Human Rights Organization and Government Agencies

government: It is now almost a pattern: every time we, as a human rights organization or activist, write to government agencies inquiring about cases of Canadians detained abroad or of Canadians subject to abuse or possible discrimination, the governmental response will certainly somehow contain the issue of "privacy." "Privacy concerns" have been used as a powerful pretext for inaction or silence and this should be challenged and denounced, according to Rabble. Similarly, another argument often invoked by the government for not providing us with answers is the "national security" argument. Chip in to keep stories like these coming. As scary and intimidating this argument sounds, it turns out to be murky and hollow. Unfortunately, this apparent obsession with privacy seems to be very selective. Indeed, we can never know for sure if the concern of "national security" is real or simply a good pretext benefiting the political interests of the government rather than the public interest. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.