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Learn how one IHRP alumna contributed to today's historic win for LGBT rights

Friday, June 26, 2015

Alice Tsier, IHRP Alumna (J.D. 2013)

Editor's Note: Today, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. Constitution guarantees a nationwide right to same-sex marriage. In a piece written exclusively for the IHRP, Alice Tsier reflects on the unique opportunity she had to work on this historic case as an associate at White & Case in New York City.

Prof. Audrey Macklin writes "Mentally ill migrants don’t belong in jail" in Toronto Star

Monday, June 22, 2015

In a commentary in the Toronto Star, Prof. Audrey Macklin asks what is best place for a detained migrant with mental health issues, and argues that jail is not the answer ("Mentally ill migrants don’t belong in jail," June 21, 2015).

Canada Border Services Agency’s imprisonment of migrants with mental health issues is arbitrary, cruel, discriminatory and violates rights: International Human Rights Program report

Thursday, June 18, 2015

Detainees say they were treated like, “garbage”, “animals,” or “something less than human”

(Toronto) – The International Human Rights Program’s latest report says that Canada Border Services Agency’s treatment of non-citizens with mental health issues is in breach of Canada’s international human rights obligations as it is discriminatory, constitutes indefinite and arbitrary detention, is cruel and inhuman, and violates the right to health.

PEN and IHRP call on India to repeal laws that threaten free expression in world’s largest democracy

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

(Toronto) – Earlier this year, India’s Ministry of Home Affairs used an extensive arsenal of vague and overbroad laws to muzzle the world’s largest environmental watchdog, Greenpeace International. Using seemingly innocuous provisions in the Indian Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act 2010, the government effectively silenced criticism of a controversial nuclear power plant by freezing the bank account of Greenpeace India. Officials justified their actions on the basis that Greenpeace was a “threat to national economic security.”

IHRP awarded grant to support UN fellowships for recent alumni

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

The IHRP is pleased to announce that it has been successful in obtaining new funding from the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFATD) to expand its long-standing summer human rights fellowship program to include recent alumni. The funding is part of DFATD’s International Youth Internship Program.

Embassy News: India's dismal record on freedom of expression poses risk to Canada

Monday, April 13, 2015

Today,  Embassy News has published an op-ed by two IHRP clinic students, Evan Rankin (2L) and Amy Tang (3L).  The opinion, which is online and will be in Wednesday’s hard copy, urges Prime Minister Harper to put the issue of freedom of expression on the agenda for this week’s talks with India’s PM Narendra Modi.

Keeping speech free in India

Friday, April 10, 2015

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Read the IHRP's April Community Newsletter

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Check out our April community newsletter with updates on our program, advocacy, internships and more!

India's Free Speech Debate is Alive and Well

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

By: Amy Tang (3L) and Evan Rankin (2L)

Please note: This blog post was originally posted on the website of Pen International on March 27, 2015.

The Supreme Court of India’s landmark decision on Tuesday signals a move towards greater protection of free expression in the world’s largest democracy. But there is still much to do.

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