"The safety and autonomy of sex workers is not the primary goal of the Nordic model. Sex work is likely to continue regardless of Canada's implementation of this model." AmnestyCanada Amnesty International #repealPCEPA #decrimNOW

Amnesty, The Canadian Council of Churches & The Canadian Council for Refugees will be before the Supreme Court of Canada on Oct 6, 2022 at 9:30 AM ET to challenge the constitutionality of the Safe Third Country Agreement You can tune into the hearing 👇 scc-csc.ca/case-dossier/i…

Protests In Iran: Over 20 Days On Show your support 📢 Act now ✊ #ProtectTheProtest

Julia Sande, human rights law & policy campaigner at Amnesty International Canada says that one of the key concerns has been the “risk that once returned to the US, refugees could be returned to their country of origin and be subject to torture.” 👇 aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/6…

URGENT Job Alert 🚨: I need a researcher ASAP for my next report on violence in food systems. I need someone who can provide doctrinal and critical take on IHL/ICL. Pls spread the word. It’s about two months worth of work. Don't contact me directly. See details below

This is HUGE!!! 👇 kudos to: HIV Legal Network HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario (HALCO) CATIE @EriMyk and to the many many more... HIV activists that have brought the government this far. If you are able to respond to this public consultation, please DO! canada.ca/en/department-…

The Doug Ford government isn't just immunizing its law from Charter review, it is *criminalizing* the exercise of a fundamental freedom (the right to strike) under the Charter. All Canadians should be outraged. Solidarity to OSBCU-CSCSO and all workers resisting this affront.

On Nov. 14, we will launch a 12-Days-of-Action Campaign, urging PM Justin Trudeau to end immigration detention in provincial jails. Human Rights Watch & AmnestyCanada to hold press conference on Parliament Hill featuring former cabinet ministers & people with lived experience. #WelcomeToCanada

“It is both surprising & scandalous." At a press event with Human Rights Watch & AmnestyCanada, former cabinet ministers Lloyd Axworthy & @AllanMRock urge PM Justin Trudeau to end immigration detention in provincial jails: Toronto Star's Irem Koca. #WelcomeToCanada thestar.com/politics/feder…

I've thought for some time that law students don't think nearly enough about breaking the law, and so am pretty stoked that the faculty accepted my pitch to teach this little seminar in February: Disobedience and the Rule of Law.

we really need to talk about the guy in the battery who bought a few properties and is being an UTTER menace to his neighbours and shining these bright lights in their homes change.org/p/turn-off-the…

Check out this online panel hosted by the Law Society of Nunavut and the Public Legal Education Association of Canada on "Decolonizing Access to Legal Information in Situations of Family Violence in Inuit Communities" happening this Monday ✨ To register: bit.ly/3V8BLQq

Come work with us! We're seeking an experienced immigration lawyer. Application deadline is January 3, 2023. Details: parkdalelegal.org/news/job-posti…

p54 of AmnestyCanada Human Rights Agenda outlines their intervention in our constitutional challenge CASWLR v. Canada 2022. amnesty.ca/what-you-can-d…

Your periodic reminder that charity will never solve what public policy was meant to address. The generosity of strangers is not a substitute for good public policy.

Seeking asylum is a human right. But Canada made a “border wall” with the Safe Third Country Agreement. We talk to Harsha Walia (she/her) about the STCA and how borders are used as a tool to keep some groups out. Episode 5 of #RightsBackAtYou is out now! 🎧🎉 amnesty.ca/rightsbackatyou