Canada has levied sanctions against seven Iranian officials, citing their role in gross and systematic human-rights violations in the country’s criminal justice system. Global Affairs Canada says Iran’s Revolutionary Courts are notorious for issuing death sentences and harsh prison terms following sham trials relying on evidence gathered under torture. It is the twelfth package of…
Canada Sanctions Judges of Iran’s Revolutionary Courts Over Human-Rights Violations
Rights Body Criticizes Quebec for Booting Religious Group From Convention Centre
Quebec’s human rights commission has criticized the provincial government for blocking a religious gathering at a publicly owned convention centre after a cabinet minister said the event would have promoted anti-abortion views. The commission issued a statement saying it was concerned about the government’s decision and reminding the province about the importance of freedom of…
Supporters of Missing Human-Rights Defender Say He Is Being Detained in China
Family and supporters of a missing Chinese human-rights defender with ties to Canada say they have credible word he has been imprisoned in China since October. They said in a statement that Dong Guangping is being held by Chinese authorities in the Zhengzhou No. 3 Detention Centre in Henan province, apparently without charge or pending…
Radio Host Jailed for Sedition in Hong Kong Finds a Home and Freedom in Canada
Edmund Wan, recently released from a Hong Kong prison, says he feels at ease in Vancouver. He described the sense of familiarity that struck him in a Hong Kong-style café on Vancouver’s Cambie Street—the smell of baked pork chops on rice, the background noise of people joking in Cantonese. But there was something else that…
Hassan Diab’s Supporters Urge Canada to Rebuff Extradition After Guilty Verdict
Supporters of Hassan Diab are calling on Canada to refuse any new extradition request from France after a court found the Ottawa sociology professor guilty of a 1980 bombing. Diab, who has always maintained innocence, was tried in absentia in Paris for the attack on a synagogue that killed four and wounded 46. A French…
Sri Lanka Summons Canadian Ambassador Over Sanctions of High-Ranking Officials
Sri Lanka has summoned Canada’s envoy over Ottawa’s decision to sanction four high-ranking officials for alleged human-rights breaches. Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Ali Sabry issued a statement accusing Canada of caving to Tamil diaspora politics in sanctioning two former presidents and two military officers. Ottawa announced Monday it was barring two former presidents from entry…
Canada Sanctions Sri Lanka Ex-presidents Rajapaksa
Canada is imposing sanctions on four senior leaders of Sri Lanka, including two recent presidents, accusing them of human rights violations during that country’s civil war. The sanctions target former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who resigned last July, and his older brother Mahinda Rajapaksa, who has held the titles of president and prime minister. Gotabaya temporarily…
Tribunal Says $40B Child-Welfare Agreement Doesn’t Satisfy All Orders
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal says a $40 billion child welfare settlement agreement the federal government reached with First Nations doesn’t meet all the requirements of the tribunal’s orders. The panel is urging the parties to continue negotiating in a decision released today. In 2019 the tribunal ordered Ottawa to compensate children and families three…
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