Human Rights Violations

• Questions raised about allowing Hong Kong Police to compete in Winnipeg tournament after bounties announced

  While approximately 300 officers from Hong Kong are at the 10-day event in Winnipeg, officials overseas are issuing warrants for the return of eight pro-democracy advocates.

  Canada

  Jul 29, 2023
  
• ‘Oppressions and injustice’: Canadians want fair trial for imprisoned Iranian philanthropists

  Vancouver doctors seek help for Farzaneh and Dr. Hamid Ghare-Hassanlou, who are among 28 people who may face execution in connection with the ongoing freedom protests in Iran.

  World

  Dec 5, 2022
  
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• Myanmar coup opponents welcome sanctions from Canada, Britain as protests continue

  Adding to the diplomatic pressure, Japan said it had agreed with India, the United States and Australia on the need for democracy to be restored quickly after the Feb. 1 takeover.

  World

  Feb 19, 2021
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• Canada slaps sanctions on Myanmar military officials after coup

  Foreign Minister Marc Garneau released a statement calling for the "restoration of the democratically-elected government" and "to release those who have been unjustly detained".

  Politics

  Feb 18, 2021
• Toronto rally calls on feds to address human rights violations in China

  Ahead of International Human Rights Day, hundreds gathered on the steps of Old City Hall to urge the federal government to address whats considered as the systematic suppression of human rights in China and beyond.

  Canada

  Dec 8, 2019
• Owners of Stella’s issue video and print apologies

  Formal apologies regarding harassment and labour violation claims have been made by Stella's through a newspaper ad and a video posted to the chain's Facebook page.

  Canada

  Dec 1, 2018
• Canadian government has paid Omar Khadr $10.5M: source

  The federal government has paid former Guantanamo Bay inmate Omar Khadr $10.5 million as part of a deal to settle his long-standing lawsuit over violations of his rights, The Canadian Press has learned.

  Canada

  Jul 7, 2017
• Canada to support sanctions on Russian officials deemed guilty of human-rights abuses

  The bill is inspired by the case of Russian whistleblower Sergei Magnitsky, an anti-corruption lawyer who died in 2009 after a year in a Russian jail.

  Politics

  May 17, 2017
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• Boko Haram survivors raped by police, soldiers in ‘safe’ camps

  Girls and women displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria are suffering rampant sexual abuse at the hands of soldiers and police, according to Human Rights Watch.

  World

  Nov 3, 2016
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• Venezuela begins military exercises, citing looming U.S. threat

  Nearly 100,000 members of the Venezuelan armed forces began conducting exercises at points all over the country Saturday.

  Politics

  Mar 14, 2015