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Supreme Court of Canada should not impose additional hurdles for Indigenous peoples harmed by transnational corporations trying to access justice

Monday, October 20, 2014

October 20, 2014 – On Friday, the International Human Rights Program at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law (IHRP), MiningWatch Canada (MiningWatch) and the Canadian Centre for International Justice (CCIJ), filed their factum with the Supreme Court of Canada in Yaiguaje et al. v. Chevron.  The joint interveners provided the Court with submissions on the proper interpretation of private international law and corporate law principles in light of the international law obligation to provide effective remedies for human rights violations.

Supreme Court misses opportunity to bring Canadian law in line with international obligations to victims of torture

Friday, October 10, 2014

In a disappointing decision released this morning, the Supreme Court of Canada has barred civil claims for torture committed by a foreign state, even where the victim is a Canadian citizen.

In July 2003, Zahra Kazemi, a Canadian citizen and journalist, died in Iran. She had been arrested for taking photographs of protestors in front of Evin prison in Tehran and, while in detention, was beaten, raped and tortured by Iranian government officials.  She died as a result of injuries sustained.

IHRP Director quoted by Globe and Mail on SCC decision in Kazemi

Friday, October 10, 2014

The IHRP director, Renu Mandhane, was quoted in an article in the Globe and Mail today about the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in Kazemi v. Iran. 

Read the IHRP's October Community Newsletter

Friday, October 3, 2014

Read the IHRP’s October community newsletter which includes information about upcoming events, clinic projects, and a big thank you to all our amazing volunteers!

Canada required to respond to IHRP complaint to UN Human Rights Committee

Friday, September 12, 2014

12 September 2014 - Today, the IHRP received notice from the UN Human Rights Committee that it has accepted the IHRP's complaint submitted on behalf of Suleyman Goven. According to the Committee's Rules of Procedure, Canada now has 6 months to respond to Goven's complaint. We are pleased to have passed the first hurdle in ensuring accountability for rights violations against Goven outlined in our submissions to the Committee.

Mandhane discusses segregation of prisoners on CBC Radio

Thursday, September 11, 2014

11 September 2014 - Today, the Director of the IHRP, Renu Mandhane, discussed the excessive use of solitary confinement in federal correctional facilities with Peter Sheldon of CBC Radio Yellowknife. CBC Yellowknife recently learned that some prisoners in the Yellowknife North Slave Correctional Centre were spending up to 8 months in solitary confinement.

IHRP Granted Leave to Intervene before Supreme Court in Chevron v. Yaiguaje

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Intervention before the Supreme Court of Canada in Yaiguaje v Chevron Corporation

Edward Snowshoe’s death exposed the reality of torture in Canada

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Renu Mandhane's op-ed about continuing rights violations against prisoners with mental health issues was published on July 14, 2014 by the Globe and Mail.

IHRP intern, Evan Rankin, reports from Bangkok

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Evan Rankin in ThailandThis summer I have had the pleasure of serving with UN Economic and Social Commision for Asia and Pacific (UN ESAP) in Bangkok.

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