Amnesty International says Chinese state was behind cyberattack on its site
The Canadian branch of human rights organization Amnesty International says it was the target of a cyberattack it believes was sponsored by the Chinese state.
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Ban federal use of facial-recognition surveillance, groups urge Trudeau government
Dozens of groups and individuals working to protect privacy, human rights and civil liberties want the Trudeau government to ban the use of facial-recognition surveillance by federal law-enforcement and intelligence agencies.
From pepper spray to profiling: A look at how protests have been policed in Canada
The G20 summit of international leaders in Toronto a decade ago saw the largest mass arrests in Canadian history. More recently, controversies have erupted over how police and security agencies have handled anti-energy protests.
Hassan Diab wages court battle for Canadian citizenship certificate
Sociology professor Hassan Diab, who spent a decade fighting allegations of terrorism, is now battling in court for a copy of his Canadian citizenship certificate.
At unveiling of memorial to democracy activist, fears of crackdown in Hong Kong
Prominent human rights activists and Chinese political dissidents warned on Tuesday, August 13, 2019, about the potential for a brutal crackdown on protesters in Hong Kong.
Trudeau pressed to give update on review of Canada's arms deal with Saudi Arabia
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing pressure from civil society groups to update Canadians before the October election on his government's review of a multibillion-dollar arms deal with Saudi Arabia.
Amnesty International urges Liberals to suspend refugee agreement with U.S.
Amnesty International is calling on the Canadian government to suspend the Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States in light of a controversial refugee policy implemented this week by the Trump administration.
Hussen says he wants Canada to accept more refugees as economic immigrants
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen says he would like to see Canada welcome more refugees than it currently accepts and believes more of them should be able to enter through economic immigration programs.
Make passports free to ease new no-fly list measures, federal panel suggests
Ottawa should consider making passports free to everyone for a year to ease the introduction of new no-fly list procedures, a federal advisory panel recommends.
O'Regan urged to make Grassy Narrows visit 'more than a pre-campaign photo op'
Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O'Regan is being urged to ensure a long-awaited visit to an Ontario First Nation is substantive and not a pre-election photo opportunity.
Coerced sterilizations not only an Indigenous concern, Commons committee hears
Indigenous women are probably not the only ones who have been coerced into being sterilized without wanting to be, an assistant deputy minister at Health Canada told the House of Commons' health committee on Thursday, January 31, 2019.
AFN national chief urges action on 'gross human-rights violation'
Forced sterilizations of Indigenous women are reprehensible and must immediately be stopped, says Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde.
Amnesty calls for accountability on coerced sterilization of Indigenous women
The federal government needs to appoint a special representative to hear from Indigenous women coerced into being sterilized to learn what justice would look like for the survivors, says Amnesty International Canada.
Feds face calls to open Saudi deal after PM says cancelling would cost taxpayers
The controversy surrounding Canada's $15-billion deal to sell armoured vehicles to Saudi Arabia got deeper on Tuesday, October 23, 2018, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed that taxpayers would pay "significant financial penalties" if the contract was cancelled.