canada Crisis in Correctional Services: Overcrowding and inmates with mental health problems in provincial correctional facilities This is a 63 page downloadable pdf describing the consequences of … [Read more...]
Hate crimes…
May 11, 2015 by
May 11, 2015 CBC News – Neil MacDonald Ottawa threatening hate charges against those who boycott Israel - Blaney's office cites 'comprehensive' hate laws for new zero tolerance plans In a startling disclosure, the federal government has … [Read more...]
Violence in Youth Centre
June 26, 2014 by
June 26, 2014 Toronto Star – Patty Winsa Self-defence training, protective equipment ordered for youth jail guards after attacks, union says The Roy McMurtry Youth Centre in Brampton has had several recent incidents of violence in which … [Read more...]
On secret trials, mental illness and crime
December 12, 2012 by
December 11, 2012 Rabble.ca – David P. Ball Canada's secret trials, immigration policy under fire on Human Rights Day Events in Vancouver, Montreal, Toronto, Calgary, Saskatoon, Ottawa, and Halifax rallied “support for Canadian Muslims rounded up … [Read more...]