Public Safety committee  Could I just say one word on that?

Public Safety committee  I think it's a fascinating question and I think—

Public Safety committee  Well, no. It's a good question, but I think there are a couple of other things to keep in mind here. One is I totally agree with Mr. Doucet's reminder that there's a depth to the work that a body like SIRC can do because of its singular focus that is absolutely crucial. Let's no

Public Safety committee  The point about human rights safeguards was a broader point about the need for there to be human rights safeguards for our entire national security framework. In the submission we made to this committee more broadly about the national security review, we highlighted five human ri

Public Safety committee  Measures perhaps need to be taken to ensure that the capacity building happens quickly enough to deal with it, but five years of review that would be limited in these very serious ways would be insufficient review, in our mind. Five years would be a long time to wait to remedy a

Public Safety committee  I am daunted. Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, and committee members. Amnesty International very much welcomes the opportunity to share our views and recommendations with you on this very important topic. Let me begin by highlighting where we start any time we enter into a disc

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  To add one more to the list, I'll repeat what I referred to in my comments: that it was very troubling in March of this year to see Myanmar categorically reject all 27 recommendations made by other states—this was not by human rights organizations, but by other states—at the UN H

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I'm assuming that Kevin might actually be able to give you more recent on-the-ground information. Amnesty International has not been able to have access to those areas. That's always troubling for us in our human rights work. It doesn't mean we can't do the kind of monitoring a

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  There's obviously been unparalleled change, leading to considerable hope in Myanmar in recent years. The new NLD government led by Aung San Suu Kyi now faces enormous challenges in addressing considerable human rights challenges, not just because of their scale and how entrench

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I'll give you six points. Number one, corruption; number two, impunity; number three, structural and legal defects in Mexico; number four, public pressure; number five, international pressure of the wrong kind to “Fight the war on drugs, and fight it now”; and number six, especia

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Maybe I could just briefly highlight some key recommendations that we feel the Canadian government should be taking up. The first, as you've heard repeatedly, is that we think it's crucial that there be more explicit and public recognition by the government that Mexico does face

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I think there's not one answer but several answers to that question. I think certainly over the last eight years or so, much of this has arisen in the context of the war on drugs. That's true, but we always have to remember that it's not only about the war on drugs—though certain

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, and good afternoon, committee members. It's a pleasure to be here with you once again. You will hear very little from me, because it's obviously most important that you hear from our two guests, who have come from afar. I'll just say a few words

Public Safety committee  It's of deep concern. When it comes to human rights issues of any kind, it's absolutely essential that there be strong ability to have justice and accountability when things go wrong, including redress and compensation through lawsuits. We have already seen many times that reckle

Public Safety committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, and good evening members of the committee. I welcome the opportunity to be here. We want to note that I'm here on behalf of both branches of Amnesty International here in Canada, English speaking and francophone, and that represents well over 80,0