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While applauding Canadian ATT accession, civil society looks for action to curb our Saudi arms exports
June 24, 2019
We welcome Canada’s long overdue accession to the global Arms Trade Treaty. But it will only be meaningful if it is accompanied by concrete action to end our complicity in the suffering of innocent Yemeni civilians by suspending the export of Canadian-made LAVs to Saudi Arabia.
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Resistance growing against shocking rise in human rights abuses globally
February 27, 2018
Amnesty International, the prestigious global human rights body, has this week released its annual audit of human rights around the world. Throughout 2017, millions across the world experienced the bitter fruits of a rising politics of demonization. Its ultimate consequences were laid bare in the horrific military campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya people […]
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Omar Khadr settlement a victory for the rule of law
July 17, 2017
“On behalf of the Government of Canada, we wish to apologize to Mr. Khadr.” – Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale “I hope Canadians take away two things today…. First, our rights are not subject to the whims of the government of the day. And second, there are serious costs when the government violates the rights […]
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Key questions about Canada’s Arms Trade Treaty legislation
May 9, 2017
In this blog post we highlight some of the key questions we will be asking the Government of Canada about Bill C-47, Canada’s national legislation to implement the Arms Trade Treaty. Will Bill C-47 bring all U.S.-destination military goods — the bulk of our military exports — within the ambit of the Export and Import […]
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