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CCIJ Recipient of 2017 International Solidarity Award by CoDevelopment Canada

The Canadian Centre for International Justice (CCIJ) is honoured to receive the 2017 International Solidarity Award from CoDevelopment Canada (CoDev). CCIJ… Read more
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CCIJ News: Special Advisor & Legal Director Appointments

The Board of Directors of the Canadian Centre for International Justice (CCIJ) announces the following developments: Effective June 1, 2017, Matt… Read more
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Canadian Torture Survivor Vindicates Rights against Sri Lanka at United Nations

The United Nations Human Rights Committee has concluded that the government of Sri Lanka violated the rights of Roy Samathanam, a Tamil-Canadian who was imprisoned and tortured over a period of three years. Read more
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Murder of Young Assistant from Guatemalan Environmental Organization is Evidence of Escalating Risk to Human Rights Defenders

North American organizations are dismayed and deeply troubled by the execution-style murder of 22 year-old Jeremy Abraham Barrios Lima Read more
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Vancouver court clears way for slave labour lawsuit against Canadian mining company to go to trial

Vancouver, October 6, 2016. The Supreme Court of British Columbia today rejected efforts by Vancouver-based Nevsun Resources Limited (TSX: NSU / NYSE MKT: NSU) to… Read more
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Pascal Kabungulu’s Family Seeks Justice Before The United Nations

Geneva/Ottawa (8 February 2016) – Ten years after prominent human rights defender Pascal Kabungulu was shot dead by soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo… Read more
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New Speakers’ Bureau Launches in Canada

A new speakers’ bureau launches today as part of The Philippe Kirsch Institute. The Kirsch Institute Speakers’ Bureau will deepen the landscape of keynote presentations… Read more
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Eritreans file lawsuit against Canadian mining company for slave labour and crimes against humanity

Three Eritrean men filed a civil lawsuit today in a Vancouver court against Nevsun Resources Limited (TSX: NSU / NYSE MKT: NSU) over the use… Read more
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Supreme Court’s Kazemi decision shows need for Canadian Parliament to change law giving immunity for torture

The Canadian Centre for International Justice (CCIJ) expressed its deep disappointment today with the Supreme Court of Canada decision to give immunity to foreign governments… Read more
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Dr. François Larocque receives OBA Award for Excellence in International Law

The Canadian Centre for International Justice is pleased to congratulate Dr. Francois Larocque (Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa) on receiving the 2014 … Read more
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