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IHRP, 70+ Organizations Ask UN Committee to Review the Impact of Canadian Arms Exports on the Rights of Palestinians with Disabilities

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

TORONTO, ON – A coalition of more than 70 disability rights, human rights, faith-based, labour, and other advocacy organizations are calling on a UN Committee to hold Canada accountable for the role Canadian arms exports to Israel play in enabling serious rights violations against Palestinians with disabilities in Gaza in Gaza and creating further acts and sites of disablement. 

IHRP Acting Director Testifies Before Senate Committee: Human Rights Impacts of Canadian Companies Operating in Africa

Thursday, December 5, 2024
James Yap testifying before Senate of Canada

IHRP Acting Director, James Yap, addressed Canada’s Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, to testify on the human rights impacts of Canadian companies operating in Africa – and what Canada can do about it.

Application Deadline for International Human Rights Clinic Course

Friday, June 23, 2023

Attention upper year JD students and LLM/SJD students at U of T Law!

Re: Applications for the International Human Rights Clinic Course: International Human Rights Program 

The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce the introduction of a new course for the upcoming fall term—the International Human Rights Clinic Course (LAW548H1F). This course is open to all 2L, 3L, and LLM/SJD students.

Has the Human Rights Movement Failed? IHRP director Sandra Wisner joins The Agenda debate

Friday, February 17, 2023

Photo Sandra Wisner, IHRP director via Twitter

Has the Human Rights Movement Failed?

"Are world leaders increasingly turning a blind eye to violations of human rights? Why has leadership on this issue become so ineffective over the years?"

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