Justice for Hassan Diab: 725+ people & 20+ organizations ask NDP Member of Parliament Heather McPherson, to follow through on her words of April 21, 2023. 

The following letter has been written by Michelle Weinroth. 725+ people and 20+ organizations have joined Michelle in asking NDP member of parliament Heather McPherson to walk the talk.

September 2023

Dear Ms. McPherson,

On April 21, 2023, following a two-week trial, one held in absentia at France’s Assizes Court, Hassan Diab was sentenced to life in prison. On that same day, you called on the Liberal government to block France’s second extradition request for this most abused fellow Canadian, a man whose innocence had already been affirmed in 2018 – and not least by France’s own eminent investigative magistrates. Four months have elapsed since that fateful Friday, and still the Liberal Government remains tight-lipped.  It is clear: the Diab Affair will be remembered as one of the most egregious scandals in Canada’s history of judicial affairs. 

Many are therefore grateful to you for your immediate and forceful response to the brutal blow that France dealt the beleaguered Dr. Diab on April 21st. Many appreciate that you pointedly articulated the extreme injustice of the Diab Affair, stating that “the entire trial of Hassan Diab was a sham,” and that “Dr. Diab “has lived through a nightmare for the last [15 years] …” 

Like you and your NDP colleagues, Dr. Diab’s advocates have appealed to the Liberal Government, and particularly over the past two years, calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to reject a second extradition request and honour the words (4:57-5:20) he uttered in 2018: i.e., that “what happened to Dr. Diab should never have happened and should never happen again.” 

Towards mid-June, an open letter to the Prime Minister, signed by more than 650 persons, was hand-delivered to the Prime Minister’s Office and also sent to him by e-mail on June 16th. Later, in July, Dr. Diab, himself, hand-delivered a petition with 10,000 signatures, exhorting the prime minister to put an end to this odious case. In response, the PMO recommended that these two appeals be redirected to the Minister of Justice. 

In conformity with this recommendation, another letter was sent to the government, this time, to the newly appointed Minister of Justice, Arif Virani. Following that effort, a letter was sent to Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, calling on her to intervene and facilitate a process that would secure Dr. Diab’s liberty. Last, but not least, Dr. Diab’s ten-year-old daughter sent a most touching letter to Ms. Freeland, imploring the minister to protect her father from being sent back to prison. To date, however, these various appeals have been met with a deafening silence. 

Over the years, Dr. Diab’s supporters have grown in number, and as this scandalous case persists, more Canadians continue to vindicate the Diab cause. Many are exasperated at the government’s inaction and the excruciating waiting period to which Dr. Diab is being subjected. He lives in limbo, not knowing from one minute to the next what awaits him. The Liberal Government has done nothing to apprise him of its position; instead, it has left him in agonizing uncertainty. In the words of Bob Dylan, one might ask: How many roads must Dr. Diab walk down before our government calls him a man?  

At this eleventh hour, I, along with thousands of Diab supporters, am asking if you would please exert the necessary pressure on the Liberal Government to ensure that a second extradition for Dr. Diab is categorically refused, and that this case of historic and colossal injustice is brought to an end without further ado.  

Ms. McPherson, many applaud you for the support you have offered thus far. But more concerted advocacy is needed. Dr. Diab requires the NDP’s political strength to help secure his freedom. In effect, since the NDP holds the balance of power, it is well placed to raise this issue in the House and to act as an essential catalyst in bringing this awful case to a close. For the answer to Bob Dylan’s question is not, in fact, blowing in the wind. It is before our eyes – in the halls of parliament where the NDP’s voice truly counts.

Written by Michelle Weinroth, Ottawa. 

See the list of signatories below

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Website: https://www.justiceforhassandiab.org/

Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/justiceforhdiab

Organizations can sign onto this letter: https://bit.ly/DiabOrgSept23

Individuals signing letter

Dr. Bruno Richard		Romilly Sur Seine, France
A. H.	Standing for Justice	Canada
A. S.	Human Rights Supporter	Quebec
Adah Miller	A Concerned Human	BC
Adam Champ		Toronto, ON
Adan	University Professor	Kitchener, ON
Adrian Swanston	Human rights activist.	Burnaby, BC
Agnes Samler	Concerned citizen	Toronto, ON
Ahmad	Human Rights Activist	Halifax, NS
Aida Porteneuve	Human Rights Activist	Long Beach, California
AJ Cho	Individual Advocate	United States
Ajay Heble	Professor	Guelph, ON
Alan Collins	Filmmaker	Dartmouth, NS
Alison Carville	Tech Team Member	Fort Myers, FL
Allan Briesmaster	Author	Thornhill, ON
Allan Gordon	Ph.D. Candidate, Carleton University	Ottawa, ON
Alvaro Tortora	Author	Hamilton, ON
Alys McDonough	Educator of Children	Montreal, Qc
Ambal Rensch	Academic	Toronto, ON
Amitav Dash	Citizen	Guelph, ON
Amyn B. Sajoo	Academic at SFU	Vancouver, BC
André Gaudin	Teacher, Concerned Human	Vancouver, BC
André Rousseau	Retired Researcher	Bègles (France)
Andrea Meeson	Freelance Editor	Toronto, Canada
Andrea Paras	Professor of Political Science	Guelph, ON
Andrew	Supporter	Toronto, ON
Andrew Brook		Ottawa, ON
Andrew Charles McGlashan	Layperson	Monbulk, Victoria, Australia
Andrew Glencross	Human Rights Activist	Kjipuktuk/Halifax, NS
Ann Frederking	Concerned citizen	Ottawa, ON
Ann Grant	Concerned citizen	Vancouver, BC
Ann Harvey	Concerned citizen	West Kootenays, BC
Anne Eriksen	Retired Educator	Hamilton, ON
Anne Miles	Canadian Citizen	Gibsons, BC
Anne Roberts	Former Vancouver City Counsellor	Vancouver, BC
Anne Savage	Retired Academic	Nova Scotia
Anne Snell	Canadian Concerned	Ontario
Anne Verzijl	Pro-Palestine Activist	Moordrecht, The Netherlands
Anon.	Human Rights Activist	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Anon.	Citizen	Vancouver, BC
Anthony	Concerned Person	USA
Arié Moyal	Human Rights Activist	Tiohtià:ke
Art Jaszczyk	NDP, OSSTF
Asaad Al-Hindawi	Family Physician	Ottawa, ON
Ayesha	Canadian Citizen	Delta, BC
Ayesha	Concerned Canadian Citizen	Alberta
Azal		North York, ON
Azar Masoumi	Academic	Ottawa, ON
Azeezah Kanji	Legal Academic and Journalist	Toronto, ON
Azim Fancy	Justice	Toronto, ON
B. Mesbah	Academic	Quebec
B. Ross Ashley	Lifelong Socialist Militant	Toronto-St Paul’s, ON
Bahija Reghai	Canadian Citizen	Toronto, ON
Bailey C	Activist	Toronto, ON
Barbara Dick	Human Rights Activist	Belleville, ON
Barbara Schlafer	Diab Supporter	Canada
Bart Hellwig	Human Rights Activist	Edmonton, AB
Bassam Imam	Activist	Montreal, Quebec
Ben McDonald	Canadian	Yellowknife, NW Territories
Bernard Walke	Concerned citizen	Ottawa, ON
Beryl Pilkington	Professor Emerita, Nursing	Toronto, ON
Bilal Alvi	Concerned citizen	London, ON
Bilal Awada	Working Canadian	Ottawa, ON
Bill	Retired	Muskoka, ON
Bob Stuart	Green Engineer	Spiritwood, SK
Bob Thomson	Human Rights Activist	Ottawa, ON
Bonnie Sherr Klein	OC, Writer, Disability Activist	Sunshine Coast, BC
Bradley Stricker	Hater of Injustice	Montreal, Qc
Bruce	Artist	Toronto, Canada
Bruce E Batchelor PhD	Retired Academic	British Columbia
Bruce Katz	Human Rights Activist	Vaudreuil, Qc
Bruce R. Crisp	Retired Librarian and Database Administrator	Ottawa, ON
Bryan Hammond	Social, Environmental, and Econmic Justice Activist	Winnipeg, MB
Brydon Gombay	Community Psychologist	Toronto, ON
C & W Verhulst	–	Belleville. ON
C Meyer	Community and environmental activist	Hamilton, ON
C. Gebel	Concerned Citizen	Scarborough, ON
Callen Law	Writer	Calgary, AB
Carl Thor	Retired	Manitoba
Carmen Loiselle	Individual citizen concerned that justice be done.	Edmonton, AB
Carol Dudek	Activist	NYC
Carol Gould	Teacher	Ontario
Carol Schwartz	PhD, Teacher	Toronto, ON
Carole Mandel	Artist	Toronto, ON
Cassim Parak	Educator	Windsor, ON
Catherine Anderson	Human Rights Activist	Alberta
Catherine Bowerman	Citizen	Ontario
Catherine Faulkner	Concerned Citizen	Truro, NS
Catherine Talbot	Human Rights Activist	British Columbia
Cathy Cronin	Human Rights Activist	Napanee, ON
Cathy Tafler	Architect and Activist	Toronto, ON
Charles Maurer	Writer	Toronto, ON
Charles Swinegrove	Artist	Montreal, Qc
Charlie Saliba	Concerned citizen	Australia
Charlotte Bell	Concerned citizen	Victoria, BC
Chava Finkler	PhD	Ontario, Canada
Cheryl Gaster	Human Rights Lawyer (retired)	Toronto, ON
Chris	Activist	USA
Chris Carlson	Nurse Educator	Ottawa, ON
Chris Eddington	Believe in Human Rights for All	Canada
Chris Kermiet	World Citizen	Denver, CO.
Chris O’Brien	Citizen	Toronto, ON
Chris Shirley	Human Rights Activist	Regina, SK
Christine Johnston	Academic, Social worker and Activist	Victoria BC
Christine Miller	Fellow Citizen	Victoria BC
Christo El Morr	Professor, York University	Richmond Hill, ON
Christopher Assad	Concerned Citizen	Ottawa, ON
Christopher Smith	Concerned Citizen	Hubbards, NS
Christopher Walker	Concerned Individual	Arkansas, USA
Claire	Supporter	Ottawa, ON
Clarke Topp	Human Rights Activist	Ottawa, ON
Clayton M. Cunha Filho	Political Science Professor	Fortaleza, Brazil
Colleen Lundy	Professor Emeritus	No Preference
Connie Duchene	Mother, Grandmother, RN, Activist	Chester, Nova Scotia
Connie Raper	Human Rights Activist	Rougemont, Qc
Corey Schade	Attorney	New Jersey, USA
Cory Greenlees	Human Rights Activist	Victoria BC
Crystal Whitney	Concerned Citizen	Calgary, AB
Curtis Marwood	United Church Minister	Tottenham, ON
Cymry Gomery	Activist	Montreal, Qc
D. Neibert	Social Justice Advocate	Stoney Creek, ON
D. Ryan	Human Rights Supporter	Ontario
D.Barry Fleming	Social Justice Advocate	Port Coquitlam, BC
Dale Marcellus	Retiree	Port Alberni, BC
Dan Blake	Retired teacher	Vancouver, BC
Dan Maitland	Human Rights Defender	Guelph, ON
Danel J. Kuhlen	Lawyer	Saskatoon, SK
Danial A	Human Rights Activist	Canada
Danielle Dinovelli-Lang	Scholar	Aylmer, Quebec
Darlene Hebert	Human Being & Fighter	Toronto, ON
Darlene Ryan	Human Rights Supporter.	Ontario, Canada
Dave Szollosy	Retired	Willow Beach, ON
David Bouvier	Retired Academic	Gabriola Island, BC
David Brooks	Educational Assistant	Saint John, NB
David Fraser	Concerned Citizen	Ottawa, ON
David Heap	Academic & Human Rights advocate	London, ON
David Huntley	Professor Emeritus, SFU	Burnaby, BC
David J. Marlowe	Human Rights Activist, Unitarian	Oshawa, ON
David Kalant	Human Rights Advocate	Hudson, QC
David Lubell	Member, Amnesty International Group 9	Waterloo, ON
David Putt	Human Rights activist	Nanaimo, BC
David Skulski	NDP Supporter	New Westminster, BC
Dawn Waring	Human Rights Activist	Edmonton, AB
Deane Hutchinson	Retired Academic	Victoria, BC
Debbie		Ottawa, ON
Deborah Conners	Professor	Ottawa, ON
Denise Giroux	Human Rights Advocate	Cantley, Qc
Denise Lytle	Human Rights Activist	Woodbridge, NJ, USA
Derek Fry	Concerned Retiree	Salt Spring Island, BC
Desmond Sequeira	Multi-Faith Chaplain (Rtd). Govt. of Ontario; Social Justice Activist	St. Catharines, ON
Devin Joyce	Activist	Ottawa, ON
Diane Gibeault	Concerned Citizen	Ottawa, ON
Diane McCarthy		Ottawa, ON
Diane Norman	Human Rights Activist	Montréal, Qc
Diane Touchette	Retired but still an Activist	Wakefield, Qc
Dianne Stevens	Retired Educator, PhD.	Newmarket, ON
Dianne Varga	Writer and Activist	British Columbia
Dieter Misgeld	Professor Emeritus. U of T/OISEUT	Toronto/ON. Virani’s Riding
Don Parkinson	Retired Public Servant	Ottawa, ON
Donald J. Pratt, Ph.D.	Sociologist	San Mateo, California
Donna Bowen-Willer	Human Rights Activist	Ottawa, ON
Doreen M. Peever	Concerned Canadian Citizen	St. Catharines, ON
Dorothea Geddert	Teacher/ Internationalist	Christina Lake, BC
Dorothee Mages	Parent	Calgary, AB
Dorothy Knight	Human Rights Activist	Stratford, ON
Dorothy Watts	Fairness Advocate	Vancouver, BC
Doug Hewitt-White	Conscientious Objector	Mississippi Mills, ON
Douglas Buck	Human Rights activist	Toronto, ON
Douglas Meggison	Long-time Activist AB, NS and NL	Edmonton, AB
Dr Abdul Malik	Academic (r)	Toronto, ON
Dr David Beach	Physician	Picton, ON
Dr M. Lombard	Academic	Los Alamos, US
Dr. David Maxwell	Citizen	Middle LaHave, NS
Dr. Diane	Human Rights Supporter	Surrey, BC
Dr. Dwyer Sullivan	High School Teacher of Social Justice	Kitchener, ON
Dr. Egbert Harsmen	Activist for Human Rights in Palestine	Leiden, the Netherlands
Dr. James Deutsch	Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto	Toronto, ON
Dr. Michael Wilkshire	Academic, Human Rights Defender	St. John’s, NL
Dr. Mounir Samy	Author	Montreal, Qc.
Dr. Nabil Tabbara	Academic	London, ON
Dr. Robert D. Kent	Academic, Human Rights Activist	Elkford, BC
Dr. Sheila Delany, Emerita, SFU	Scholar and Activist	Vancouver, BC
Dr. Thomas Baker	Human Rights Activist	Hamilton, ON
Dr. Zakia Belhachmi	Author, Human Rights Activist, and Feminist	Montreal, Qc.
Dwayne R Thomas	Panel Member	Indiana, US
E. Roumagoux	Academic, Mother, Concerned Global Citizen	Canada
E. Sainte-Marie	Human Rights Activist	Victoria, BC
EC	Supporter	Vancouver, BC
Eduardo	Humanitarian	Toronto, ON
Edward Wilson	Retired. Demanding the requested action.	British Columbia
Edwin Janzen	Writer	Montreal, Qc
El-Akhras Hassan	Activist	Laval, Qc
Ela	Human	Canada
Elaine	Concerned Canadian Citizen	Halton Hills, ON
Elaine Briere	Documentary Filmmaker	Nanaimo BC
Eleanor Millard	Writer, Educator, Researcher	Whitehorse, Yukon
Elizabeth Block	Member of Independent Jewish Voices, supporter of Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East	Toronto, ON
Elizabeth Briemberg	Activist for Peace and Support for Palestinians	Burnaby, BC
Elizabeth Butterworth	Concerned Citizen	Toronto, ON
Elizabeth Gilarowski	Independent Writer/Researcher	Toronto, ON
Elizabeth Guthrie	Human Rights Activist	Toronto, ON
Elizabeth Molchany	Retired Attorney at Law	Front Royal, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Whitmore	Academic (retired)	Ottawa, ON
Emmanuel Abégunrin	Academic LLM (IHRL)	Toronto, ON
Eric Despres	Retired Engineer	Gatineau, Qc
Eric Mills	Editor	Toronto, ON
Erich Winkler	Activist	New York, USA
Ernie Epp	MP Thunder Bay-Nipigon 1984-88	Thunder Bay, ON
Evert Hoogers	Retired Union Representative	Ottawa, ON
Fabian del Puerto	Human Rights Activist	Uruguay
Fahad Chowdhury	P. Eng	Calgary, AB
Farhat	HR Activist	Ottawa, ON
Fauzia Kara	Human Rights Activist	Toronto, ON
Fazal Dar	Retired Academic	Regina, SK
Fazeena Ahad	Customer Service Rep.	Ontario
Félix Almeida	Social Justice Activist	Toronto, ON
Fran Turner	Retiree	Toronto, ON
Franca De Angelis	Human Rights Activist	Mono, ON
Frances Arbour	Human Rights Activist	Ottawa, ON
Frances Combs	Clergy	Toronto, ON
Francis Lavigne	Human Rights Activist	Fort St. John, BC
Gail Fournier	Supporter of Human Rights & Dignity	Edmonton, AB
Garry Hunter	Concerned Citizen	Guelph, ON
Gary Engler	Author	Saskatoon, SK
Gary Mills	Human Rights Activist	Terrace, BC
Gay Richardson	Community Volunteer	Ottawa, ON
Geoffrey Roulet	Associate Professor (retired)	Kingston, ON
George Bartlett	Human Rights Activist	Toronto, ON
Gill	Human Rights Supporter	Ottawa, ON
Gillian Smart	Citizen	British Columbia
Gillian Wallace, PhD	Poet, Author	Ottawa, ON
Gloria Wagner	Concerned Canadian Citizen	Victoria, BC
Gordon Doctorow, EdD	Retired Academic and Member of Independent Jewish Voices	Toronto, ON
Grace	Civilian Supporter	Missouri, USA
Graham Warwick	Concerned World Citizen	United Kingdom
Greg Albo	Professor, Department of Politics, York University	Ontario
Gregory Gillis	Teacher and Human Rights Activist	Mississauga, ON
Gregory Kealey	Emeritus Professor of History, University of New Brunswick	Fredericton, NB
Gudrun Leys	Human Rights Activist	Victoria, BC
Gwen Davies	Author, Citizen of Canada	Halifax, NS
H Glass	Human Rights and Justice Supporter	Guelph, ON
Haider Albayati		Edmonton, AB
Harold Watson		Springfield, Mo.
Haroon Bajwa	Citizen and NDP Supporter	Vancouver, BC
Harry John Smaller	Harry John Smaller	Toronto, ON
Hazel Margaret Boyle	Human Rights Activist	Toronto, ON
Heather Bessey	Human Rights Activist	Edmonton, AB
Heather Walker	Feminist Activist	Calgary, AB
Heidi Friesen	Retired Teacher: believes in human rights and justice for all.	Calgary AB
Helen and Bob Nation	Candian Citizens	Vancouver Island, BC
Helen Farley		Edmonton, AB
Helga Mankovitz	Human Rights Activist	Kingston, ON
Hilda Wiebe	Retired	Vancouver, ON
Hilde Reis-Smart	Concerned Citizen	Toronto, ON
Himani Bannerji	Professor	York University, ON
Hisham	Human Rights Activist	Canada
Hoesam Brinkman	Student	The Netherlands
Iain Wallace	Academic (retired)	Ottawa, ON
Ibrahim E	Human Rights Activist	Missouri, USA
Ibrahim Saleemi	Student	Ontario
Ida C. Henderson	Human Rights Activist	Ottawa, ON
Ingrid Wirsig	Healthcare Worker	Toronto, ON
Israa	Digital Marketing Professional	Canada
J Husain	Retired	Toronto, ON
J. Eidemiller	Human Rights Activist	Quebec
J. Leithwood	Supporter	Ontario
J. McCubbin	Human Rights Supporter	Calgary, AB
J. Roland	Supporter	Hrvatska, Croatia
J. Sickman	Human Rights Activist	Richmond, BC
J.M.Horsfield	Concerned Citizen	Vancouver Island, BC
Jacob Rempel	Human Rights Activist	Canada
Jake Javanshir	Retired	Anywhere
James	MA Psychology	Foxboro, Mass., USA
James Davis	Human Rights Supporter	NYC
James Thoman	Human	Tennessee, USA
Jan Steven	Grandmother	St. Catharines, ON
Janan Chandler	Janan Chandler	Mississauga, ON
Jane Lindsay	Concerned Canadian	Ottawa, ON
Jane Williams	Community Radio Activist	Vancouver, BC
Janet Beck	Seeker of Justice	Toronto, ON
Janet Christensen	Human Rights Activist	London, ON
Janet Gould	Concerned Human Being	USA
Janet Parkins	Community Activist	Coldstream, BC
Janice Buchanan	Supporter of Human Rights	New Brunswick
Jasmin Pettie	Concerned Citizen	Ottawa, ON
Jayce Salloum	Artist	Vancouver, BC
Jean Ann Ledwell	Social Justice Activist	St John’s, NFLD
Jean Basile Santirosi	Retired Engineer and Human Right Activist	Brossard, Qc
Jean Lawrence	Academic Editor	Victoria, BC
Jean Leahy	Activist	Toronto, ON
Jean McClure	Concerned Citizen	Calgary, AB
Jean-Yves Rioux	Réforme de la démocratie	Comté de Repentigny, Qc
Jeff Winkelaar	.	Edmonton, AB
Jelica	Human	Hrvatska, Croatia
Jennie Hornosty	Retired Academic	Ottawa, ON
Jennifer Dawes	Human Rights Supporter	Duncan, BC
Jennifer Stimac	Secondary School Teacher – Retired	Toronto, ON
Jenny Dent	Teacher	Vancouver, BC
Jillian Rogin	Associate Professor	Hamilton, ON
Jim & Eva Manly	Jim-Former NDP MP and Eva-Video Maker	Nanaimo, BC
Jim Abel	Activist	Peterborough, ON
Jim Wallace	Retired Democratic Socialist	Toronto, ON
JL Angell	Christian	CA
JML Whitfield	Activist	Newfoundland
Jo A Casey
Jo Lechay	Canadian Citizen	British Columbia
Jo Phillips	Concerned Human	British Columbia
Jo Wood	Human Rights Activist	Ottawa, ON
Joahannes Wijenberg, former Ambassador	Former Ambassador for The Netherlands	The Hague, The Netherlands
Joan	Human Rights Activists	Montreal, Qc
Joan Billau		St. Albert, Qc.
Joan Bishop	Human Rights Activist	Ottawa, ON
Joan James	Homemaker	V9N 9H9
Joan R.	HRA	Montreal, Qc
Joann D Ashford	Retired Activist	Ottawa, ON
Joanna Miazga	Human Rights Activist	Edmonton, AB
Joanne Namsoo	Human Rights Activist	Vancouver BC
Joanne Peterson	Concerned Canadian	Stony Plain, AB
Jody Berland	Professor	Ontario
Jody Freeman	Author, Editor, Translator	Montréal/Tiohtiá:ke
Joe Modeste	Retired Teacher	Ajax, ON
John Bush	Supporter	England
John Dervin	Online Activist	Apopka, Florida
John Hamilton	Human	New Westminster, BC
John Liss	Lawyer	Toronto, ON
John Macdonald	Concerned citizen	Ottawa, ON
John McEwen	Retired Teacher	235064 Twp. Rd. 280, Wheatland County, AB
John Moore	Retired Professor	Salt Spring Island, BC
John Neal	Citizen	Victoria, BC
John Saunders	Retired Teacher	Conception Bay South, NL
John Williams	Concerned citizen	Ottawa, ON
Jorge Sorger	Ph.D.	Ottawa, ON
Joyce Frohn	Author	Oshkosh, WI
Judith Brown	Ottawa Quaker	Ottawa, ON
Judith Deutsch	Psychoanalyst, Author, Human Rights Activist	Toronto, ON
Judith Goldschmidt	Palestinian Human Rights Activist	Courtenay, BC
Judith Lee	Judith Lee	Lanark, ON
Judith Salazar	Educator worker
Judy Deegan	Editor	Ottawa, ON
Judy Haiven	Independent Jewish Voices Canada	Halifax, NS
Julia Allen	Concerned	Spain
Julia Barnett	Human Rights Activist	Toronto, ON
Julia O’Connor	Academic	Canadian Citizen Resident in Ireland
Julie Friddell	Human Rights Advocate	Fredericton, NB
Kal Lotfy	Dr.	Richmond Hill
Kamal	Human Rights Activist	Finland
Kareema Quick	Community Worker	Toronto, ON
Karen Coulter	Retired	Vancouver, BC
Karen Rodman	Just Peace Advocates Board	Kawartha Lakes, Ontario
Karl	Person who cares about human rights	Ontario
Kate Chung	Grandmother	Toronto, ON
Katharine	Concerned Citizen	Ontario
Kathleen Ruff	Human Rights Activist	Smithers, BC
Kathleen Woodley	Community Member	BC
Kathryn Anderson	Human Rights Activist	Tatamagouche, Qc
Kathryn Humphrey	Teacher	Toronto, ON
Keith Reynolds	Charity Worker	British Columbia
Keleegh Sinclaire	Please comply with the requests stayed in this document.	British Columbia
Ken	Canadian	Kamloops, BC
Ken Collier	Retired Academic Activist	North Bay, ON
Kenji Kiritani	Human Rights Supporter	NYC
Kerry Mewhort	Author	Oliver, BC
Kevin	Expert	CT
Krishna E Bera	Canadian Citizen	Ottawa, ON
Krystal Cain-Gebara	Concerned Citizen	Ottawa, ON
Laila Atallah	Concerned Individual	Baltimore, Maryland
Lana Savoca	Member of Jewish Voice For Peace	Greenwich, CT
Lanny Pollet	UVic Retiree	Victoria, BC
Larry Hannant	Human Rights Author and Activist	Victoria, BC
Laura Crompton	Social Worker	Vancouver, BC
Laura Innis	Human Rights Activist	Toronto, ON
Laura Proctor-Snyder	Supporter	Ottawa, ON
Laurie Adkin	Professor of Political Science	Edmonton, AB
Lawrence Loyek	Lawrence Loyek	Ottawa, ON
Lawrence S. Cumming	Retired International Development Worker, Activist and Consultant, etc.	Ottawa, ON
Lawrence Sutherland	Human Rights Activist	Winnipeg, MB
Leda Raptis	Professor, Queen’s University	Kingston, ON
Leo Anthony Kucewicz	Concerned Citizen	United States of America
Leslee Balsam	Human Rights activist	Ottawa, ON
Leslie Singer Lomas	Jewish Activist	Boulder, CO
Linda Belanger	Canadian Citizen	Ottawa, ON
Linda Cullum	Retired Associate Professor, Memorial University	St. John’s, NL
Linda Dahms	Justice Advocate	Ottawa, ON
Linda Green	Human Rights Activist	Ottawa, ON
Linda Kennedy	Human Rights Activist	British Columbia
Linda McDowell	Believer in Justice	Ontario
Linda P.	Concerned Citizen	Toronto, ON
Linda Ruth Ciglen	Citizen	Toronto, ON
Linda Scherzinger	Christian Human Rights Activist	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Linda Taffs	Quaker	Vancouver Island
Linda Tweddell	Grandmother and Concerned Canadian.	Saskatoon, SK
Lindsay Dagg	Believer in Human Rights	Vancouver, BC
Lindsey McKay		Kamloops, BC
Lisa Johnson	Artist and Concerned Citizen	Vaughan, ON
Lisa Oldfield	Homemaker	Britian Columbia
Lise Bergeron	Concerned Citizen	Montréal, Qc
Liz	Concerned Citizen	BC
Lloyd	Human Rights Defender	Kingston, ON
Lombard-Crémieux	Human Rights Activist	Los Alamos, USA
Lorenzo Ramero	University Professor	France
Lorna N	Canadian	Toronto, ON
Lorna Pauls	Human Rights Activist	Quebec
Lorne Walters	Concerned Citizen	Belgium
Lorraine Chisholm	Director of Strategy, Researcher (Retired)	Vancouver, BC
Lorraine Garratt	Human Rights Activist	Regina, SK
Lou Anne	Human	Ontario, Canada
Louis Béchard	Activist	Montréal, Qc
Louise Bjorknas	Concerned Citizen	White Rock, B.C.
Louise Seidel	Artist	Saskatoon, SK
Luke Pelot	Luke Pelot	Conquerall Bank, NS
Lynette Bondarchuk	Trustee, Edmonton Small Press Association	Edmonton, AB
Lynn	Supporter	BC
Lynn Caldwell	Educator	Saskatoon, SK
Lynn MacKay	Academic and Former Colleague	Brandon, MB
M Mankal	Concerned Citizen	London, ON
M Teresa	Retired	Toronto, ON
M-L Perron	Artist, Teacher	Ottawa, ON
M. Arabi	Teacher	Canada
Madalena Santos	Academic	Ottawa, ON
Maggie Panter	Retired Teacher	Toronto, ON
Maher Naji	Dentist	Mississauga, ON
Mahmoud Kadoura	Activist	Toronto, ON
Malake El-Malt	Human Right activist	Calgary, AB
Malyka Schoroth	Human Rights for ALL	Canada
Manal Ramadan	Human Rights Activist	Charlotte, USA
Manuel Sundar	Author	India
Marc Azar	M.A.	Montreal, Qc
Marc L Desjardins	Canadien	Québec, Qc
Marcelle Roy	Retired	Saanich Gulf Islands, BC
Marg Murray	Justice advocate	Woodstock, ON
Margaret Jennings	Concerned Senior	Hilden, NS
Margaret Sagar	Ordained Minister of United Church of Canada. (Retired) advocate for justice and human rights.	Terence Bay,NS
Margie Macdonald	NDP Member	Halifax, NS
Margie Noonan	Human Rights Activist	Victoria BC
Maria Karsou	Human Rights Activist	New York, USA
Mariah Grau	MSc	Silverton, BC
Marie-Pierre Maystre	Member of Amnesty International, of BDS	Geneva, Switzerland
Marilyn Jarrett	Human Rights Activist	Guildford, UK
Marilyn Jarrett	Human Rights Activist	Guildford, UK
Marilyn MacDonald	United Church of Canada clergy	Nova Scotia
Marina Kun	Human Rights Activist	Ottawa, ON
Marion Brunton	Human Rights Activist	Burlington, ON
Marion Daigle	Concerned Citizen	Montréal, Qc
Marjorie Robertson	Advocate Against Wrongful Convictions and Incarcerations	Ottawa, ON
Mark Brill	Retired, former CUPW Member, former Antiwar, Human Rights Activist	Toronto, ON
Mark Frey	Concerned Citizen	Paris, ON
Mark Hayduke Grenard	CEO Mark’s Bookmark Bookseller
Mark N	Teacher, Activist	Whitby, ON
Marlena Charette	Just a person who hates injustice!	Ottawa, ON
Martha Roth	Independent Jewish Voices	Vancouver BC
Martha Ruben	Retired Scientist	Ottawa, ON
Martin Fontaine	Pastoral Worker	Montréal, Qc
Martin Weller	Climate Consultant	United Kingdom
Martina Lauer	Retired Home Maker	Kemptville, ON
Marwan Masri	Human Rights Activist	Canada
Mary Ann Higgs	Lawyer	Kingston,  ON
Mary Bond	Retired	Ottawa, ON
Mary Cowper-Smith	Human Rights Activist	Charlottetown, PEI
Mary Girard	Clerk, Ottawa Quaker Peace and Social Concerns committee	Ottawa, ON
Mary Jackson	A Free Canadian	Ottawa ON
Mary Peters	Concerned citizen	Nanaimo, BC
Mary Valentich	Social Worker	Calgary, AB
MaryEllen Belfiore	Activist Citizen	Vancouver, BC
Matthew Webster	Retired Humanities Teacher	Victoria, BC
Maureen McKenzie	Human Rights Advocate	Regina, SK
Maureen S.	Concerned Citizen	Halifax, NS
Maurice Breslow	Playwright and Author	Kingston, ON
Maxine Kaufman-Lacusta	Activist, author of _Refusing to be Enemies: Palestinian and Israeli Nonviolent Resistance to the Israeli Occupation _	Burnaby, BC
May Partridge	Retired Academic	Courtenay, BC
Maya Papineau	Professor	Ottawa, ON
Maystre	Member of Amnesty International	Geneva, Switzerland
MBS	MA	NS
Meagan C	Provincial Young Worker Representative for OPSEU/SEFPO	Toronto, ON
Meer Sahib P.Eng.	Engineer	London, ON
MEL McLachlan	Grandfather, Seeker of Peace and Justice	Canada
Melissa Franco	Supporter	London, ON
Melodie Mccullough	Journalist	Peterborough, ON
Melvin	Canadian	Kamloops, BC
Merav Weinroth	Artist and Caregiver	Montreal, Qc
Mervyn Nicholson	English Professor	Kamloops, BC
Mervyn Roger Russell	Retired Clergy and Human Rights Activist	Oakville, ON
MG Bown-Orr	Human Rights Supporter	Vancouver, BC
Michael Bradfield	Concerned Canadian	Halifax, NS
Michael Cozens	Human Rights Activist	London, ON
Michael Kuttner	Retired Teacher	Toronto, ON
Michael Springate	Author	Georgian Bluffs, ON
Michael Spurr	Retired	Halifax, NS
Michael Tomczyszyn	Supporter	San Francisco, CA
Michel Habib	Academic	Switzerland
Michèle Ashby	Human Rights Activist	Linwood, NS
Michèle Cook	Very concerned citizen	Regina, SK
Michele O’Keefe	Citizen	Toronto, ON
Michelle Weinroth	Writer and Teacher	Ottawa, ON
Mike Burke	Academic	Toronto, ON
Mike McElroy	Author	Toronto, ON
Miriam Eguchi	Concerned Citizen	North Vancouver, BC
Miriam Meir	Human Rights Activist	Calgary, AB
Mohamad Abuali		London, ON
Mohamed	Engineer	Toronto, ON
Mohamed Rashwan	A Human Being	Milton, ON
Mohammad Fadel	Professor of Law	University of Toronto, ON
Mohsin Kamalia	CPA.CA	Ontario
Monica Harhay	Canadian Citizen	Toronto, ON
Moossa	Concerned	Ontario
Morteza Gorgzadeh	Cuba and Anti-Imperialist War Solidarity Activist	Toronto, ON
Mostafa Saquib	Medical Student	Montreal, Qc
Mounir S.	Human Rights	Ontario
Mourad R	Professionnel	Québec
Mubina Visram	Concerned Canadian	Mississauga, ON
Muhammad Memon	Canadian Citizen	Mississauga, ON
Murtaza Khan	Citizen	Ottawa, ON
Mutah Ghamian	Fellow Canadian	Ottawa, ON
Myrl Eddy	Faith Community	Calgary, AB
Najib Safieddine	Activist	Toronto, ON
Nas Tal	Citizen	Montreal, Qc
Natalie Telfer	Concerned Citizen	Thornhill, ON
Natalie Walker	Teacher (retired)	Toronto, Ont.
Nawal Copty	Software Engineer	Mississauga, ON
Nazmul	Humanitarian	Ontario
Neil Cardew-Fanning	Musician & Humanist	British Columbia
Netta Phillet	Justice Advocate	Edmonton, AB
Nicola Hall	Psychotherapist	Bath, UK
Nida Marji	Concerned Citizen	Toronto, ON
Nima Bashar	Concerned Resident	Toronto, ON
NJ Menzies	Human Rights Activist	Rockwood, ON
Nora McKay	Teacher	Toronto, ON
Norm	Retired Civil Servant	Toronto, ON
NY	Social Justice Supporter	Canada
Nyla Matuk	Author	Quebec
Odette Dabit	Human Rights Activist	Milton, ON
Omar	Citizen	Toronto, ON
Omeed El-Zabet	Civil Engineer	Newmarket, ON
Omer Chaudhary	Human Rights Activist	London, ON
Onni Milne	Canadian Citizen	Vancouver, BC
Osama Aboelsoud		Toronto, ON
P. Sinclair	Writer	Alberta
Pablo Voitzuk	Human Rights	Oakland, California
Pamela Thomson	Retired Judge	Toronto, ON
Pat	Human	Canada
Patricia Barker	Granny	Ottawa, ON
Patricia Tingley	Concerned Citizen	Saint John, NB
Paul Craik	Concerned Citizen	Vancouver, BC
Paul Kim	Concerned U.S. Citizen	North Carolina, USA
Paul Leduc Browne	Honorary Professor	Ottawa, ON
Paul Mokhiber	Activist	Niagara Falls, ON
Peggy Cameron	Researcher/Writer	Halifax, NS
Penelope Andrews	Human Rights Activist	Maine, USA
Penny Tilby	Member of Council of Canadians	Vancouver, BC
Peter Abrams	Academic	Victoria BC
Peter Cole	Human Being	Canada
Peter Eglin	Retired Academic, Human Rights Activist	Kitchener, ON
Peter Gose	Professor Emeritus, Carleton University	Victoria, BC
Peter Gunther	Retired Archivist	Chicago, USA
Peter Moller	Retired Engineer	Almonte, ON
Peter Wilson	Senior Citizen	Edmonton, AB
Philip Callaghan	Roman Catholic Priest	Charlottetown, PEI
Phyllis Creighton	Human Rights Activist	Toronto, ON
Prabha Khosla	Feminist	Vancouver, BC
Prairie Rose	Human Rights Activist	Ontario
Professor Don Ray (PhD)	Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Calgary	Calgary, AB
R Graham	Canadian Human Being	Edmonton, AB
R Karrys	Human Being	British Columbia
R Pyx Sutherland	Artist Activist	Victoria BC
R. Garvey	Human Rights Activist	Alberta
Rabab Ward	Professor	Vancouver, BC
Rachel Benjamin	Believer in Human Rights	Montreal, Qc
Raed Hawa	Physician and University Professor	Toronto, ON
Ralph Colley	Citizen	Selwyn, ON
Rana Ismail	Lawyer	Toronto, ON
Ravi P.	Seeker of social justice	Ottawa, ON
Raymond Potvin	Retired	Ste Véronique, Qc
Rev. F. Mark Mealing Ph.D.	Author & Priest	Meadow Creek, BC
Rev. Fahed AbuAkel	Presbyterian Minister	Atlanta, GA, USA
RH	Professional	Canada
Rhett Micheletti	Supporter of Truth and Justice	USA
Richard Bell	Human Rights Activist	Lawrencetown Village, B0S1M0
Richard Campbell	Human	Arusha, Tanzania
Richard Darville	Retired Academic	Ottawa, ON
Richard Thoreau	Voter	Victoria, BC
Richard Witham	Canadian	Sudbury, ON
Rick Telfer	Human Rights Activist	Ottawa, ON
Rita MacDonald	Rita MacDonald	Saskatoon, SK
Rizwana	Academic	Toronto, ON
Robbie Newton	Human Rights Supporter	Saanich, BC
Robert Argue	Professor Emeritus, Sociology, TMU	Sudbury, ON
Robert Gamble	Retired	Yellowknife, Yukon
Robert L Johnson	Retiree	St. Stephen, NB
Robert Rutkowski	Human Rights Activist	Topeka
Roberta Clair	Want human rights applied	Victoria, BC
Roberta Swanson	Photographer-Artist	Michigan, USA
Robin Boodle	Concerned Citizen	Victoria, BC
Robin Rae Swanson	Human Rights Activist	United States
Robyn Newton	Human Rights Activist	North Vancouver, BC
Roch Tassé	Social Justice and Human Rights Advocate	Wakefield, QC
Rod Woolridge	Retiree, Active Volunteer in Peel Region	Brampton, ON
Rohan Whelan	Human Rights Activist	Dublin
Ron MIttan	Ardent Supporter of Universal Human Rights	Albuquerque, New Mexico – USA
Ron Squires	Retired Teacher	Ottawa, ON
Rosalie Reynolds	Concerned citizen	Ottawa, ON
Rosemary Williams	Citizen and Activist for Social Justice	Ottawa, ON
Roy Shadik	Human Rights Activist	Toronto, ON
Rupi	Human Rights Activist	Portland OR
Ruth Chesson	Concerned Citizen	Abbotsford, BC
Ruth MacLean	Reverend	Kincardine, ON
Ruth Perkins	Concerned Citizen	Peterborough, ON
Ruth Rogers	Advocate	British Columbia
Ryan Hillier	Canadian Citizen	New Brunswick
S M Simpson	Human Rights Activist	British Columbia
S Mehr	Freedom for All	United Kingdom
S. Ali	Retired Health professional	Toronto, ON
S. L. Fairey	Concerned Canadian Citizen	Kelowna, BC
S. Rayes	Human Rights Activist	Ottawa, ON
Sadaf Saleem	Concerned Canadian	Alberta
Saeed Irani	Academic, Human Rights Activist	Ottawa, ON
Sajjad Sarwar	Human Rights Activist	Montreal, Qc
Sal	Canadian Citizen	Edmonton, AB
Sam Sabat	Businessman	Toronto, ON
Samir Al Nadi	Human Being with Conscience	Toronto, ON
Sana	Human Rights Activist	Calgary, AB
Sana	Parent of young children	Milton, ON
Sandra Bruneau	NDP Member and Human Rights Activist, Retired Academic	Vancouver, BC
Sandra Elliot	Author	Simcoe, ON
Sandra Emberg	Concerned Canadian	Edmonton, AB
Sandra Summers	Retired Nurse	Winnipeg, MB
Sara Rans	Retired Teacher	London, ON
Sarah	Counsellor	BC
Sarah Kardash	Human Rights Activist	New Brunswick
Sarah M	Student	Montreal, Qc
Sarah Nielsen-Jones	Concerned Citizen	Kitchener, ON
Scott Amsden	Fellow Canadian	Halifax, NS
Scott McCulloch	Actor	Toronto, ON
Sean	Human Rights Activist	Ireland
Sereen	Citizen	Canada
Shaheen	Advocate for Peace & Justice	Montreal, Qc
Shahira Hafez	Human Rights Activist	Mississauga, ON
Shanaz	Human Rights Supporter	Ontario
Shannon M.	Concerned citizen	London, ON
Sharon Hazelwood	Concerned Citizen	Victoria, BC
Sharon Katz	Concerned Citizen	Ottawa, ON
Sharon Longyear	Human Rights Activist	Port Ewen, NY
Sheila Pratt	Human Rights Supporter	Maple Ridge, BC
Sheila Dunnachie	Concerned Citizen	British Columbia
Sheila O’Reilly	Human Rights Advocate	Guelph, ON
Sheila Pinto	Concerned citizen	Toronto, ON
Sheryl Moran	Retired Volunteer Advocate for Human Rights Groups	Ottawa, ON
Shirene E	A Person	Montreal, Qc
Shirlene Harris	Human Rights Activist	San Antonio, TX
Shirley Wilding	Canadian Citizen and Taxpayer	Calgary, AB
Sid Shniad	Social Justice Activist	Surrey, BC
Silvia	Concerned Citizen	Brampton, ON
Simon Farthing	PhD	North Saanich, BC
Sinan Q	Business Owner	British Columbia
Solly Gardee	Dr	Ottawa, ON
Soraya	Concerned Human	Johannesburg, South Africa
Stan Squires	Retired	Vancouver, BC
Stephanie A.	Concerned Canadian	Kuujjuaq, Qc
Stephen Aberle	Human Rights Organizer	Vancouver, BC
Stephen Branscombe	Concerned Citizen	London, ON
Stephen Crozier	Human Rights Activist	White Rock, BC
Steve Galley	Activist	Pointe Claire, Qc
Steven Jordan	Teacher	Montreal, Qc
Steven Ogilvie	Human Rights Activist	Ottawa, ON
Stuart Ross	Member of World Beyond War	Guelph, ON
Subuhi Ansari	Human Rights Supporter	Hamilton, ON
Sucy Varughese	Human Rights Activist	Australia
Sue H	Human Rights Activist	Ontario
Susan	Retired	Ontario
Susan Anderson	Retired Educator	Kingston, ON
Susan Chapman	Retiree	Bournemouth, ON
Susan L. White	Human Rights Activist, Retired Academic	Winnipeg, MB
Susan Ridley	Susan Ridley	Calgary, AB
Susan Ruzic	Human Rights Defender	Vancouver, BC
Susan Salhany	Concerned Citizen	Ottawa, ON
Susan Stout	Activist	British Columbia
Susan Walp	Retired Plant Ecologist	Cranbrook, BC
Susanne Bogan	Educator, Mother, Supporter of Human Rights, Proud Canadian	Eastern Ontario
Suzanne K.	Concerned Citizen	Ontario
Sydney Nestel	Citizen	Toronto, ON
Syed Doha	General Public	Toronto, ON
Sylvia Barnard	Academic	Albany, NY
Sylvia Skrepichuk	Human Rights Activist	Whitby, ON
Sylvia Smith	Human Rights Advocate	Unceded Algonquin Territory (Ottawa)
Sylvie Pepos	Citizen	Henryville, Qc
T. N. James	PhD	V9N9H9
Tasir Islam	Tasir Islam	Mission, BC
Tazeen Hasan	Advocacy Manager, HFA Canada. Writer and Researcher	Edmonton, AB
Terry Lawrence	BCNDP Member	Surrey, BC
The Rev. Dr. Anne Quick	Anglican Priest and Academic	Russell, ON
Tiana Brachel	Concerned US Citizen	Southeastern USA
Tim Larmour	Humanist	Ottawa, ON
Tina Liakopoulos	Concerned Citizen	Quebec
Todd Archer	Educator	Ottawa, ON
Tom Gardner	Professional	Quebec
Tony Reddin	Longstanding  NDP Activist	Bonshaw, PEI
Travis Frampton	Registered Nurse	Elora, ON
Tsiporah Grignon	Human Rights Advocate	British Columbia
Vakeel	Sociologist	Ottawa, ON
Val Van Clieaf	Author	Hope, BC
Vannina Sztainbok	Educator and Researcher	Toronto, ON
Victor Woods	Researcher	British Columbia
Violet Rosengarten	Violet Rosengarten, Artist & Art Educator	Dartmouth, NS
Virginia. Jastromb	Activist	USA
W. Niemetz	Human Rights Activist	Red Deer, Alberta
W. T. Beckett	Human Rights activist	St. John’s, NL
Walter Lannon	Retired Canadian	BC
Wanda Prescott	Interested person	Canada
Wendy	Supporter	Edmonton, AB
Wendy Baird	Human Rights Activist	New Zealand
Wendy Goldsmith	Human Rights Activist	London, ON
Wendy Waserman	Human Rights Supporter	Ottawa, ON
Wes Kmet	Human Rights Activist	Kelowna, BC
Wil Douglas	Citizen of Canada	Toronto, ON
William H. Slavick	Ph.D., Catholic Social Justice Advocate	Portland, ME
Wolfe Erlichman	Holocaust Survivor	Godfrey, ON
X	Supporter	USA
Yasmeen Yar Khan	Concerned Citizen	Toronto, ON
Yasmin	Activist	Mississauga, ON
Yom Shamash	Human Rights Activist	Vancouver, BC
Yousuf Hasan	IT Consultant	Mississauga, ON
Yousuf Ramahi	Student	Toronto, ON
Yvonne Marcus	Human Rights Activist	Vancouver, BC
Yvonne Schmitz	Human Rights Activist	Calgary, AB
Zak Nicholls	Private Citizen	Little Current, ON
Zeenit	Human	South Africa
Zeib Jeevy	Human Rights Activist	North York, USA
Zeid Zakaria	Human Rights Activist	North Vancouver, BC
Zuhair Al-Atwi	Human Rights Activist	United States

Organizations and businesses

Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture.	Paris, France
Bathurst United Church	Toronto, Ontario
Bruce R. Allen Paralegal	St. Catharines
Canadian Foreign Policy Institute	Montréal
Chrysalis Theatre	Saskatoon, SK
GreaterToronto4BDS	Toronto
Just Peace Advocates	Canada
Justice for Palestinians	Calgary
Knowledge Track Inc.	Ottawa
Kun Shoulder Rest Inc.	Ottawa
Montreal for a World BEYOND War	Montreal, Québec
Niagara Movement for Justice in Palestine-Israel (NMJPI)	St. Catharines ON
Oakville Palestinian Rights Association	Oakville
Palestine House	Mississauga, Ontario
Palestinian and Jewish Unity (PAJU)	Montreal
Peace and Social Concerns committee of Ottawa Quakers	Ottawa
People for Peace, London	London, Ontario
Regina Peace Council	Regina
Respect Heritage Consulting	Saskatoon, SK
SELFOP	London UK
Victoria Peace Coalition	Victoria BC

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