GOC denies e-70 Petition request for a Public Inquiry into Treatment of Afghan Detainees The government of Prime Minister Trudeau [through Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan ] has just responded to e-petition E-70, which calls for a commission of inquiry into the treatment of Afghan detainees by Canada. Notwithstanding that the Liberal Party, while in opposition, […]
Two opinion pieces by RI President Peggy Mason are featured in today’s launch of the revamped Canadian International Council website. The first, co-authored with human rights researcher and activist Omar Sabry, is entitled How Canada failed Afghan detainees. Canada knowingly transferred detainees in Afghanistan to facilities where torture was rife. Since then, the Canadian government […]
