Students call for an independent review of security measures
Representatives for 150,000 Toronto University students unite in calling for an independent review of G20 police brutality & affront on civil liberties
Today students are joining the call for an independent review of G20 security in response to this weekend's security presence that resulted in intimidation, brutality, and mass arrests of over 900 people by police. The tactics of the police are unprecedented and undermine basic human rights and freedoms under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms that allow people to assemble, demonstrate peacefully and express their views.
With more than one billion dollars now spent on security, hundreds of people sitting in a detention centre, and many questions left unanswered, students are joining Amnesty International's call for an independent review of security measures.We call on the Canadian government and the government of Ontario to cooperate in launching an independent review of the security measures that were put in place for the G8 and G20 Summits. The review should include opportunities for public input and the results should be released to the public.
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