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#Cameroon: #HumanRights Crisis in the Anglophone Regions
On June 3, 2019, the Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (Cameroon) and the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights (Canada) launched a groundbreaking report on Cameroon’s crisis in the Anglophone regions, now widely recognized as one of the most… Read More ›
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Opinion: Unjust Bill 21 dispenses with an array of rights. SPECIAL TO MONTREAL GAZETTE Updated: April 15, 2019
Use of notwithstanding clause is remarkably broad, covering several Charter rights, but can’t be used to override international obligations Bill 21 proposes to reinforce state secularism, which is a good thing, but it will do so by diminishing religious freedoms… Read More ›
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Reform of Quebec’s human rights commission is long overdue
Montreal Gazette, December 5, 2018 After being dogged by accusations of poor management and abuse of power, Tamara Thermitus resigned last week as head of the Quebec human rights commission. “We have to look forward now. There are pressing if… Read More ›
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Why @francoislegault and @CoalitionAvenirQc are wrong to rely on “majority wants” to strip minority rights – via Montreal Gazette https://bit.ly/2Ec2ngn
Populism is on everyone’s lips these days. In his new book, Stephen Harper warns that unless we address the underlying grievances that lead to populism, we risk Trumpian consequences or worse. In Ontario, Doug Ford railed against a court decision… Read More ›
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JOINT STATEMENT ON CANADA’S SUPPORT FOR WOMEN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN SAUDI ARABIA
JOINT STATEMENT ON CANADA’S SUPPORT FOR WOMEN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN SAUDI ARABIA Ottawa—August 9, 2018 The undersigned organizations express our support to Canada for its recent position on the detention of women human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia. We… Read More ›
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Enabling Human Rights Commissions as Norms-Brokers
Human rights commissions require an enabling environment, a concept that focuses on those external factors that permit institutions to thrive and to do their work freely and without undue pressure or interference. We need to reframe the role of human rights commissions as not only administrative bodies charged with preventing discrimination, but also as norms-brokers that can and must engage with a variety of different norms and systems in order to do their work properly.
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Independent International Experts (OAS) determines that major crimes against humanity have been committed in Venezuela
Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights Founder and Chair, Irwin Cotler, along with Judge Santiago Canton (pictured above) from Argentina, and Judge Manuel Ventura from Costa Rica made up the International Panel of Experts set up by the OAS last… Read More ›
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Case Comment: Reparations for Death and Destruction in the Congo
Summary: This case comment focuses on the types of reparations and their calculations that have been accepted by the International Criminal Court (ICC). The Trial Chamber II (“the Chamber”) of the ICC ordered both individual and collective reparations to the… Read More ›
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A guide to Bill 62
Bill 62, which is now law, has three central functions: it affirms the religious neutrality of the state, prohibits people from covering their faces when giving or receiving public services, and creates a legal framework for accommodating religious minorities. Its… Read More ›
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New Article in PKI Global Justice Blog: Forum non Conveniens and Liability for Alleged Human Rights Violations in Eritrea
The following is an excerpt of the article published on July 31, 2017 in the PKI Global Justice Journal Nevsun Resources Ltd. In October 2016, the Supreme Court of British Columbia decided to exercise its jurisdiction to hear claims resulting… Read More ›
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Discrimination ›
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The Quebec Superior Court rejects city of Montreal’s case against Sue Montgomery
December 13, 2020
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Open Letter addressed to: Mr. François Legault, Premier of Quebec, Mr. Christian Dubé, Minister of Health and Social Services, and members of the National Assembly
November 24, 2020
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Lettre ouverte à Monsieur François Legault, Premier ministre du Québec, à Monsieur Christian Dubé, ministre de la Santé et des Services sociaux ainsi que les membres de l’Assemblée nationale du Québec
November 22, 2020
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Opinion: All children in Quebec should have health coverage
November 22, 2020
Democracy & Dissent ›
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Open letter to Paul Biya on dismissal of prominent human rights activist Felix Ngongho
June 10, 2020
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The coronavirus is costing us more than just our health and economy
May 6, 2020
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@UN #HumanRights Council: Restoring Space for Dissent in Canada #cdnpoli @LRWCanada
February 15, 2016
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5 Priorities for Canada on #HumanRightsDay
December 10, 2015
Civil Liberties ›
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Civil Liberties and Emergency Powers in a time of Pandemic
April 13, 2020
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Why the #Khadr settlement was the right thing to do #cdnpoli #humanrights
September 2, 2017
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What’s wrong with Quebec’s Bill 62
February 13, 2017
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Can religious universities discriminate? TWU and #LGBTQ rights #canpoli
July 2, 2016