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Human Rights




  • No Easy Route to Nuclear Disarmament

    No Easy Route to Nuclear Disarmament

    • October 11, 2017

    Last week, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a campaign group seeking a global ban on nuclear arms. The award to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) surprised many observers, particularly in a year when the architects …

    By Alexandra Gheciu
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  • Why Taiwan is an International Issue

    Why Taiwan is an International Issue

    • September 20, 2017

    China works hard to convince the world that any decision about Taiwan is entirely a Chinese domestic affair. This has not, however, always been the official line of the Chinese Communist Party. In 1936, when the Republic of China (ROC) …

    By Scott Simon
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  • The Case of Omar Khadr

    The Case of Omar Khadr

    • July 13, 2017

    The Omar Khadr case is again front-page news following the settlement of his longstanding lawsuit against the Canadian government.  The news has elicited a wide range of comments from the usual suspects.  I was among a small group in Foreign …

    By Daniel Livermore
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  • What to Watch for this Summer

    What to Watch for this Summer

    • June 14, 2017

    We asked our CIPS experts to give us a heads-up on what to watch for this summer. No one can predict the next coup or terrorist attack, of course, but we can be certain of some things. Donald Trump will …

    By CIPS
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  • A Treaty to Protect the Rights of Older People is Long Overdue!

    A Treaty to Protect the Rights of Older People is Long Overdue!

    • April 24, 2017

    By Gordon Digiacomo, Martine Lagacé, and Caroline Andrew

    “Homelessness, malnutrition, unattended chronic diseases, lack of access to safe drinking water and sanitation, unaffordable medicines and treatments and income insecurity are just a few of the most critical human rights issues …

    By CIPS
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  • What Joining the Arms Trade Treaty Means for Canada

    What Joining the Arms Trade Treaty Means for Canada

    • April 24, 2017

    The government of Canada is about to accede to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), the first and only legally binding treaty designed to regulate the multibillion-dollar global arms trade. On April 13, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland announced the introduction …

    By Srdjan Vucetic
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  • In Memoriam: Professor Rezaul Karim Siddique, murdered 23 April 2016

    In Memoriam: Professor Rezaul Karim Siddique, murdered 23 April 2016

    • April 20, 2017

    By Ruth Bradley-St-Cyr

     

    First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—
    Because I was not a Socialist.

    Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—
    Because I was not a …

    By CIPS
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  • The New Colossus

    The New Colossus

    • March 30, 2017

    by Ruth Bradley-St-Cyr

    “Give me your tired, your poor,/ Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…” The words inscribed at the base of the statue of Liberty are famous, and yet hardly anyone knows that they are from a sonnet …

    By CIPS
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  • Humanitarian Action on the Front Lines

    Humanitarian Action on the Front Lines

    • March 1, 2017

    by Dominik Stillhart

    The ICRC is mandated by the international community to assist and protect those affected by conflict or violence, including promoting international humanitarian law, monitoring respect for that law, and assisting people affected by war. This mandate reflects …

    By CIPS
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  • Why Trump Should Cause Us All to Rethink Our Policies

    Why Trump Should Cause Us All to Rethink Our Policies

    • February 1, 2017

    As Donald Trump makes it clear that he is intent on pursuing his rash and racist agenda come what may, we might be tempted to stand back, count our blessings, and try to minimize the damage.

    We need to be …

    By Jacqueline Best
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  • Why a small meeting of far-right delegates in Europe shouldn’t go unnoticed

    Why a small meeting of far-right delegates in Europe shouldn’t go unnoticed

    • January 23, 2017

    The day following President Donald Trump’s inauguration was marked by the Women’s March on Washington and hundreds of “sister marches” in cities around the world — a global display of disapproval for the new US leader and his retrograde understanding …

    By Srdjan Vucetic
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  • The Liberal Democratic World Order Is Falling Apart

    The Liberal Democratic World Order Is Falling Apart

    • January 13, 2017

    As a new year opens across the globe, the post-Second-World-War order and the global rule of law are losing out to the rule of individual men. From Russia to China to the EU, authoritarian rule is tightening its grip.

    In …

    By Errol Mendes
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Latest Posts

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    A Genuine Human Rights-based Approach for Our Post-pandemic Future
    • Analysis, Report
    • July 29, 2020
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    Human rights “inflation”—what’s the problem?
    • Analysis, Repost
    • February 23, 2020
  • 30 Years After Tiananmen: Democracy More Urgent than Ever
    30 Years After Tiananmen: Democracy More Urgent than Ever
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    • May 30, 2019
  • Mass Wedding Banquet to Celebrate Same-Sex Marriage in Taiwan
    Mass Wedding Banquet to Celebrate Same-Sex Marriage in Taiwan
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    • May 30, 2019
  • What Canada Can Do About the Rohingya Genocide
    What Canada Can Do About the Rohingya Genocide
    • Analysis
    • May 1, 2019
  • “If you want to kill me, please kill me quick”
    “If you want to kill me, please kill me quick”
    • Analysis
    • April 12, 2019

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