CLAIHR Newsletter First Quarter 2010

January 14, 2011 Publications

Contents

  • Désiré Munyaneza
  • The Hot Docs Film Festival – The Canadian International Documentary Festival
  • The First Nations Truth and Reconciliation Committee
  • Responsibility to Protect Panel Discussion – April 2009
  • Event: Diplomatic Reflections on Afghanistan – March 24
  • Looking Forward to 2010
  • CLAIHR’s Student Chapters
  • New Board Members
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Event: Diplomatic Reflections on Afghanistan – March 24

March 21, 2010 News Releases

On March 24, 2010, CLAIHR is proud to co-sponsor with the Law Society of Upper Canada an event entitled Peace, Reconciliation and Justice: The Afghanistan Experience Reflections of a Canadian Diplomat. The press release follows. After three decades of social and political unrest, Afghanistan has an historic opportunity to break with the past and set the [...]

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CLAIHR and Hot Docs

March 2, 2010 News Releases

In the Spring of 2009, CLAIHR’s innovative spirit found new expression in its exciting new alliance with the Hot Docs Film Festival, North America’s largest documentary film festival which showcases films and filmmakers from over 35 countries around the world. As a premiere festival sponsor, CLAIHR proudly presented Mugabe and the White African, the true [...]

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The Hot Docs Film Festival – The Canadian International Documentary Festival

February 16, 2010 News Releases

In the Spring of 2009, CLAIHR’s innovative spirit found new expression in its exciting new alliance with the Hot Docs Film Festival, North America’s largest documentary film festival which showcases films and filmmakers from over 35 countries around the world.

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CLAIHR’s Student Chapters

February 15, 2010 Student News

CLAIHR has one of the largest networks of law student chapters among Canadian NGOs. Over the years, we have had presence in 12 law schools around the country. Currently, the most active Chapters are located at the Universities of British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Western Ontario, Windsor as well as Queen’s University Faculty of Law.

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Responsibility to Protect Panel Discussion – April 2009

February 15, 2010 News Releases

Early last year, CLAIHR was approached by the Law Society of Upper Canada to partner an event on the “Reconciling State Sovereignty with the Global Responsibility to Protect”. In approaching CLAIHR, the Law Society recognized the legitimacy of the organization’s role in the international human rights discourse.

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Désiré Munyaneza

February 15, 2010 News Releases

On 29 October 2009, Désiré Munyaneza, a 42 year old Rwandan businessman, became the first person to be convicted under the Canadian Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act (the “Act”)which came into force in 2001. He has been sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for 25 years. He now seeks to appeal his conviction [...]

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Looking Forward to 2010

February 10, 2010 News Releases

With the success of CLAIHR’s events and undertakings in 2009, 2010 looks to be an exciting year. In addition to CLAIHR’s continued observation of the Munyaneza case, there are plans to submit a motion to intervene in the case. A variety of CLAIHR’s Student Chapters plan on showing films on relevant human rights topics – [...]

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New Board Members

February 10, 2010 News Releases

Anatoly Vlasov Anatoly Vlasov joined CLAIHR’s board in July 2009. He is in private practice in Toronto and has experience working for the defence at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague. With CLAIHR, Anatoly has taken over responsibility for CLAIHR’s Student Chapters. Antoinette Issa Antoinette Issa holds a LLB and [...]

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Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission

December 15, 2009 Our Work

THE INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION As part of the national Indian Residential Schools Settlement reached in 2006, a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (the “TRC”) will be established in early 2008. The TRC will be part of an overall holistic and comprehensive response to the Indian Residential School (”IRS”) legacy in Canada with [...]

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