CANADA: Supreme Court considers if mandatory listing on sex registry is constitutional

The country’s top court has been asked to consider striking down two sections of Canada’s sex offender laws as unconstitutional. In 2011, the Stephen Harper government altered the Criminal Code so the names of sex offenders would automatically be placed on the sex offender registry. The changes meant judges no longer had discretion on whether to submit names of sex

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CALL TO ACTION: Oppose Revisions to International Megan’s Law

Members and fellow advocates across the country. We MUST call the Members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee NOW and tell them to OPPOSE proposed changes to International Megan’s Law!!! Better yet, they should get rid of that do nothing legislation altogether. A markup will take place this Tuesday in the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Section 201 of H.R 6552 (new bill

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