In the News
Our work has been discussed in various Canadian news media, a selection of which is listed below. We believe in speaking up and speaking out for the advocacy of human rights and are proud to be part of a continuing public discussion on mobilizing social action against unfair laws and conditions in Canadian society.
Toronto Man Detained for 12 Years Without Charges Regains Some of His Freedom
Torontoist, January 8, 2013
Dissent in Democracy
Ottawa, Ottawa Peace Assembly Panelist, September 28, 2011
Whose Security? Our Security!
Panelist, People’s Commission Network Forum, Montreal, Concordia University, February 5, 2011
Standing up to State Intimidation and Criminalization
Montreal, People’s Commission Panelist, September 15, 2010
Public Safety Minister’s ruling inadequate judge rules
The Globe and Mail, March 7, 2010
University of Ottawa Career Forum
Careers in Public Interest Litigation, Hampton Inn, Ottawa, March 4, 2010
The Legacy of Canadian Imperialism and Mobility Rights of Canadian Subjects
Paper presented to the Law Union of Ontario, Toronto, February 27, 2010
Presentation to the Unofficial Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs on United Nations
East Block, Parliament Hill, Ottawa, February 3, 2010
De Montréal à Bil’in
Discussant, Panel Discussion for Fundraising Event in Support of the Case of the Palestinian Village of Bil’in against Green Park and Green Mount International Inc., Montreal, November 27, 2009
Keeping Threats Out?
Presentation on National Security Issues to the Couchiching Institute on Public Affairs, Ottawa, November 17, 2009
National Security on Trial: Abdelrazik’s Lawyer Speaks Out
McGill University, Faculty of Law, Montreal, November 11, 2009
Know Your Rights (Re: Police and Public Demonstrations)
Presenter, Organizing for Justice Conference, Common Cause, Ontario Public Interest Research Group, Socialist Project, Ottawa, October 17, 2009
Canada, Human Rights and State Security: Comments on Abdelrazik, Harkat and Other Cases
Presentation to Canadian Council on International Law (CCIL) Human Rights Breakfast Seminar, National Arts Centre, Ottawa, October 15, 2009
Abdelrazik v. Canada: Or How to Promote Two-Tier Canadian Citizenship for $800,000 or More
Presentation to the Nathanson Centre for Transnational Human Rights, Crime and Security at Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto, October 14, 2009
Know Your Rights (Re: National Security and Public Demonstrations)
Presenter, Anarchy Week, Organized by Exile Info Book Shop, Ottawa, October 7, 2009
My Summer Vacation Under Occupation
Discussant, Panel Discussion Organized by Students Against Israeli Apartheid (SAIA) – Reflections on life in the Occupied Territories, Palestine, Carleton University, Ottawa, October 5, 2009
The Political Use of the Law
Five O’Clock Train Radio Interview, CHUO – University of Ottawa, August 27, 2009
We All Have a Right to the Truth
Discussant, Panel Discussion on Canadian Complicity in Torture Abroad Sponsored by Octopus Books, Glebe Community Centre, Ottawa, August 26, 2009
Abdelrazik demands Canada remove him from UN terror list
National Post, July 23, 2009
Exiled Canadian Back in Montreal Courtroom
National Post, July 7, 2009