Canada Campaigns

Canada: Free Omar Khadr Now – Dennis Edney Q.C. | Video

On April 16, 2013, Dennis Edney, Q.C., who has defended Omar Khadr on a pro bono basis for years, spoke concerning the illegal capture and detention of Mr. Khadr by U.S. Special Forces.  In 2002, the U.S. illegally detained 15-year-old Khadr in Bagram and Guantánamo Bay Prisons until he was … [Read more...]

First Nations’ Rights Speaker Series: The Gap between Law and Practice – May 9, 2013

Savage Anxieties: Indigenous Peoples’ Human Rights and the Not-So-Special Case of Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group v. Canada before the Inter-American Human Rights Commission Throughout the centuries, conquest, war, and unspeakable acts of racist violence and colonial dispossession have all been … [Read more...]

The Accountability Gap: Canadian Mining in Mexico (and Beyond) | April 17

Wednesday, April 17 Vancouver Public Library, central branch, lower level, 350 West Georgia Street Doors open at 6:30 pm for public reception / panel discussion at 7 pm Join us for a lively discussion on the impact Canadian mining companies are having on communities in Mexico and elsewhere in … [Read more...]

Free Omar Khadr Now – April 16, 2013

Dennis Edney, Q.C. Omar Khadr´s Lawyer, Recipient of B.C. 2009 Human Rights Award Tuesday, April 16, 2013  7:00 - 9:00pm SFUHarbour Centre, 515 West Hastings St. on unceded Coast Salish territory Free Admission Omar Khadr was illegally captured by U.S. Special Forces in 2002 in Afghanistan … [Read more...]

Canada: Oral Intervention at the UN Human Rights Council on Omar Khadr | Oral Statement

Oral Intervention by Vanitha Selvarajah at the UN Human Rights Council on Omar Khadr On March 11, 2013, Vanitha Selvarajah gave an oral intervention on behalf of LRWC at the 22nd session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on the Omar Khadr case, citing it as an example of the continuing failure … [Read more...]

Gladue Growing Pains: Racist Sentencing Discounts or Emancipation from Racist Sentencing? | March 20, 2013

Gladue Growing Pains Racist Sentencing Discounts or Emancipation from Racist Sentencing? Wednesday, March 20th, 2013, 12:00 to 1:30 PM Franklin Lew Forum, UBC Faculty of Law at Allard Hall 1822 East Mall, Vancouver, BC This event will commence with a salmon feast to welcome … [Read more...]

Canada: Oral Statement to the 22nd Session of the UNHRC on Omar Khadr | Statements

PDF version Organization: Lawyers Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 3 General Debate Speaker: Vani Selvarajah Date: Monday, March 11, 2013 Re: Omar Khadr - Special Rapporteur on Torture, Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Mr. President; Lawyers Rights Watch Canada notes with approval … [Read more...]

Canada: Robert Morales: Debunking the Doctrine of Discovery | Video

Robert Morales: Debunking the Doctrine of Discovery: Colonial Excuse for the Seizure of Land and the Oppression of Peoples Medieval European law allowed a monarch to claim any land discovered by one of his subjects if it was occupied by non-Christians. In the 16th century, war against Native … [Read more...]

Canada: The Campaign to Erode Aboriginal and Treaty Rights | Joint open letter

Re: The Campaign to Erode Aboriginal and Treaty Rights To: Open Letter From: Endorsed by LRWC and numerous other experts and organizations Date: January 29, 2013 Please click here to view the PDF version. For almost 15 years, the federal Department of Justice has conducted a campaign to … [Read more...]

Canada: Governor General’s Attendance at First Nations Meeting 11 January 2013 | Letter

View pdf: Governor General's Attendance at First Nations Meeting 11 January 2013 January 9, 2013 The Right Honourable Stephen Harper Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON  K1A 0A2 Fax: 613-941-6900 E-mail: stephen.harper@parl.gc.ca; pm@pm.gc.ca Dear Prime … [Read more...]