Alex Neve
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#HumanRightsBeliever . Rights for all. Impunity for none. Senior Fellow @UOttawaGSPIA ; Adjunct Prof @uocommonlaw & @SchulichLaw ; former SG @AmnestyNow .
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Proud to be among this impressive group of 375 Canadian law professors, lawyers, academics, civil society/faith/labour leaders, former diplomats/parliamentarians and others, who have written this Open Letter to PM
@JustinTrudeau
calling for a strong statement of Canadian support
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This is a very bad day for human rights in Canada friends. Ontario’s “Keeping Students in Schools Act” is a full out assault on fundamental labour rights. And its casual use of the notwithstanding clause points to a deeply troubling trend. 1/7
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Just a reminder that your role as an elected official is to respect free expression & uphold the Charter of Rights, not to suppress free expression & champion police brutality.
This is the proper way to deal with the misguided Hamas supporters. Use any means necessary and throw them out. Enough is enough. Good on you Georgia.
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Canada’s response to the ICJ ruling is a colossal disgrace. Whether naïve or hopeful, I truly expected more following repeated assertions of “unwavering” support for int’l law and for the Court specifically. 1/4
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The breathless rush to suspend UNRWA funding the very day of ICJ ruling was abominable. Then as we learned that states haven't seen Israel's intelligence, and now this US assessment of "low confidence" in that intelligence at best, it's an utter disgrace.
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Between them, Canada’s 2 largest provinces have used or threated to be use the notorious notwithstanding clause 5 times in 4 years. That has included overriding protections around free expression, religious freedom, women’s equality, language rights and now labour rights. 2/7
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Instead their reflex now is: the Charter stands in the way of what I want to do, so I will run over it.
Don’t bother to engage in the Charter dialogue between courts and governments that is at the heart of human rights protection. Rather, be a contemptuous bully. 4/7
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That is a scandalous, foreboding list.
If the drafters of the Charter imagined that section 33 would be used only in the most exceptional and extraordinary of circumstances, Ford and Legault have proven them disastrously wrong. 3/7
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International law is clear:
►The legal test for genocide is not a body count.
► Genocide starts with the first person killed.
► We need to stop genocide long before the death toll is 100's of 1000's
► Nothing justifies genocide, ever, including a country defending itself.
People often misconstrue the term 'genocide.' If Israel were indeed committing genocide, the death toll would be in the hundreds of thousands. The situation in Israel is undeniably concerning, as no one wishes for loss of life. However, it's crucial to recognize that Israel, like
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If that's the new norm, what does the Charter stand for in the end? Human rights bulwark that we can confidently use to confront injustice & uphold equality when we need it? Nope. It's a nice document that will be respected when governments agree & ignored when they don’t. 5/7
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The accused staff have been suspended & are being investigated.
@HonAhmedHussen
, how possibly do you justify collectively punishing the people of Gaza, who rely on
@UNRWA
as an essential lifeline in the best of times and now, the worst of times, more than ever?
Canada unequivocally condemns the October 7th attack on Israel. I am deeply troubled by the allegations relating to some UNRWA employees. I have instructed Global Affairs Canada to pause all additional funding to UNRWA pending the outcome of the investigation. Read my statement:
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With all due respect to Rosalie Abella we cannot leave it to history to judge. When compelling evidence points to a grave risk of genocide or other international crimes is precisely the time to turn to the courts. History is haunted by failures to do so.
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The notwithstanding clause should have never been included in the Charter and it absolutely should be abolished, but constitutional reform is an impossibility. 6/7
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We should nonetheless go as far down that road as we can. As a starter the federal, and all provincial and territorial governments could pass legislation prohibiting its use. That might not stand up over a time, but it is at least something. 7/7
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I've joined 1000+ legal experts, civil society leaders & members of public & 150 civil society groups, calling on Canada to support South Africa's case against Israel at
@CIJ_ICJ
under Genocide Convention & committing to respect the Court's ruling. 1/7
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I am not Palestinian, nor Jewish. I have no family in Israel or Gaza, though I have many friends & colleagues who do. These last few days, in Israel & in Gaza, are beyond those two worlds alone. It is about humanity. And humanity’s heart breaks. Mine certainly does. 1/14
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At a time when we need the universality of human rights to shine through like never before, the blatantly racist double standards that keep coming up around Palestinian solidarity protests are troubling & disingenuous. 1/7
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I’ve joined with 35 other int’l law / human rights experts in Canada & US, underscoring the legitimacy & importance of raising concerns about occupation, apartheid & genocide in
#Palestinian
rights advocacy on university campuses & other settings. .
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Palestinians in
#Gaza
need much more than "deep concern". Start with 4 unequivocal demands: (1) do not attack Rafah, (2) no more forced evacuations, (3) comply with ICJ ruling, (4)
#CeasefireNow
. Couple that with suspension of arms transfers. Time to move from concern to action.
We are deeply concerned by reports of an Israeli military operation in Rafah. It would have devastating impact, putting the lives of Palestinians and foreign nationals,including 🇨🇦s, seeking refuge in grave danger and making the vital delivery of humanitarian aid dangerous. 1/2
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This is welcome & so very much needed, but it should not have taken nearly 3 weeks and the extra courage of 2 friends to state the simple, vital truth that 'the Court’s decisions on provisional measures are binding.' 1/15
Today, I released a statement with Prime Minister
@AlboMP
and Prime Minister
@ChrisLuxonMP
on reports of Israel’s planned military operation in Rafah.
Read it here:
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No. Just no.
No more excuses. No more denial. No more 'mistakes'. No more defiance.
Just no.
BREAKING: An Israeli air strike on a school housing thousands of displaced Palestinians has killed 'dozens' of people and injured many more, the Wafa news agency reports.
🔴 LIVE updates:
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No plaudits earned for reversing a disgraceful move that should never have occurred in the first place. Nonetheless
@HonAhmedHussen
, the resumption of
@UNRWA
funding is urgently necessary and very welcome. 1/7
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The news from the
@IntlCrimCourt
has many implications for Canada. As a start, here's some of what we need to hear, today, from
@JustinTrudeau
@MelanieJoly
.
► As a longtime (from the beginning) ardent champion of the
@IntlCrimCourt
& determined advocate of the vital role
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So to the 'terra nullius' justification for Indigenous genocide we can apparently now add the 'terra crappius' justification for Palestinian genocide. This is stunning for its racism, ignorance & hatefulness; all from the mouth of a cabinet minister.
NDP minister
@selinarobinson
justifying genocide by calling Palestine “a crappy piece of land with nothing on it”. Hateful, bigoted remarks that should result in her immediate resignation
@Dave_Eby
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As a member of
@uOttawa
community, I'm still looking for clarity as to how
@FierteCapPride
's statement doesn't "align with the University's broader mission & values".
- The "horror" of Oct 7th Hamas "attack", "atrocities" & "terrorism" condemned.
- Antisemitism, Islamophobia,
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UN experts are clear, states MUST halt all arms exports to Israel, noting the US & Germany are biggest suppliers but, "other military exporters include France, the United Kingdom, CANADA and Australia." Surely we need to get off that list
@melaniejoly
.
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The days when I wanted, let alone needed, a newspaper to tell me how to vote are long gone. The
@OttawaCitizen
endorsement of Mark Sutcliffe entirely misses the unprecedented moment this election offers our city. 1/3
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“More than 200 registered Canadian charities funnel a quarter of a billion dollars a year to projects in Israel. Many of these groups finance projects that support the Israeli military, racist organizations & West Bank settlements in contravention of Canada Revenue Agency rules.”
“Stop Subsidizing Genocide” a public letter signed by Gabor Maté, Yann Martel,
@LindaMcQuaig
@rogerwaters
@MoniaMazigh
@DesmondCole
@LibbyDavies
@AlexNeve24
@SarahJama_
challenging Canada’s most significant contribution to Palestinian dispossession
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Regardless of who is dropping bombs on who & for what reason, there is something particularly twisted & demented about writing messages on an instrument of destruction that may very well end up raining death down on people's homes & killing children.
How sick are these people?
Former US Vice President
@Mike_Pence
writing a message on US weapons that will be dropped on civilians in Gaza.
The people in the pic are smiling and taking photos like it's a pizza party.
Shame on them.
@CIJ_ICJ
@UN_HRC
@UN
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#Youpeople
? You love? Our milk & honey? Our way of life? Your way of life? Time to send
@CoachsCornerDC
to a new corner that doesn't give him a platform to spew this vile, hateful racism across Canada & across the world of hockey.
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An utter human rights fail
@uottawa
. Yes, there may be conflicting factors to balance, but a categorical statement that "encampments and occupations will not be tolerated" blatantly gets free expression/assembly wrong, and almost certainly sets the ground for confrontation.
Message to the uOttawa community on freedom of expression.
For more information -
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The only commitment? That we "continue to follow the case very closely". There is a significant ruling in the case. Follow that very closely! We no longer get to profess we champion the “international rules-based order”. Today we abdicated that claim. 4/4
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A whole load of answers needed from both
@YorkUniversity
leadership and
@TorontoPolice
.
Yesterday a Palestinian solidarity encampment was established on the York campus. The university promptly issued a statement saying that encampments are unauthorized trespass and "are not
News Release - Toronto Police clear unauthorized encampment at York University
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This is a deeply troubling and wrong-in-law take on the
@uOttawa
encampment. A few thoughts in response...
'Just cause' is not the legal test. What makes the students actions lawful (and they are) is that they are exercising fundamental freedoms of expression & peaceful
Monastiriakos: uOttawa encampment — thinking your cause is just doesn't make your actions legal
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This is the parliamentary speech we have needed to hear. This is the clarity we have needed to hear. This is the commitment to human rights - for Palestinians and for Israelis - we have needed to hear. This is the leadership we have needed to hear. Thank you
@HMcPhersonMP
.
My speech in the House of Commons on the NDP motion on Gaza.
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Stunningly wrong-headed move, especially the morning after the encampment (and the world) is absorbing the harrowing news of the IDF attack against displacement site in Rafah, that has killed > 45 people.
U of T seeks injunction order to clear pro-Palestinian protest as students, supporters rally
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Vile.
An advertising van was spotted in Toronto inciting a fear of Muslims in Canada.
This is extremely dangerous messaging, and should not be condoned. We have seen Islamophobic hate kill in Canada, including in Ontario.
This public campaign is pure Islamophobia and hate.
We are
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Enough. The hypocrisy of this in a city that allowed traumatizing convoy ‘protests’ to blast away for weeks is outrageous. The ham fisted attempt to silence
#Palestinian
solidarity is glaring.
I love Ottawa, but I’m disappointed in my city today.
Using a small megaphone to advocate for Palestinian human rights gets a $490 fine?
This has to stop.
#CeasefireNOW
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Not a word insisting Israel comply with this binding ruling. Statement doesn't even name the Genocide Convention, let alone recognize the ICJ decision now compels us to comply with our own legal obligations as a party to that Convention. 3/4
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"Was found dead."
Three haunting and deceptive words that I cannot shake.
Three words that hide the ugly reality of how six-year-old Hind's beautiful and courageous life was ended.
Death did not find her. Genocide found her.
Hind Rajab, a six-year-old Palestinian girl who had begged Gaza rescuers to send help after being trapped by Israeli military fire, was found dead in Gaza along with 5 of her relatives and 2 ambulance workers who had gone to save her. .
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Sending respect, gratitude & solidarity to the courageous people of Hong Kong.
#Eye4HK
#EyeforHK
#EYE4HKChallenge
#FreeFromFear
#Democracy4HK
@AmnestyNow
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“I’m not certain that, even to this day, that there’s a clear recognition of what happened to people during the occupation.”
@cmckenney
shares their experience & views of the convoy’s impact at our final
@ottpeoplescomm
hearing.
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This is absurd & disgraceful. Every Ontario MPP should & must press for this racist & offensive keffiyeh ban to be overturned.
Members of the Arab Canadian Lawyers Association had a meeting scheduled with NDP leader Marit Stiles.
They were barred from entering QP due to the keffiyeh ban. They’re now having an outdoor meeting on the legislative grounds.
#onpoli
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This cannot be a conundrum for Canada. Of course we must commit to upholding the ICJ ruling, especially something as essential as the laws for prevention of genocide. It's not about satisfying both 'sides'. It is about respecting international law.
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Unwavering support? This isn’t even wavering support. It is nonexistent support. The people of Gaza, of Israel, of Canada, and a world that so needs to be able to rely on international law deserved more. 2/4
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Ruling finds no evidence of encampment promoting antisemitism or hate, but goes all in for the university’s private property rights winning the day. Human rights require & deserve better. The question of the status of university spaces, the use of injunctions, the applicability
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Yes it is crushing. Yet, what
@cmckenney
stands for, how they campaigned & the vision they helped us all believe in has ignited something I’ve not felt in
#Ottawa
before. We will be a just, sustainable, inclusive city. That dream didn't end tonight; it is just getting going.
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A grim day for human rights in
#Saskatchewan
& Canada
@PremierScottMoe
. The right response to a human rights concern is to remedy the wrong, not run roughshod over it. When the state pummels the rights of the vulnerable, we all lose.
#notwithstanding
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Out in the crisp, autumn sunshine with 1000's in Ottawa today, starting on Parliament Hill then onto the streets, with a very clear & urgent demand:
#CeasefireNow
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We are so far beyond words. So far beyond law. So far beyond humanity.
Other than this: full, immediate, permanent
#CeasefireNOW
. This very minute.
What have you done today to make that happen
@JustinTrudeau
@melaniejoly
@POTUS
@SecBlinken
?
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I am not Palestinian, nor Jewish. But tonight I am Palestinian and Jewish. I am every Palestinian who demands freedom and every Jew who demands safety. And I reject anything that denies those truths. 14/14
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Still waiting for more from
@JustinTrudeau
@melaniejoly
re: last week's historic
@CIJ_ICJ
ruling.
Judges made it clear that "it is for all States, while respecting the Charter of the United Nations and international law, to ensure that any impediment resulting from the illegal
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I've joined 230 other lawyers/legal scholars in this letter to
@JustinTrudeau
, laying out the human rights & genocide prevention laws Canada must champion and thus support
#CeasefireNOW
, no arms transfers and int'l justice at the ICC & ICJ.
#Israel
#Gaza
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Yet another expression of ‘grave concern’ about situation in Gaza, this time with photo-op, without meaningful action is hollow. How about resumption of UNRWA funding & other humanitarian support & diplomacy to uphold
@CIJ_ICJ
provisional measures and address plausible genocide?
Canada is gravely concerned by the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Gaza. I went to the border to hear first hand the unacceptable challenges aid organizations are facing getting in even the most basic amounts of aid.
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After a couple of unsettling & uncertain days, good to hear from
@HonAhmedHussen
that Canada's
@UNRWA
funding is indeed restored. Now keep going
@JustinTrudeau
. More aid, no arms, intensified pressure to end genocide, respect rights & free hostages.
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What a wave of loving celebration, proud conviction, embracing solidarity, determined struggle & fervent belief in human rights on the streets of Ottawa this afternoon.
@FierteCapPride
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End this heartless inhumanity & vile madness now.
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This comprehensive new report from
@amnesty
documents in wrenching detail a massive human rights assault against 56,000 prisoners (> 1/2 of them children), illegally detained, tortured & dying at a staggering rate in jails & camps in NE Syria. 1/5
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It is now 48 hours since
@CIJ_ICJ
ordered Israel to, "take all necessary & effective measures to ensure... the unhindered provision at scale by all concerned of urgently needed basic services & humanitarian assistance."
How has Canada pressed for compliance
@JustinTrudeau
?
PRESS RELEASE: the
#ICJ
indicates additional provisional measures following South Africa’s request of 6 March 2024 in the case
#SouthAfrica
v. Israel
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There is so much that is outrageous & despicable about the treatment of
@AmiraElghawaby
by politicians in & from Quebec, provincial & federal, and the utter failure of the federal government meaningfully to have her back. It is at the same time disgraceful & totally foreseeable.
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These protests about 'creating an equivalence' are a full-on misread of international law. The only equivalence in play here is that every government official, every solider or police officer, every member of an armed group or terrorist organization & quite simply every
Glad that the Deputy Prime Minister
@cafreeland
made clear in Question Period that it was absolutely unacceptable and false for the ICC to create an equivalence between Hamas and Israel.
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This is most excellent news. Ambassador
@BobRae48
has been and will be a fierce champion of international justice.
Member states of the
@IntlCrimCourt
have elected Canada's
@BobRae48
to be the next
#ICC
vice-president along w/
@CzechEmbassyNL
Amb. K. Sequensová.
Canada 🇨🇦 profoundly believes in the rule of law and strongly supports the mission of the court.
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It is not enough to repeat that Israel's undeniable right to defend itself must be in "adherence to international humanitarian law, including the protection of civilians" when it is devastatingly clear that is not the case. It is time to speak truth... 1/2
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By-law and police, aggressively pursuing a woman alleged to have used a megaphone at a Palestinian solidarity protest? This is the state of free expression in Ottawa, 2 years after the convoy fiasco? Hard not to draw conclusions about double standards & racism. This has to stop.
Ottawa By-law and Police chose to follow a woman into an underground parking lot today after a
#CeasefireNow
march to issue her a ticket because, they said, she had used a megaphone. When people tried to stop this harassment, more police arrived and the garage was locked down.
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Textbook example of how to explicitly demonstrate the inability to see & understand racism. via
@torontostar
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Thanks to
@geoffreyyork
for including my concerns with esteemed, experienced diplomats
@NicholasCoghlan
@bugaila
. All of us decry Canada's unconscionable decision to suspend
@UNRWA
funding, especially at this time, as collective punishment, which is both immoral & unlawful.
Former top diplomats criticize Canada’s funding freeze for UN agency in Gaza
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"What I find more hurtful than a well-intentioned statement from Capital Pride is to see that so many organizations and institutions are choosing to walk away from us when we need their solidarity the most. Their support seems contingent on the queer and trans community remaining
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It is a thoughtful & careful statement responding to one of the most atrocious assaults on human rights our world has seen in decades. It rightly condemns the horrific Oct 7 attack & mounting antisemitism. And it urgently lifts up Palestinian solidarity in the face of what is
Ottawa is a kind and welcoming city where everyone should feel included. I'm disappointed that despite conversations with the Jewish community, the board of Capital Pride has chosen to stand behind its original statement that caused significant hurt and distress for many members
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We are an eternity far beyond enough.
Enough with immoral equivocating. Enough with meaningless dismay. Enough with empty words. Enough with resolutions that go nowhere. Enough with watching & not acting.
We are only powerless if we remain silent.
#Gaza
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Talk about last minute parliamentary chaos & shame on the government for not engaging seriously on this motion for nearly 2+ weeks. Disappointment at what has been watered down, particularly re: statehood. But this is still significant progress IF now taken seriously. 1/7
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As a champion of justice for mass atrocity crimes Canada should support South Africa’s
@CIJ_ICJ
Genocide Convention case re: Israel/Gaza but there will be considerable pressure to do the exact opposite. With quotes from
@MarkKersten
& me.
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So thrilled that I'll be passing the candle to the amazing
@kettynivyabandi
.
@AmnestyNow
will be in such wise, passionate and eloquent hands when Ketty takes over as Secretary General later this year.
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But
#Israel
is clearly not acting "in accordance" with those vital international legal norms. Talk of self-defence does not change that. It is time
@JustinTrudeau
to call out the illegality & destruction, demand that it end & press other countries to do similarly.
#Gaza
I spoke with Prime Minister
@Netanyahu
today. I reiterated Canada’s support for Israel and its right to defend itself, in accordance with international law. We also spoke about the need for Hamas to immediately and unconditionally release those being held hostage.
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Today I had an opportunity to visit the Palestinian solidarity encampment at
@uottawa
& chat with protesters & supporters. Theirs is the very essence of student activism, free expression & being true to your values & beliefs. They should be encouraged, not dissuaded.
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Your clarity, courage & brilliant analysis is more important than ever
@ShreeParadkar
& is relied upon & deeply respected by so many of us, myself included. This piteous & cravenly attempt to vilify & silence you serves only to spotlight why your voice matters so very much.
Having whined for years about my critiques of racism and other oppressions, my winning the Atkinson Fellowship, my ombud’s role, Jon Kay is now going after my actual job. For the sin of speaking up for a people being slaughtered.
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Disgraceful response
@AndrewScheer
. This is not about policy positions & leadership contests. It’s ugly, toxic racism which is on the rise against East Asians during COVID crisis. Your role? Name it, reject it, do something about it. Now.
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One month.
Of a dishonest & blatantly unlawful invasion.
Of unrelenting war crimes.
Of unimaginable fear & suffering.
Of staggering displacement.
Of contempt for the fundamental precepts of our fragile international order.
Of silencing brave voices opposed to this illegal war.
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Will your distorted, cruel attacks on
#OmarKhadr
ever end
@CPC_HQ
? Perhaps let rights & justice prevail? Do you know about his childhood? About the facts of that July 2002 firefight? About his decency & resilience? About 3 unanimous
#SCC
rulings in his favour?
#MoveOn
@AmnestyNow
Omar Khadr murdered an American soldier and then bragged about it. Let’s stop pretending he was a troubled teen who fell in with the wrong crowd.
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In a world where refugees face more barriers & increasing hostility, an uplifting story of the courage of a remarkable young woman and the willingness of a government to do the right thing (and quickly). Welcome to Canada
#Rahaf
.
@AmnestyNow
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Would be good to hear from
@justintrudeau
@melaniejoly
@viraniarif
endorsing this statement from the ICC Prosecutor (which we all know is a response to disgraceful bullying & threats from US & Israeli officials) and making it clear that Canada ardently champions ICC independence.
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As part of
@uOttawa
community I've written
@recteurUOpres
urging that the on-campus Palestinian solidarity encampment be recognized as legitimate protest & not be dismantled, and for the university to engage in good faith dialogue re: protesters' demands.
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Of course there must be accountability for Oct 7th attacks & other abuses. Absolutely. But Hamas & Islamic Jihad are already designated terrorist groups under Canadian law, so what these sanctions add to existing legal tools is pretty close to zero. 1/4
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.
@cmckenney
brings a stunning combination of conviction & common sense, a vision pointed towards inclusion, equality & sustainability, heaps of experience; all rooted in decency & humanity. They offer an unprecedented opportunity for Ottawa.
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Canada is on board! On board with international law, on board with civilian protection & human rights, on board with finding a way forward. Bravo
@JustinTrudeau
@melaniejoly
. This growing, formidable weight of international opinion is irresistible. There must be a
#CeasefireNOW
.
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"These things happen in wartime" says
@netanyahu
.
Clearly identified aid workers killed. Al Shifa hospital a wasteland. Rafah offensive looms. Starvation deepens.
Correction: "These things happen as genocide advances."
#CeasefireNow
, this very minute.
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Are you
@AmnestyNow
's next Secretary General? Hard decision, but after 20 yrs of humbling honour in this role it is the right time to move on: June 30. I'm super enthused imagining who might pick up the torch! Read on, give it some thought & apply ...
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Truly humbled by this honour. Feels like coming full circle given that my human rights activism first took flight some 40 yrs ago, when I was
@DalhousieU
&
@SchulichLaw
student. So very grateful for friends, teachers & mentors who propelled me on that path.
For his efforts to advance human rights in Canada and abroad throughout his career,
@Dal_Alumni
Alex Neve (’87), is the 2022 recipient of
@SchulichLaw
's Weldon Award for Unselfish Public Service! 👏
Learn more:
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A wrenching indictment of world's response to ongoing genocide in Gaza. Surely,
@JustinTrudeau
@melaniejoly
, Canada can & must take one obvious step that is open to us. Suspend, halt, cancel & reject any & all shipments of arms, weapons, components & parts to Israel. Do it today.
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That Pierre Poilievre would see it as politically expedient & worth his time to make this stop & give credence to these views & attitudes, says so very, very much. He looks way too comfortable & seems to have no qualms about being filmed. It should trouble us all, deeply.
Pierre Poilievre meets with far-right extremist group at Nova Scotia-New Brunswick border.
“Everyone’s happy with what you’re doing,” Poilievre tells conspiratorial fringe group camped out on side of highway.
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Top of the wave of emotion as I ready for last day as SG of
@AmnestyNow
is a heap load of nostalgia as I've sorted through 20+ years of memories in my office.
If we plotted, conspired, marched, wept, celebrated, raged, tired or reinvigorated together, you are here!
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There are so many ways Canada should promote a rights-based, transformative resolution to
#Gaza
crisis. As
@tahaghayyur
& I write in
@TorontoStar
, one aspect must, finally, be sanctions & other real consequences for
@netanyahu
's war cabinet.
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On the Hill with family & supporters, pressing for Cdn gvt help in effort to
#FreeTaheri
in
#Iran
.
@AmnestyNow
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Any university contemplating enforcement action against encampments should think twice and should at a minimum turn to the courts before taking any steps to dismantle (something
@UCalgary
@UAlberta
clearly did not do). Two times now, two different Quebec Superior Court judges
Jugement / McGill University et al. c. Association mcgillienne des professeur.e.s de droit (AMPD) / Association of McGill Professors of Law (AMPL) et al.
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A day on the Hill & at the encampment with these 2 justice warriors. Our message? Gaza/Israel/Palestine: international law, human rights & justice must & can prevail. It’s the only way forward.
@ArdiImseis
@MichaelLynk5
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"Israel’s genocide on the Palestinians in Gaza is an escalatory stage of a longstanding settler colonial process of erasure. For over seven decades this process has suffocated the Palestinian people as a group..."
Independent human rights expert
@FranceskAlbs
presents her latest findings.
"My report finds that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the threshold indicating that
#Israel
is commiting the crime of genocide against Palestinians as a group in
#Gaza
has been met."
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Ticketing Palestinian solidarity protesters for megaphone use & arresting a labour leader for impeding a roadway during a protest. These heavy-handed & double-standard moves underscore importance of our
@ottpeoplescomm
reco that Ottawa needs human rights-based policy on protest.
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And that, by any measure, is worth protesting. It would, in fact, be wrong not to. 7/7
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