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- Coalition of Canadian Human Rights Lawyers Urges Canada to Suspend Existing Permits and Close All Loopholes in Arms Trade with Israel
On March 5, 2024, CLAIHR initiated legal proceedings together with Al-Haq – Law in the Service of Man, Ayman Oweida and an anonymous Palestinian applicant challenging Canada’s continued export of military goods and technology to Israel. CLAIHR and its fellow applicants remain committed to closing al … Read more »
- Why Working to Uphold International Human Rights in Israel and Occupied Palestine is Important to Me
by Karen Segal Today, CLAIHR has announced the formation of an ad hoc Working Group on the situation of human rights in Israel and Occupied Palestine. The current moment highlights the necessity of this group. In addition to the 1,139 Israelis and nationals of other countries tragically killed by H … Read more »
- Climate Change Litigation in Canada
Join CLAIHR at 12 E.T. on Friday, Nov. 4 for a timely discussion on climate change litigation in Canada. We will host experts on climate change litigation in Canadian courts, including David Wu from Arvay Finlay (La Rose), Richard Overstall from Richard Overstall Law Office (Lho’imggin et. al.), Bru … Read more »
- Corporations as Good Citizens: Can respect for human rights and the environment be good business?
Wednesday April 20, 2022 | 12.00 – 13.30 EDT Please join Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights (CLAIHR) for a panel on Environmental and Social Governance (ESG) and other corporate responsibility initiatives. Is business that respects for human rights and the environment achievable withi … Read more »
- CLAIHR Open Meeting
Saturday, March 5, 2022 | 2:00 – 3:30 pm EST CLAIHR invites you to an online gathering of human rights advocates to learn about the organization, share your view on the issues and projects it should work on, and help it set its priorities for the upcoming year. Who? members, volunteers, students, … Read more »