Human Rights Advocacy
Hameed Law is an Ottawa based law firm established in 2004 focusing on the advocacy of human rights in several areas including administrative law, general civil litigation, criminal law, prisoner’s rights and labour and employment law.
We recognize the gaps in the legal process and help clients navigate through the system to an end point that values both individual and social justice. We focus on providing solutions to clients in ways that are relevant to their needs and responsive to the changing social landscape within which the law operates.
Human Rights Blog
Waksdale – Yet Another Avenue to Common Law Reasonable Notice
Apr 12, 2021
With the Supreme Court denying leave to appeal, a recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal remains good law – and provides employees a further avenue to accessing the more favourable common law reasonable notice of termination.
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Premiere Screening and Discussion of Film: Lawyers (F)or Justice?
Feb 28, 2021
A screening of the documentary film Lawyers (F)or Justice? by Yavar Hameed will be held Friday, March 12, 2021 between 11 and 12:15 pm, followed by a question-and-answer session. This session is accredited for 1 hour of Professionalism credits by the Law Society of Ontario.
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Getting Charter Compensation for Police Violence: Some Important Considerations
Jun 26, 2020
Holding the police to account for violating your Charter rights is an onerous process that is frustrated by systemic barriers that require a potential Plaintiff to be strategic in their approach. While it may appear that it is impossible to ever obtain justice through the civil process of redress, the existence of obstacles does not mean that civil litigation cannot be run effectively.
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A 2017 Spotlight on Elder Rights
Jan 15, 2017
On January 6, 2017, the Alberta government agreed to add age as a prohibited ground of discrimination under sections 4 and 5 of the Alberta Human Rights Act. Why, one might ask, is basic human rights protection for elders even an issue in Alberta today. Why indeed – it’s 2017, isn’t it?
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Do Fear of Terrorism Peace Bonds (FTPB) Work?
Oct 16, 2016
Aaron Driver sympathized with ISIS through his expression on social media. He was thought by the RCMP in 2015 to be capable of planning a terrorist attack. In June 2015, he was not charged with an offense, but rather, he was preemptively detained under the new provisions of the fear of terrorism peace bond.
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