We’re suing the Canadian government to stop illegal arms exports to Israel. Looking forward to bringing some accountability for the rules of international human rights law that this government has so blatantly ignored.

Some rare good news out of Lincoln Alexander School of Law - warmest congratulations to my friend and ally Joshua Sealy-Harrington whose work these past few months has been nothing short of heroic.

Go on, call in the police to suppress the student protests at McGill University. We’ll have encampments at every university in Canada the next day.

About 50 yards from the UofT Occupy for Palestine encampment stands a plaque honouring a trailblazing student movement, controversial in its time. It boasts how it “attracted supporters far beyond the University of Toronto community,” and fought “discriminatory practices and beliefs of the state and society.”

Well said. As a legal educator, I think it’s imperative to call out craven attempts by senior members of the profession to bully students for their views. I applaud Justice MacDonald for doing just that in his report.

Congratulations to Marco Simons and the team at EarthRights Intl on this historic victory!

There are 10,000 mining claims in Grassy Narrows area of interest #FreeGrassy #GrassyNarrows cbc.ca/news/canada/th…

West Coast LEAF stands in solidarity with the Palestinian people in the face of the ongoing genocide in Gaza. As we bear witness to this genocide with horror, rage, and heartbreak, we cannot remain silent. Read the full statement: (1/3) westcoastleaf.org/statement-of-s…

How many Cdn lawyers can say they do purely constitutional law (on the good side)? Here’s your chance to be one of them.

PRESS RELEASE (link in🧵) : CLAIHR observed a widespread pattern of State-level repression of pro-Palestine, opinions and expressions over the past year. We are urgently calling on Rapporteurs from the UN and IACHR to respond to this dangerous erosion of fundamental freedoms.

"Canadians are not helpless to stop this — Canadians are very much involved." — Human-rights experts James Yap (@jamesyap.bsky.social) (IHRP (IHRP.bsky.social)) and @AnjliParrin (UChicago Law School) talk to Kunal Chaudhary about the suffering of women and girls in Gaza tvo.org/article/heartb…

"This is all being done with the support of Canadian arms, either directly or indirectly." — Human-rights experts @AnjliParrin (UChicago Law School) and James Yap (@jamesyap.bsky.social) (IHRP (IHRP.bsky.social)) talk to Kunal Chaudhary about the suffering of women and girls in Gaza tvo.org/article/heartb…

It’s been quite a trip to Geneva! Very happy that the UN #CEDAW Cttee is considering our report on Canadian complicity in violations of women’s rights in Gaza. Extra proud of our student Aysha Khan giving her first presentation at the UN! Thx 2 our partners at UChicago Law School GHRC.

A pleasure to sit down with Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters in Geneva last week to discuss this important topic.

The same goes for any racialized or indigenous lawyer who’s ever had the nerve to ask questions, or try to step outside of expected roles in any way. Full solidarity with Sara Ghebremusse and others at Allard School of Law.

Incredibly proud of the many students who contributed tremendous work to this important project.

Anyone who’s worked with Amnesty International knows they’re extremely cautious about using the word genocide. Many criticize them for it, but it greatly magnifies the significance of statements like this.