News and Updates
Royal Bank of Canada responses on Palantir & Costal GasLink pathetic–unsigned, say nothing, from generic email
RBC sent responses letter to the Palestine Solidarity organizations and to Gidimt’en Checkpoint leadership. In both cases response were sent from a basic company email address and was unsigned by RBC leadership.
Take Action: NDP must oppose F-35 purchase
The Liberals are moving towards acquiring 33% more F-35’s than even Harper’s Conservatives had planned to purchase. But the NDP has been largely silent as the Liberals look set to break their promise on the costly warplane the NDP have...
Combating International Islamophobia Act: statement of support signed by Just Peace Advocates
H.R. 5665 would compel the State Department to develop a more comprehensive approach to fighting the global increase of Islamophobia, increasing its capacity to monitor and confront state and non-state actors worldwide and ensuring a safer environment for American Muslims....
Just Peace Advocates one of original organizations joining in Solidarity Statement: From Wet’suwet’en to Tkaronto We Demand an End to the Criminalization of Indigenous Land Defenders
Indigenous Land Defender, Vanessa Gray, was targeted at her home by Toronto Police Services who charged her in connection to a solidarity action in Toronto attended by hundreds of people on November 21st in response to a violent raid on...
Human Rights as Terror: Authoritarianism as Democracy
This event was organized in response to the recent escalated crackdowns in the subject regions, the launching of the US-led “Summit for Democracy” (December 9-10) and Human Rights Day (December 10). With: Carolyn Nash (Asia Advocacy Director, Amnesty International USA),...
The Toronto District School Board turned down integrity commissioner’s report
Over 2300 people sent letters to the TDSB executive and board in the hours before the Dec. 8 meeting urging the board to accept the recommendations of their integrity commissioner. They failed to do so. Stay tuned for next steps...
This #GivingTuesday join us in our work for justice for Palestine & Kashmi
As a grassroots, volunteer, not-for-profit organization, we depend on your support of our Palestine, Kashmir and other ant-imperial work. Therefore, we welcome any support you can provide to our work. We are a registered not-for-profit corporation in Canada. In the USA donations can...
The Canadian Association of University Teachers resolution marks a critical moment in the protection of academic freedom
On November 26, 2021, the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) national council in a critical and historic move voted unanimously to oppose the IHRA definition. With this historic decision, CAUT has indicated that it supports the academic freedom of its members and recognizes the...
India arrests prominent Kashmir human rights defender under ‘terror’ law
On November 22, 2021, Khurram Parvez, a leading global human rights defender was arrested at his residence in Srinagar in Indian occupied Kashmir. Khurram Parvez and the Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS) are internationally recognized as model defenders of human...
#StandWithThe 6: Parliamentary Petition to the Government of Canada
Almost 1K Canadian have signed parliamentary petition calling on Canada to reverse the designation of human right defenders. #StandWithThe6