News and Updates
Trudeau must support Israel genocide case
On, January 10, 2023, Canadian Foreign Affairs Institute with Just Peace Advocates hosted a press conference calling on Trudeau to support South Africa’s case to the ICJ with the South African High Commissioner, the Palestinian Authority’s representative in Ottawa, Richard Falk, Avi...
Déclaration appelant le Canada à soutenir le cas du génocide de Gaza devant la CIJ
En tant que dirigeants de la société civile et experts juridiques, nous comptons sur le gouvernement canadien pour qu’il respecte son obligation juridique internationale de prévenir le génocide, en soutenant la plainte de l’Afrique du Sud auprès de la Cour...
بيان يدعو كندا لدعم قضية الإبادة الجماعية في غزة المقدمة إلى محكمة العدل الدولية
بيان يدعو كندا لدعم قضية الإبادة الجماعية في غزة المقدمة إلى محكمة العدل الدولية كقادة مجتمع مدني وخبراء قانونيين، فإننا نتطلع إلى أن تقوم الحكومة الكندية بالوفاء بالتزاماتها القانونية الدولية لمنع الإبادة الجماعية، وذلك من خلال دعم الشكوى المقدمة من دولة...
Statement Calling on Canada to Support Gaza Genocide Case at the ICJ
As civil society leaders and legal experts, we look to the Canadian government to uphold its international legal obligation to prevent genocide, by supporting South Africa’s complaint to the International Court of Justice regarding Israel’s genocidal military operations against Palestinians...
Press conference, Jan, 10th at 12 NOON EST: Trudeau must support South Africa’s ICJ submission
On Wednesday, January 10 at 12 NOON EST, South Africa’s High Commissioner, Palestine’s ambassador, legal experts and others will participte in a press conference to call on Canada to endorse South Africa’s request for the International Court of Justice...
2023 webinar highlights
A dozen quality webinars with more than 5K viewers, and many thousands more through recordings and social media. These were organized by Just Peace Advocates working with others. Solidarity with Peace 11 event, December 8, 2023 Press conference:Intention to prosecute...
2023 Highlights
Just Peace Advocates work in 2023 included holding the Canadian government, other governments & agencies, the media, corporations and others accountable for their complicity in war crimes and apartheid, and their silence about genocide. It included supporting those silenced and...
NDP support South Africa’s submission to the ICJ
On Friday , December 29, 2023, the South African government requested the International Court of Justice (ICJ)make an urgent order declaring Israel in breach of its obligations under the 1948 Genocide Convention. This important effort to curtail the apartheid state’s horrors...
Important report “Complete Injustice” released by the Kashmir Law & Justice Project
The Kashmir Law and Justice project has just released " Complete Injustice: The Indian Supreme Court and the Misrule of Law in Kashmir." This "report is a good faith attempt to describe the nature of India’s relationship to Indian- administered...
Our submission to the OHCHR 4th periodic review of Canada
Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada brought an interprovincial team with him to speak to the concerns raised by member states and in the summary report, and to address 'improvements' since the 3rd UPR in 2018,...
