Ex-PM Paul Martin recommends Irwin Cotler for a Nobel Prize
Former prime minister Paul Martin and former Israeli cabinet minister and Jewish Agency chair Natan Sharansky have endorsed the nomination of Irwin Cotler for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.
Irwin Cotler, MPs call for sanctions against Iranian officials
The Canadian government is being urged to impose sanctions on 19 Iranians who are singled out as “the principal architects of massive repression” within their country.
Canada urged to sanction suspects in Jamal Khashoggi’s murder
The Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights has submitted a list of “at least” 18 Saudi Arabian officials to the Canadian government, who it believes should be sanctioned in connection with the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Vladimir Putin’s ‘No. 1 enemy’ urges G7 to sanction Russian officials
Bill Browder, who amassed billions of dollars in an investment fund in Russia in the early 1990s, is on a relentless mission to expose the Russian president as, not only corrupt, but having blood on his hands.
Jewish community members discuss plight of asylum seekers in Israel
Around 150 people packed Holy Blossom Temple’s social hall in Toronto for a discussion of the Canadian Jewish community’s response to the tens of thousands of African asylum seekers living in Israel.
Irwin Cotler urges Israel to reverse its policy on African migrants
Israel should halt its plan to deport or imprison thousands of African migrants who are currently living in the country, says human rights activist and former justice minister Irwin Cotler.
After passage of Magnitsky law, Cotler urges others to follow suit
Irwin Cotler is urging Canada to use its influence to persuade other countries to adopt a so-called Magnitsky law.
Irwin Cotler tackles the rise of modern anti-Semitism
Irwin Cotler, Canadian human rights advocate and legal expert, was the keynote speaker at the Winnipeg-based Canadian Institute for the Study of Anti-Semitism’s sixth annual Shindleman Lecture.
