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CCIJ in the News
- August 26, 2010: Stephan Kazemi continues to wait for justice
On seventh anniversary of Zahra Kazemi's death, decision on critical issue of state immunity is pending
Montreal Gazette
- August 16, 2010: CCIJ's Executive Director wins Tarnopolsky Human Rights Award
Prestigious award recognizes outstanding contribution to domestic or international human rights.
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- March 22, 2010: Hill Times op-ed explains the need for SIA amendment
Canada has been arguing against Stephan Hashemi's right to justice because of the Act
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- March 2010: Decision pending as arguments in Kazemi case hearing conclude
Quebec Superior Court Justice Robert Mongeon must decide whether
Canada’s State Immunity Act precludes a civil suit against Iran for the
torture and death of Zahra Kazemi.
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- Introduction of State Immunity Act amendment
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- December 2009 coverage of Kazemi case hearing
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- The Munyaneza trial shows Canada
is no safe haven for war criminals
Op-ed by CCIJ Honorary Council Member Erna Paris
Globe and Mail
- Canada should follow war crimes trial with others
Op-ed by Jayne Stoyles and Bruce Broomhall
The Montreal Gazette
- Entrevue de Jayne Stoyles par Raymond Desmarteau
Radio Canada
- A war-crimes trial that set a precedent before its verdict
Web-exclusive commentary by Jayne Stoyles and Richard Dicker
Globe and Mail
- Désiré Munyaneza War Crimes Trial - Discussion on CTV news in advance of the verdict
CTV Newsnet
- Significance of First Canadian War Crimes Trial in Nearly 20 Years
After two years, the trial of Désiré Munyaneza, the first person to be charged under Canada's Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act, has come to a close.
CCIJ Advisory Council Member Bruce Broomhall discusses the trial's significance on The Current
- CCIJ calls for criminal and civil trials
Lloyd Axworthy and Penelope Simons in the Globe and Mail
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Stephan Kazemi and his lawyers, and CCIJ's Executive Director and Advisors, appeared before the parliamentary Sub-Committee on International Human Rights.
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Maher
Arar, Lloyd Axworthy and Ellen Gabriel speak at the CCIJ's formal
launch on June 26, 2008. Mr. Maher Arar and Dr. Axworthy are
CCIJ
Honorary Patrons.
Journalists set up at the official CCIJ launch June 26th
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