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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – New Submissions to Canadian and U.S. Securities Commissions Allege Proposed Canadian Mine in the Brazilian Amazon Has Misrepresented Risks to Investors

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

TORONTO – University legal clinics have filed separate requests with securities commissions in Canada and the U.S. to investigate misrepresentations by a Canadian company seeking to mine for potash in the Brazilian Amazon. 

New IHRP Report Shines Spotlight on the Situation of Human Rights for Women and Girls of Afghanistan and Recommends Action on the Part of Canada

Thursday, April 2, 2026

IHRP’s Report Launch Event – March 31, 2026 | Pictured left to right: Veronica Axenova and Cassie Heward (IHRP Gender Justice in Afghanistan Working Group Co-Leaders). Photo credit: Marcela Roman 

United Nations treaty body calls on Canada to strengthen its arms export regime

Thursday, March 26, 2026

Aerial view of Israeli destruction in Beach refugee camp, Gaza Strip (Abedallah Alhaj, Creative Commons) 

 

40+ Organizations Call on UN to Review Canada’s Role in Enabling Violations of Civil and Political Rights in Gaza

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

 

 

TORONTO, ON – Over 40 civil society organizations across Canada, the United States, and Palestine are calling on the United Nations to address Canada’s role in enabling grave human rights violations in Gaza through its arms exports to Israel, as detailed in a new report submitted yesterday to the UN Human Rights Committee. 

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