Canada must condemn Israeli violence against Palestinians
Canadian officials have expressed concern about Israeli suffering but have refused to criticize Israel’s recent killing of 1100 Palestinians, including more than 300 children.
Canadians need to expose the complicity of our own governments & institutions
Canada as a high signatory of the Fourth Geneva Convention to under Article 1 ensure that violations of the Fourth Geneva Convention do not occur under any circumstance. When Canada or other signatories fail to do so, they themselves are...
Petition to International Court of Justice: regarding Canada’s unacceptable submission in regard to Palestine
Over 1,000 individuals and more than 35 organizations joined in signing this petition. Musicians including Roger Waters and Bruce Cockburn, former member of Canadian parliament Libby Davies, co-founder of Al-Haq Jonathan Kuttab, faith leaders, academics, lawyers, artists, members of the...
Webinar (Nov. 19, 1300 ET): Silencing Palestine in the Education System
The webinar will explore how Palestine is covered in Israeli textbooks as well as Palestinian education in East Jerusalem and the West Bank/Gaza. In a bid to stop Canadian funding for Palestinian refugee education the Israel lobby regularly disparages Palestinian...
One day under occupation is too long: Message to the United Church of Canada
The United Church of Canada (UCC) during its 44th General Council in July 2022 once again sidelined justice for Palestine, even as it global partner Sabeel Jerusalem said “one day under occupation is too long” to deny naming this injustice. After much posturing to delay...
Defending Palestinian Civil Society: Understanding Canada’s Role
Legal and policy experts from prominent Palestinian human rights organizations spoke about the threat by Israel to terminate their work and silence others. They were joined by Michael Lynk and Yavar Hameed who spoke about how Canada has enabled the...
Now Over 200 Organizations Demand International Community Stand Against Raids and Closures of 7 Palestinian Organizations
Amid Israel’s escalating attacks targeting their work, a group of more than 150 Palestinian, regional, and international organizations express our full solidarity with the designated seven leading Palestinian civil society organizations, Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, Al-Haq Law in the...
Over 13.5 million letters sent in 2021
More than 30 campaigns, resulting in more than 75,000 letters sent to over 13.5 million recipients.
Human Rights as Terror: Authoritarianism as Democracy=
This event was organized in response to the recent escalated crackdowns in the subject regions, the launching of the US-led “Summit for Democracy” (December 9-10) and Human Rights Day (December 10). With: Carolyn Nash (Asia Advocacy Director, Amnesty International USA),...
It is that time of year again! The UN votes on Palestine! Nothing new– Canada’s vote at the UN since 1947 shows at best conditional support for Palestine
Certainly, it would not have looked good to vote against self-determination and expose that Canada had indeed cast its YAY vote in 2019 in an effort to get support for its UNSC bid. Seems like that stance is carrying on...