Five men have spent nearly 30 years combined in Canadian prisons. None of them has seen the evidence against them. None of them has been charged with a crime.
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Lorne Waldman, one of Canada’s leading immigration and refugee lawyers, explains the predicament Moe Harkat is in...
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At the time of the 2007 ruling and proposal of the special advocate system, many of the lawyers, academics, and politicians involved anticipated these new provisions wouldn’t nearly be enough. Sharry Aiken, Associate Dean and Professor at Queen’s Law School explains...
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Human rights lawyer Paul Copeland, back in the 2006 hearing before the Supreme Court, explains one of the many the problems secret evidence…
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Here's a clip from our interview with Matthew Behrens - writer and social justice advocate - who has worked closely with the subjects of security certificates for many years. He shares some insight into the more dangerous aspects of the security certificate process. As Matthew discusses, in this labyrinthine system, even winning a security certificate case doesn’t mean you get to walk free. Learn more: www.secrettrial5.com
We sat down with Audrey Macklin, Professor & Chair in Human Rights Law at the University of Toronto Law School, to discuss some of the fundamental problems with the allegations against security certificate subjects. Speaking about Hassan Almrei, one of the Secret Trial 5, Macklin points out the crucial differences between speculation and verifiable proof of wrongdoing. Even though the allegations against the Secret Trial 5 are very serious, with a little scratching beneath the surface, they may not hold up to much. Learn more: www.secrettrial5.com
In his appearance before the Supreme Court of Canada in Charkaoui v. Canada in 2006, Lorne Waldman, one of Canada’s leading immigration and refugee lawyers, spells out how fruitless the role of a lawyer can be in security certificate cases. So long as there are secret hearings and secret evidence, even the most passionate and committed counsel can only do so much for their clients. Think these kinds of limitations in our legal system are unjust? So did the Supreme Court.
A brief video to get to know The Secret Trial 5 Editor, Darby MacInnis. Follow our progress: www.secrettrial5.com | facebook.com/secrettrial5 | @secrettrial5
A brief video to get to know The Secret Trial 5 Researcher, Madeleine Cohen. Follow our progress: www.secrettrial5.com | facebook.com/secrettrial5 | @secrettrial5
On Wednesday Feb 6th 2013, producer/director Amar Wala sat down with the hosts of Global's morning show to discuss The Secret Trial 5 and our Hot Doc's Doc Ignite campaign.
We've hit our Hot Doc's Doc Ignite campaign goal in just 3 weeks! Thank you ALL for the support. We couldn't have done this without YOU!
We still have 2 more weeks to go. Please continue to spread the word!
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Think security certificates only affect the accused? Have a conversation with Sophie Harkat, wife of security certificate detainee Moe Harkat. We asked Sophie to say a few words about herself, Moe and the film we have been working on.
Please visit the Justice for Mohamed Harkat website: http://www.justiceforharkat.com/news.php
Join others such as Stephen Lewis, Naomi Klein and other prominent Canadians and sign the petition against security certificates: http://www.harkatstatement.com/
We'd like to introduce Hassan Almrei, one of the subjects of our film. We asked him to share a few words with you all.
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We are humbled to be selected for Doc Ignite, which has come along at the perfect moment. We are entering post-production, and your donation will help us cross the finish line later this year. Our goal is to raise $15,000 to help pay for a full-time editor, archival footage, and other costs associated with finishing the film. This has been a long road, but we finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Our campaign runs from Jan 15 to Feb 19th 2013. We have 36 Days to raise $15K. Donate what you can: http://www.hotdocs.ca/docignite/project/secret_trial_5
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We made the top 5! Off to Montreal to take home the grand prize. More details soon, STAY TUNED!
Amar Wala pitches the Secret Trial 5 to the Cuban Hat Project (http://www.cubanhat.tv/).
The Secret Trial 5 is a crowdfunded documentary in-progress that examines the human impact of Canada’s “war on terror”; specifically the use of security certificates, a tool that allows for indefinite detention, with no charges, and secret evidence. Over the last decade, 5 men have been held under security certificates in Canada. They spent between 2 and 7 years in prison each. None of them have been charged with a crime.
Learn more, follow our progress and help us tell this story: secrettrial5.com.
