NCCM at the Supreme Court of Canada in Bombardier case
The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) is pleased to announce that it is intervening before the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) in a major human rights case: Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse, et al. v. Bombardier Inc. (Bombardier Aerospace Training Center), et al. In this intervention, the NCCM has partnered with the Canadian Muslim Lawyers Association (CMLA) to make joint submissions.
In October 2014, the SCC granted the NCCM and CMLA "intervener status" in the Bombardier case, along with other interested parties. Inte...
Why Has Canada Still Not Signed the UN’s Optional Protocol on Torture?
By Amira Elghawaby
Huffington Post Canada, December 19, 2014
Canada, along with other democratic nations, is against mob rule. That’s essentially what groups like ISIS and their ilk of various faith denominations and political persuasions represent. These groups have no time for the rule of law, human rights, or internationally recognized rules of engagement.
Their words and deeds are in direct contradiction with the principles that Canada, and its coalition partners, claim to be defending whenever launching military action to stop their spread. So why is it so ...
Why Has Canada Still Not Signed the UN’s Optional Protocol on Torture?
By Amira Elghawaby
Huffington Post Canada, December 19, 2014
Canada, along with other democratic nations, is against mob rule. That’s essentially what groups like ISIS and their ilk of various faith denominations and political persuasions represent. These groups have no time for the rule of law, human rights, or internationally recognized rules of engagement.
Their words and deeds are in direct contradiction with the principles that Canada, and its coalition partners, claim to be defending whenever launching military action to stop their spread. So why is it so ...
Government faces questions about anti-Muslim bias over Syrian refugees
By Lee Berthiaume | Ottawa Citizen
December 12, 2014
The Conservative government is facing renewed questions about an alleged anti-Muslim bias following revelations it wants to cherry-pick which Syrian refugees will be accepted into Canada.
Sources say the government wants to prioritize religious minorities as a condition for resettling thousands more Syrian refugees in Canada over the next two years.
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The head of one of Canada’s largest Muslim organizations, the National Council of Canadian Muslims, issued a statement Friday saying he was “deeply ...
Government faces questions about anti-Muslim bias over Syrian refugees
By Lee Berthiaume | Ottawa Citizen
December 12, 2014
The Conservative government is facing renewed questions about an alleged anti-Muslim bias following revelations it wants to cherry-pick which Syrian refugees will be accepted into Canada.
Sources say the government wants to prioritize religious minorities as a condition for resettling thousands more Syrian refugees in Canada over the next two years.
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The head of one of Canada’s largest Muslim organizations, the National Council of Canadian Muslims, issued a statement Friday saying he was “deeply ...
NCCM calls for government clarity on Syrian refugee resettlement
-For Immediate Release-
(Ottawa - December 12, 2014) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a prominent Muslim civil liberties & advocacy organization, is calling on the federal government to clarify its position on the resettlement of Syrian refugees to Canada in light of media reports suggesting that discriminatory selection criteria are being proposed.
A CBC media report suggests the federal government has proposed resettling only Syrian refugees who are from among the country's religious minorities.
"We are deeply troubled by this report and we ...
NCCM calls for government clarity on Syrian refugee resettlement
-For Immediate Release-
(Ottawa - December 12, 2014) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a prominent Muslim civil liberties & advocacy organization, is calling on the federal government to clarify its position on the resettlement of Syrian refugees to Canada in light of media reports suggesting that discriminatory selection criteria are being proposed.
A CBC media report suggests the federal government has proposed resettling only Syrian refugees who are from among the country's religious minorities.
"We are deeply troubled by this report and we ...
Action Alert: Urge Canadian government to ratify treaty to help prevent torture
Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks at the United Nations on September 25, 2014. www.pm.gc.ca Photo by Jason Ransom.
The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a prominent non-partisan Muslim civil liberties & advocacy organization, is calling on supporters and fellow Canadians to urge their Members of Parliament and the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to address the continuing crisis of torture around the world.
What better time than now? This week we are marking International Human Rights Day, as well as the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the UN ...
Action Alert: Urge Canadian government to ratify treaty to help prevent torture
Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks at the United Nations on September 25, 2014. www.pm.gc.ca Photo by Jason Ransom.
The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a prominent non-partisan Muslim civil liberties & advocacy organization, is calling on supporters and fellow Canadians to urge their Members of Parliament and the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to address the continuing crisis of torture around the world.
What better time than now? This week we are marking International Human Rights Day, as well as the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the UN ...
National Muslim group condemns latest Islamic State threat
By Peter Edwards | Toronto Star
December 8, 2014
A leading national Muslim group has categorically denounced the latest call for violence against Canada and other nations by the terror group that calls itself Islamic State (ISIS).
“We condemn the depraved violence and extremism by this and other terror groups,” Ihsaan Gardee, executive director of the National Council of Canadian Muslims, said on Monday.
“It is both a civic and religious duty to contact the authorities if one has any information about plans to hurt or harm anyone,” Gardee said.
The ...