Join CLAIHR and Nightwood Theatre at the Tarragon Theatre on April 29, 2016 for an evening performance of Refuge, followed by a discussion about the play and Canada’s refugee system with CLAIHR’s Juda Strawczynski and Heather Cohen, and Refuge’s director Kelly Thornton.
Tickets can be purchased here.
The Day of the Endangered Lawyer, marked on January 24th of each year, is a time to reflect on the plight of lawyers around the world, who risk harassment, persecution and injury as they work to protect the rights of those who need it most.
On January 26, 2016, theLaw Society and Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights (CLAIHR) held a special event honouring our colleagues, and calling for the safe and unobstructed practice of law around the world.
In partnership with Grapple Law, Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights (CLAIHR) presents an online Continuing Professional Development session on international criminal law, and how Genocide, War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity are prosecuted in Canada.
CLAIHR President Juda Strawczynski examines the criteria for establishing Genoicde, War Crimes, and Crimes Against Humanity, and the Munyaneza case, Canada’s first prosecution under the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act.
You can purchase and view this series here.
