Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights
@TheRWCHR
An international org. of parliamentarians, scholars, jurists, HR defenders, and NGOs, in the pursuit of justice, founded by @IrwinCotler.
Delighted to hear our Canadian Honorary Chair, Payam Akhavan interviewed on CBC's As It Happens about yesterday's landmark ICJ opinion on climate change. The UN top court has just affirmed that States are bound under international law to reduce emissions or pay damages to…
The daughter of the executed Mehdi Hassani says she doesn’t know what to say or do. No one expected the execution, not even her father. He had told his other daughter to come visit him in prison on Monday. @mery_h_pv says she had so much hope and did everything in her power to…
Le CRWDP a le plaisir d'annoncer que nous avons reçu l'autorisation d'intervenir dans l'appel historique devant la #CourSuprême du Canada concernant la loi québécoise sur la laïcité, le projet de #Loi21. L’affaire porte sur la constitutionnalité de la loi québécoise sur la…
The RWCHR is pleased to announce that we have been granted leave to intervene in the landmark appeal to the #SupremeCourt of Canada concerning Quebec’s secularism law, #Bill21. The case is about the constitutionality of Quebec's Act Respecting the Laicity of the State, which…
📢 Statement on the 26th Anniversary of the Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners / 就法輪功學員遭中共壓迫26周年聲明
"Journalist Dawit Isaak has been imprisoned in Eritrea for 24 years. But Swedish prosecutors refuse to investigate the country's extensive human rights violations." @PENsweden @BietelhemI @esayasisaak @bergersus dn.se/kultur/svenska…
Il y a 26 ans que le parti communiste chinois a lancé sa campagne d'élimination du #FalunGong en menant une attaque systématique contre cette communauté spirituelle pacifique. Depuis, des millions d'adeptes du Falun Gong en Chine ont été emprisonnés, torturés ou tués, y compris…
It has been 26 years since the Chinese Communist Party launched its campaign to eliminate #FalunGong through a systematic assault on this peaceful spiritual community. Millions of Falun Gong practitioners in China have since been imprisoned, tortured, or killed, including…
Today marks one month since we last heard from Ahmadreza. For an entire month, there has been no communication, no updates—only silence. This absence is deeply alarming for our family. We are left with growing fear and uncertainty about his condition and whereabouts. Ahmadreza is…
Angela Marinos, RWCHR Chief General Counsel, was featured in @Lexpert! Read more about her groundbreaking interventions before the Supreme Court of Canada: lexpert.ca/news/litigatio…
Mariage pour tous au Canada : 20e anniversaire d’une loi historique ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/21806…
Il y a vingt ans, sous la direction du ministre de la Justice et procureur général, @IrwinCotler, la Loi canadienne sur le #mariagecivil a reçu la sanction royale, accordant l'égalité du mariage aux couples de même sexe dans tout le Canada. Cette loi a affirmé la dignité et…
Twenty years ago, under the leadership of Minister of Justice and Attorney General, @IrwinCotler, Canada’s Civil Marriage Act received Royal Assent, granting #marriageequality to same-sex couples across Canada. The Act affirmed the fundamental dignity and equality of same-sex…
Aujourd'hui, nous célébrons la Journée internationale #NelsonMandela, en hommage à l'héritage d'un leader dont le courage, la compassion et l'engagement sans faille en faveur de la justice ont changé le monde. Le parcours de Nelson Mandela, de prisonnier à président, incarne le…
Today, we celebrate #NelsonMandela International Day, honouring the legacy of a leader whose courage, compassion, and unwavering commitment to justice changed the world. Mandela's journey from prisoner to president embodies the power of resilience, forgiveness, and…
#ICC welcomes #Ukraine as a new State Party ⤵️ icc-cpi.int/news/internati…
"The Crime of Aggression has been called the supreme international crime, the mother of all crimes, the leadership crime, and that which makes possible all the other mass atrocities. Putin's Russia is a case study of the Crime of Aggression and, no less disturbing, the culture of…
Reminder to join us TODAY for a #webinar to learn about the next steps, procedures, and expected outcomes of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against #Ukraine. @IrwinCotler will be presenting alongside other distinguished experts. Organized by @usukraine.…
Aujourd'hui, 27 ans se sont écoulés depuis l'adoption du #StatutdeRome, le traité fondateur de la Cour pénale internationale (#CPI), qui est le symbole, la source et l'inspiration de la révolution du droit pénal international et du droit humanitaire. La création de la CPI était…
Today marks 27 years since the adoption of the #RomeStatute, the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court (#ICC), which is a symbol, source, and inspiration of the revolution in international criminal and humanitarian law. The establishment of the ICC was long…
Reminder to join us TODAY for a #webinar to learn about the next steps, procedures, and expected outcomes of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against #Ukraine. @IrwinCotler will be presenting alongside other distinguished experts. Organized by @usukraine.…
INVITATION: The Trial of the Century: Coming Soon, Stay Tuned Last month, the President of #Ukraine @ZelenskyyUa and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe @alain_berset signed a bilateral agreement on the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine,…