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CCIJ in the News
May 2013 November 2012 - Op-Ed by Matt Eisenbrandt on Rabble.ca: Torture survivors take complaint to UN
September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 May 2012 - Op-ed by Jayne Stoyles: We are all affected by crimes against humanity
April 2012 March 2012 - CCIJ op-ed about the ICC historic first verdict in Embassy Magazine
- Listen to CBC Radio The Current interview CCIJ Honorary Council member Erna Paris and Professor William Schabas about ICC's first conviction
- Analysis by National Post reporter Peter Goodspeed
February 2012 - Listen to KPFA radio interview with CCIJ Legal Coordinator, Matt Eisenbrandt concerning Anvil Mining or read transcript here
January 2012 November 2011 October 2011 More articles on George W.Bush: September 2011 - Canadian judge orders accused Guatemalan war criminal extradited to U.S.
- Hearing told witness saw alleged war criminal kill villagers with sledgehammer
Click here August 2011 Click here - Comments on the federal government’s war criminal suspects campaign
July/August 2011 Click here - The arrest warrant for Moammar Gadhafi proves the efficacy of the International Criminal Court
- July 2011
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Canadian mining company can be sued for alleged rights abuses in Africa: Judge
May 2011
Click here - Ruling of the Superior Court of Quebec in Anvil Mining v. ACCI
May 2011
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- Man deported in alleged cannabilism, war crimes case
April 2011
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- Human Rights Group presses for Duvalier Trial in Haiti
April 2011
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- Canada can't ignore alleged crimes against humanity
April 2011
An Alberta case provides the Canadian government with an opportunity to send a strong message that those accused of carrying out crimes against humanity anywhere in the world will be held accountable.
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Lies and War Crime
March 2011
Guatemalan ex-military accused of war crimes held in Alberta prison
Click here - Nations close in on Guatemalan massacre suspects
March 2011
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- A son's quest for justice - Human rights: Mother's horrifying death in Iran was a missed political opportunity, 'but from a legal position, we're not done yet'
February 2011
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- Kazemi's son can sue Iran but estate can't launch suit: ruling
February 2011
Click here Court split whether Kazemi family can sue Iran
January 2011
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- November 2010: Congolese class action against Canadian mining company filed
On November 8, 2010, an association of citizens from the Democratic Republic of Congo filed a petition for certification of a class action in Montreal against Anvil Mining Limited for the company's alleged role in the Kilwa massacre.
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- October 2, 2010: Nuit Blanche in Toronto
CCIJ volunteers mounted two installations, Sightings and Fragments, as part of Toronto's Nuit Blanche, a city-wide series of public art events running from sunset to sunrise.
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- August 26, 2010: Stephan Kazemi continues to wait for justice
On seventh anniversary of Zahra Kazemi's death, decision on critical issue of state immunity is pending
Montreal Gazette
- August 16, 2010: CCIJ's Executive Director wins Tarnopolsky Human Rights Award
Prestigious award recognizes outstanding contribution to domestic or international human rights.
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- March 22, 2010: Hill Times op-ed explains the need for SIA amendment
Canada has been arguing against Stephan Hashemi's right to justice because of the Act
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- March 2010: Decision pending as arguments in Kazemi case hearing conclude
Quebec Superior Court Justice Robert Mongeon must decide whether
Canada’s State Immunity Act precludes a civil suit against Iran for the
torture and death of Zahra Kazemi.
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- Introduction of State Immunity Act amendment
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- December 2009 coverage of Kazemi case hearing
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- The Munyaneza trial shows Canada
is no safe haven for war criminals
Op-ed by CCIJ Honorary Council Member Erna Paris
Globe and Mail
- Canada should follow war crimes trial with others
Op-ed by Jayne Stoyles and Bruce Broomhall
The Montreal Gazette
- Entrevue de Jayne Stoyles par Raymond Desmarteau
Radio Canada
- A war-crimes trial that set a precedent before its verdict
Web-exclusive commentary by Jayne Stoyles and Richard Dicker
Globe and Mail
- Désiré Munyaneza War Crimes Trial - Discussion on CTV news in advance of the verdict
CTV Newsnet
- Significance of First Canadian War Crimes Trial in Nearly 20 Years
After two years, the trial of Désiré Munyaneza, the first person to be charged under Canada's Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act, has come to a close.
CCIJ Advisory Council Member Bruce Broomhall discusses the trial's significance on The Current
- CCIJ calls for criminal and civil trials
Lloyd Axworthy and Penelope Simons in the Globe and Mail
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Stephan Kazemi and his lawyers, and CCIJ's Executive Director and Advisors, appeared before the parliamentary Sub-Committee on International Human Rights.
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Maher Arar, Lloyd Axworthy and Ellen Gabriel speak at the CCIJ's formal
launch on June 26, 2008. Mr. Maher Arar and Dr. Axworthy are
CCIJ Honorary Patrons. 
Journalists set up at the official CCIJ launch June 26th
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