Civil Liberties
Ottawa budgets $80 million to fix Canada’s troubled no-fly list
Innocent travelers, including kids, whose names match people on the actual no-fly list have welcomed plans to fix the system.
Toronto police are in court following largest arrests in Canadian history
Trial over searches during G20 protests has profound impacts on "racial profiling, police bias and overreach," says civil liberties group.
Canada’s spies are on the verge of new offensive powers for cyber attacks
Proposed bill shows an "abject disregard for privacy rights," University of Toronto researchers say.
The Supreme Court of Canada just made it harder for police to read your texts
Canada’s highest court says police need to get a warrant before reading your texts
Quebec’s ‘niqab ban’ faces its first court challenge
Civil liberties groups challenge the law that leaves some Muslim women “feeling under siege”
Welcome to Australia’s New Terrorism Laws
Kids as young as 10 will be able to be held without charge for up to two weeks because civil liberties are a "luxury."
Young Iranians Are Using These Apps to Bypass Government Oppression
Amid censorship and "moral police", the youth of Iran are looking to their smartphones for civil liberties.
The Problem with Dramatic Finger-Pointing Courtroom Moments
This centuries-old trope of criminal trials where witnesses point at the accused may be linked with wrongful convictions.
Human Rights Activists Are Asking 8 Countries How Much They Spy on Each Other's Citizens
Are international surveillance agreements just a way to avoid local anti-spying laws?
How the Terror Watchlist Actually Works
The perpetrators of recent attacks were "known to police". So who else is on the watchlist, and what did they do to get there?