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UN Human Rights Committee orders Sri Lanka to compensate Canadian torture victim

A Toronto man who was imprisoned and tortured while visiting Sri Lanka must be compensated for the abuses he suffered, the United Nations Human Rights Committee has ruled. Read more
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Guatemalan protestors to appeal B.C. court decision

Seven who allege security at Canadian-owned mine shot them with rubber bullets want case heard in Canada Written by James Munson Published Monday, October 31st,… Read more
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Canadian firm faces new forced labour claims over Eritrean mine

Dozens more workers alleging forced labour and intimidation at Bisha mine set to join civil action against mining company Nevsun Resources The… Read more
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Forced labour lawsuit against Vancouver mining company can proceed

Lawsuit filed by 3 Eritreans accuses Nevsun Resources of being ‘accomplice to the use of forced labour’ By Mike Laanela and Farrah Merali, CBC News The… Read more
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Wave of foreign lawsuits against local miners hits Canadian courts

Human rights groups are backing several claims against firms operating in Guatemala, Eritrea In the coming months, the BC Supreme Court is expected to decide… Read more
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Mining companies need stronger oversight abroad says Liberal MP McKay

CALGARY — Liberal MP John McKay is calling for stricter oversight of Canadian mining companies abroad as plaintiffs increasingly look to Canadian courts to seek justice. He says the… Read more
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Allegations of conscripted labour in Canadian mine: the fifth estate

Eritrea regime has 40 per cent stake in mine, is accused of crimes against humanity by UN A Vancouver-based mining company that struck gold in… Read more
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Case of Murdered Congolese Rights Defender Referred to UN

Ten years after prominent human rights defender Pascal Kabungulu was shot dead by soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), his family is filing… Read more
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The Case Against Tahoe Resources

A Supreme Court of British Columbia judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought by seven Guatemalan farmers against Canadian mining firm Tahoe Resources over a… Read more
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Tortured Toronto man says he feels vindicated by UN report on Sri Lanka

TORONTO — Roy Samathanam was beaten with pipes and kicked in the groin after he was arrested by Sri Lanka’s Terrorism Investigation Division, but it… Read more
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CCIJ Launches New Web Platform to Promote Access to Justice for Survivors of Atrocity Crimes

Ottawa, 21 December 2018: Today, the Canadian Centre for International Justice (CCIJ) launches a new web platform to showcase its… Read more »

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