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In this episode, Alina Murad sits down with Julia Sande, Human Rights Lawyer and Policy Campaigner at Amnesty International Canada. The two discuss migrant detention in Canada and how its policies have developed in the past year. Exploring what allowed migrant detention in Canada to evolve to where it is now, Julia walks us through what a world without migrant detention may look like.

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail.Alright, you curiouser and curiouser Herle Burly-ites. Let's get this pod underway.In the realm of CVs that I've seen and determined are far more impressive than mine – that's a helluva lot of CVs, by the way – today's guest ranks way up there: Dan Gardner!Don't know Dan? Let me give you just a smattering of his accomplishments.  He's a New York Times best-selling author, speaker, consultant, and freelance writer/editor. His latest book is “How Big Things Get Done”. Trained in history and law, Dan worked as a senior policy advisor to a Premier and Minister of Education, before turning to journalism in 1997. He's been nominated for every major award in Canadian newspaper journalism – and won a bunch of them – and his books have been published in 26 countries and 20 languages. Dan's also won awards from Amnesty International Canada, the John Howard Society, the Department of Justice, and other organizations. And his work also contributed to significant changes in Canadian public policy. So just a little bit impressive!Today … I thought it would be interesting if Dan and I took a deep dive on one very broad question: “Elections in the modern era. What matters in them?”Thank you for joining us on #TheHerleBurly podcast. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.Watch episodes of The Herle Burly via Air Quotes Media on YouTube.

In 1980, the synagogue in Paris was bombed, killing four and injuring 40 others. Over four decades later, French authorities settled on one suspect, despite the fact that the perpetrators could have been a neo-Nazi group, which had bombed a Jewish site on that same date years earlier. Canadian academic Dr. Hassan Diab was extradited to France to stand trial. He spent 38 months in near solitary confinement in Fleury-Merogis, Europe's biggest maximum security prison, while the French magistrates investigated his case. The two French judges–experts in cases of terrorism–dismissed the case in 2018. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declared that Dr, Hassan should never have had to suffer.Nevertheless, French prosecutors appealed the case, and in 2023 Hassan Diab was convicted in absentia for this unsolved crime. Former Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada, Alex Neva, described the prosecution of Hassan Diab as, “surreal and disgraceful.” Diab was sentenced to life, despite all of the evidence indicating that he could not possibly have committed it. He is currently facing re-extradition from Canada to France.In this episode on Speaking Out of Place podcast Professor David Palumbo-Liu and Azeezah Kanji talk with Dr. Hassan Diab, as well as Michelle Weinroth, a long-term member of the Hassan Diab Support Committee, and Bernie Farber, former head of Canadian Jewish Congress who previously advocated for the extradition of Dr. Diab, but now has become one of his supporters.www.palumbo-liu.comhttps://speakingoutofplace.comhttps://twitter.com/palumboliu?s=20www.instagram.com/speaking_out_of_place

In 1980, a synagogue in Paris was bombed, killing four and injuring 40 others. Thirty-four years later, French authorities settled on one suspect--Hassan Diab. This, despite the fact that it is likely that the bombing was undertaken by a neo-Nazi group, commemorating the anniversary of another one of its anti-semitic attacks. After being extradited from Canada to France in 2014, Diab was arrested and held in detention. In 2018, two of the top anti-terrorist judges in France dismissed the case, and Canadian premier Justin Trudeau publicly decried this miscarriage of justice.Nevertheless, the French prosecutors appealed the decision, and in 2023 Canadian academic Dr. Hassan Diab was convicted in absentia for this unsolved crime.  The two judges who had exonerated him in 2018 testified on Diab's behalf.  Former Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada, Alex Neva, has described the prosecution of Hassan Diab as, “surreal and disgraceful.”Diab has been sentenced to life despite all of the evidence indicating that he could not possibly have committed it. He is currently facing re- extradition from Canada to France. Today we have with us Dr. Hassan Diab, as well as Michelle Weinroth, a long-term member of the Hassan Diab Support Committee, and Bernie Farber, former head of Canadian Jewish Congress who previously advocated for the extradition of Dr. Diab, but now has become one of his supporters. Dr. Hassan Diab is a Canadian citizen and sociology professor who lives in Ottawa. Up until October, 2007, Hassan enjoyed an engaged and productive public life, including teaching, publishing research, and traveling internationally.Bernie Farber is the Founding Chair of the Canadian AntiHate Network. His career spans more than three decades focusing on human rights, diversity, countering antisemitism and extremism. His expertise has been recognized by Canadian Courts, media and law enforcement. His efforts have been documented in numerous Canadian human rights publications, books, films, newspapers and magazines. He is widely respected as a CEO in the not-for-profit world best known internationally as the former CEO of Canadian Jewish Congress. He is a published author and a newspaper columnist. He is a a recipient of numerous medals and awards for his human rights work. In his retirement he is a consultant on antisemitism and extremism to Canadian School Boards and police services, he sits as an advisor to Human Rights Watch Canada and the Mosaic Institute and Chairs the Rights and Ethics Committee of Community Living Toronto.Michelle Weinroth is a writer and teacher living in Ottawa. She taught English literature at the University of Ottawa and at Carleton University for a decade. Her area of specialization is the workings of propaganda in 19th- and 20th-century fiction and non-fiction. Over the past seven years, she has taken a special interest in the Hassan Diab Affair. 

Join us for an eye-opening conversation with Bruce McIver, author of "Stand Off: Why Reconciliation Fails Indigenous People and How to Fix It," as we explore the question of whether land acknowledgments silence Indigenous voices. Delving into the power of humor in challenging the status quo, we discuss meaningful advocacy for Indigenous communities and the delicate balance of supporting well-intentioned allies. Highlighting the tendency to overlook real-world issues faced by Indigenous people, we unmask the ongoing effects of colonization and emphasize accountability for institutions and individuals.In addition, Aaron Pete and Bruce McIvor examine the harm caused by "pretendians" and the role of status cards in perpetuating discrimination against Indigenous people. Navigating the complex matter of former judge Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond's actions and their impact on Indigenous communities, we invite you to tune in for an honest, informative, and thought-provoking discussion on the road to true reconciliation.Dr. Bruce McIvor is a renowned lawyer, historian, and author specializing in Aboriginal law and advocating for Indigenous rights. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia and actively involved in organizations such as the Manitoba Métis Federation and Amnesty International Canada.Buy his book: https://brucemcivor.com/Support the showwww.biggerthanmepodcast.com

It's not just the southern US border that's changed policy this year – it's also happening at the border with Canada. For decades, border crossings like Roxham Road near Quebec have allowed migrants to enter Canada from the United States to seek asylum. In March, the two countries extended a deal known as the Safe Third Country Agreement, which allows Canada to send asylum seekers back to the United States. The deal had previously only applied to official border points. So what will a harder border mean for Canada, and for the people trying to get there? In this episode:  Naqib Sarwary (@SarwaryNaqib), Philanthropy Officer, Amnesty International Canada, and Afghan refugee Alex Neve (@AlexNeve24), Former secretary-general, Amnesty International Canada Episode credits: This episode was produced by Ashish Malhotra with Sonia Bhagat and our host, Natasha Del Toro, in for Malika Bilal. Miranda Lin fact-checked this episode. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Tim St. Clair mixed this episode. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Munera Al Dosari and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers. Alexandra Locke is The Take's executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

Cheuk Kwan, former chair of the Toronto Association for Democracy in China; Ketty Nivyabandi, Amnesty International Canada; Nik Nanos, Nanos Research; John Vennavally-Rao, CTV News; Greg MacEachern, Liberal Strategist; Laryssa Waler, GT & Co.; Anne McGrath, NDP National Director; Rachel Aiello, CTV News; and Susan Delacourt, the Toronto Star.

Welcome to Feedback with EarBuds, the podcast recommendation podcast.Subscribe to the newsletter here: http://eepurl.com/cIcBuHThis week's theme is Canadian Black History and Futures. The curator is Daniella Barreto.Why did she choose this theme?: "Black people are often written out of the story of Canada. But we have existed and will continue to exist, making a huge impact. I host and produce Amnesty International Canada's new podcast on how the history of Black people in these lands has been impacted by surveillance and policing and how we can birth new, better futures!"Sponsor:- On Air Fest: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/on-air-fest-bk-2023-tickets-465343413677?aff=EarbudsCollectiveLinks mentioned in this episode:Email Arielle: arielle@earbuds.audioLast week's podcast picks: https://www.earbudspodcastcollective.org/2023-archiveDaniella Barreto: https://twitter.com/DaniAtomicusRights Back At You: https://pod.link/amnestycanada/Realm Media: https://www.realm.fm/Fiction Podcast Pairing: https://pod.link/1484584999Oooh, Those Effin' C Words: https://anchor.fm/thoseeffincwords/episodes/Welcome-to-Oooh--Those-Effin-C-words-e1km3m9Strong Sense of Place: https://pod.link/1494452606On Air Fest: https://www.onairfest.comPodnews: https://podnews.net/Trailer Park: The Podcast Trailer Podcast: https://pod.link/1663965044Ummm...merch: https://www.earbudspodcastcollective.org/ummmlineThis week's podcast spotlight is Sound Judgment: https://link.chtbl.com/SoundJudgment?sid=promo.Earbuds.020523Here are this week's podcast picks:Rights Back At YouAfricville ForeverSeenStrong and FreeThe Secret Life of CanadaFind the list here: https://www.earbudspodcastcollective.org/canadian-black-history-futures-bhm-2023_____Apply to have your podcast spotlit: https://www.earbudspodcastcollective.org/podcast-spotlightsSubmit to our Community section: https://962udey3mps.typeform.com/to/zZadg6y2EarBuds Blog: http://earbuds.audio/blogCurate a list: https://www.earbudspodcastcollective.org/earbuds-podcast-curators-formFollow us on Twitter @earbudspodcol: https://twitter.com/EarbudsPodColFollow us on Facebook at EarBuds Podcast Collective: https://www.facebook.com/earbudspodcastcollectiveFollow us on Instagram @earbudspodcastcollective: https://www.instagram.com/earbudspodcastcollective/Website: http://earbuds.audio/__________CREDITS:Written by Devon DiComoWritten and produced by Arielle NissenblattEngineered by Daniel Tureck

This episode features a discussion on the ransomware attack on Rackspace, the hack of Amnesty International Canada and a report on how threat actors are trying to get around multifactor authentication

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Justin Bates, Ontario Pharmacists Association; Dr. Katharine Smart, pediatrician & former Canadian Medical Association president; Annie Bergeron-Oliver, CTV News; Heather Wright, CTV News; Ketty Nivyabandi, Amnesty International Canada; Greg MacEachern, Proof Strategies; Andrew Brander, Crestview Strategy; Anne McGrath, NDP National Director; Glen McGregor, CTV News; Rachel Aiello, CTV News; Susan Delacourt, the Toronto Star; and Greg Weston, Earnscliffe Strategies.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has produced a refugee crisis. Another one, that is. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reports over 80 million people have been displaced globally, including over 26 million who are refugees. According to the U.N. agency, “Syria, Venezuela, Afghanistan, South Sudan and Myanmar account for two-thirds of people displaced across borders.”The war in Ukraine has produced millions of additional refugees. Many are being welcomed around the world, as they should be. But as news media and states treat the Ukrainian crisis differently than others, a question lingers: Who gets to be a migrant – and where? On this episode of Open to Debate, David Moscrop talks with Ketty Nivyabandi, Secretary-General of Amnesty International Canada.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has produced a refugee crisis. Another one, that is. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reports over 80 million people have been displaced globally, including over 26 million who are refugees. According to the U.N. agency, “Syria, Venezuela, Afghanistan, South Sudan and Myanmar account for two-thirds of people displaced across borders.”The war in Ukraine has produced millions of additional refugees. Many are being welcomed around the world, as they should be. But as news media and states treat the Ukrainian crisis differently than others, a question lingers: Who gets to be a migrant – and where? On this episode of Open to Debate, David Moscrop talks with Ketty Nivyabandi, Secretary-General of Amnesty International Canada.

This week's episode covers the unique and challenging situation of Canadian citizens who continue to be detained in northern Syria, including Canadian children. We discuss the circumstances that led to this, the conditions of detention, and the response of the Canadian government. Local authorities actually want the Canadian government to step in, but the Canadian government has not. Nobody seems to have a long-term plan for what is going to happen to those imprisoned - the guilty or the innocent. Farida Deif of Human Rights Watch and Justin Mohammed of Amnesty International Canada (and a former classmate of mine) join me to discuss this under-recognized crisis. To never miss another episode, follow Resuming Debate on Spotify or Apple Podcasts and don't forget to leave a review.

This past Saturday, Amnesty International Canada sent out an anti-Israel e-mail missive, featuring some of the most egregious anti-Israel misinformation one could imagine, which included accusing Israel of murdering Palestinian civilians. While shocking, this latest e-mail is far from the first time that Amnesty International, a powerful NGO (non governmental organization) has targeted Israel. In fact, it is not the only NGO to do so, and groups like Amnesty International are often shielded from criticism when their anti-Israel obsession is pointed out. In this episode of the Honest Report podcast, we explore the toxic anti-Israel focus of groups like Amnesty International. Welcome to the Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, visit the HonestReporting Canada website. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thehonestreport/message

Dans ce nouvel épisode, nous partons à  la rencontre d'une femme exceptionnelle. Esprit libre, résistante, défenseur des droits humains, poétesse, mère, Ketty Nivyabandi est une wonderwoman. Ensemble nous avons parlé de la douceur du Bujumbura de son enfance, de la dureté de l'exil, du pouvoir des femmes, du droit à l'autodétermination mais aussi de poésie… L'Amazone Ketty a plusieurs cordes à son arc. Journaliste et combattante pour la démocratie, Ketty est l'organisatrice de la première Marche de femmes contre le pouvoir burundais en 2015. Un tournant dans sa vie qui la jettera sur la route de l'exil. Quelques mois plus tard, elle atterrit au Canada, avec une minuscule valise et ses deux petites filles…Elle y obtient le statut de réfugiée politique. Pas question pour autant de baisser les bras. Ketty continue de faire ce qu'elle a toujours fait : se battre, faire entendre sa voix, prendre sa place. En 2020, elle est élue secrétaire genérale  d'Amnesty iternational Canada et devient la première femme noire à occuper ce poste. Paré pour le décollage ? c'est parti ! Réalisation et narration: Marie Cousin, Ambassade du Canada en France et Centre culturel canadien en France. Production: Studio La Fugitive Extraits musicaux : - Petit Pays, Gaël Faye et Francis Muhire (2013 - Pili pili sur un croissant au beurre) - Pedro Kouyaté    English version  Ketty Nivyabandi, refugee, poet and chief human rights defender.    In this new episode, we meet an exceptional woman. A free spirit, a resister, a human rights defender, a poet, a mother: Ketty Nivyabandi is a wonderwoman. Together we talked about the sweetness of her childhood in Bujumbura, the harshness of exile, the power of women, the right to self-determination, and also about poetry... Ketty the Amazon has many strings to her bow. As a journalist and fighter for democracy, Ketty organized the first Women's March against the Burundian government in 2015. This was a turning point in her life, that caused her to be sent into exile. A few months later, she landed in Canada, with a tiny suitcase and her two little girls... She became a political refugee. But never stopped fighting for what's right. Ketty continued to do what she had always done: fight, make her voice heard, take her place. In 2020, she was appointed Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada, the first black woman to hold this position.   Ready for take-off? Let's go! Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

The Nature Conservancy of Canada is a charity going back to the 1960's dedicated to habitat and land protection. Nature Conservancy of Canada spokesperson Andrew Holland talks about the organization's projects for the New Year and digital tools to help you explore nature if you're stuck at home; a conversation with two members of Owen Sounds homeless community; Thunder Bay artist Michelle Dumont shares how he found a silver lining in the pandemic; Jackie Hansen, Women's Rights Campaigner with Amnesty International Canada, explains what the international community is doing, and what role Canada should be playing, after a prominent activist for women's rights was sentenced to years in jail in Saudi Arabia; Joan McLaughlin talks about her 94-year-old artist mother Annie McLaughlin, who's behind a new exhibit at the Lambton Heritage Museum in Grand Bend; each year, the Stratford Festival brings nearly half a million people and 135-million dollars in economic impact to the City of Stratford. But COVID-19 completely wiped out the 2020 season. Mayor of Stratford Dan Mathieson explains what that loss has meant for the city; Ontario Morning's books columnist Tara Henley shares her list of recommended reads from 2020 and 2021; The CBC's Haydn Watters talks about pandemic babies, conceived and born in the nine months since the pandemic really started here in Ontario, and how pregnancy has changed during COVID-19; a love story between two friends of nearly three decades that turned into matrimony during a year like no other

Irene talks to the legendary musical theatre performer Seana-Lee, live from her home in Stratford, Ontario! They discuss her career in musical theatre and how her degree in music theory as well as creating her own work added longevity and consistency to her life as a performer, her volunteer work with the organization Amnesty International Canada, focusing her time towards Women and their Human Rights all over the world, her new passion of play writing, and a whole lot more!#ilo_covidseries

Jonathan, an asylum-seeker from Haiti, has a collection of bus tickets from his trip last fall from Florida to the US-Canada border. The last bus dropped him off in Plattsburgh, New York, a little over 20 miles from Canada. Then, he took a taxi to the border. But he didn't go to an official border crossing. Instead, he followed instructions from other asylum-seekers. “My friend sent me every [piece of] information,” said Jonathan, who asked to use only his first name because his asylum case is pending.That information included videos posted online of an informal crossing point north of Plattsburgh. The spot, a country road that reaches a dead end in a gravel patch at the border, has become so popular with asylum-seekers that police now wait, 24/7, on the Canadian side to detain new arrivals.But like tens of thousands of other asylum-seekers trying to reach Canada from the US in the past four years, Jonathan took this route to avoid a bilateral deal between the two countries known as the Safe Third Country Agreement. Signed in the wake of 9/11, the deal allows both the US and Canada to turn back asylum-seekers who present themselves at official border crossings if they first passed through the other country. In practice, it has more frequently impacted asylum-seekers arriving in Canada after having lived in or transited through the United States. But last week, a Canadian judge ruled the agreement violates asylum-seekers' rights because of what happens after people are turned back to the US if they arrive at official border crossings. Detention conditions to which returned asylum-seekers may be subject in the US violates asylum-seekers' protections under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the judge found.Related: Canadian court weighs whether the US is safe for asylum-seekersAlex Neve, secretary general of Amnesty International Canada, which was a party to the legal challenge, explained that those who do arrive at the US border at official crossing points and are turned back are returned to US border agents. “You may very well end up in detention for an extended period of time. In immigration detention centers, sometimes commingled with criminal convicts. That's very commonplace.”Alex Neve, Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada“You may very well end up in detention for an extended period of time. In immigration detention centers, sometimes commingled with criminal convicts. That's very commonplace,” Neve said. In her ruling Wednesday, Canadian Federal Court Justice Ann Marie McDonald focused on the experience of plaintiff Nedira Mustefa, an asylum-seeker who is originally from Ethiopia.After being turned back from Canada, Mustefa spent a month in a New York county jail, which included time in solitary confinement until she was released on bond. Unable to get halal food in jail, Mustefa lost 15 pounds. McDonald wrote: “Although the US system has been subject to much debate and criticism, a comparison of the two systems is not the role of this Court, nor is it the role of this Court to pass judgment on the US asylum system.”However, she continued: “Canada cannot turn a blind eye to the consequences that befell Ms. Mustefa in its efforts to adhere to the [Safe Third Country Agreement].” The ruling leaves the agreement in place for the next six months to allow the government to respond. Amnesty International Canada and the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers have urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government not to appeal. Related: As asylum-seekers trek north, Canada examines border loopholeMayor of Plattsburgh, Colin Read, says that despite the notoriety of the back road where Jonathan crossed, some families still approach official border crossings because they either do not know of the agreement or think they fall under exempted categories. The first family of asylum-seekers he encountered back in 2017 had tried to apply for asylum at the Champlain–St. Bernard de Lacolle border crossing, a half-hour drive north of Plattsburgh, New York.According to Read, the father of the family had $2,000 in his pocket to begin what the family hoped was a new life in Canada. Turned back from Canada as ineligible to enter and apply for asylum, he was detained by US border officers who found the sum suspicious. Eventually, Read said, “He's … transported to Buffalo, which is the main [immigration] detention center in our region, and there's a wife and a bunch of kids in hand with no place to go.”Their situation became the catalyst for locals to form a group called Plattsburgh Cares, which has provided support to immigrants attempting to reach Canada in increasing numbers since the start of the Trump administration. Those, like Jonathan, who cross between official ports of entry — having reached Canadian soil — have the right to apply for asylum. Jonathan is now living in Montreal while awaiting his asylum decision.These irregular border crossers became politically contentious in Canada, with some politicians characterizing them as rule breakers. If the Safe Third Country Agreement lapses, they will be allowed to apply for asylum at normal border crossings. A spokesperson for Canadian Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said Wednesday that the government is “currently reviewing” the decision.Craig Damien Smith, associate director of the Global Migration Lab at the University of Toronto, noted the six-month suspension expires just days after the US presidential inauguration in January. “The big question is whether or not more people will decide to come as a result of this decision. We don't know that,” he said. “It's very difficult to say. And I think that much of this will depend on what happens in the November election.”

Tarek Chatila left Beirut in the midst of the Lebanese Civil War. Now living in Montreal, he is a MENA specialist and a political pundit. Aside from his work with Amnesty International Canada, he has spoken at the World Social Forum about the conditions in Egyptian prisons and researched the Syrian civil war for the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies. He visits the podcast to discuss the situation in Lebanon and to give his views on various geo-political topics.Ericzone Podcast: Episode 27 (En)July 26th 2020 Tarek Chatila Ericzone Podcast is available on BaladoQuebec.com. For Google Play Music users, thank you very much for subscribing. The podcast is also available on Itunes et Stitcher. www.ericzone.comwww.facebook.com/ericzonecomwww.facebook.com/ericzonepodcastwww.instagram.com/ericzonecomwww.ericzone.wordpress.comwww.twitter.com/ericzonecom

China has gained significant influence within the United Nations, and Chinese law dictates that they remain loyal to Beijing in their service. To learn more about this we speak with Alex Newmann, an award-winning international journalist, educator, author, and consultant. Newmann serves as the CEO of Liberty Sentinel Media and writes for diverse publications in the United States and abroad. And a report from a coalition of human rights groups, led by Amnesty International Canada, says that China is increasingly using “threats, bullying and harassment” to intimidate activists around democracy, civil rights, and those who speak out against human rights abuses of Uyghurs, Tibetans, and Falun Gong practitioners. The report notes that Canada’s light approach to China may be emboldening Chinese state actors to carry out their bullying and intimidation. These stories and more in this episode of Crossroads. ⭕️ Subscribe for updates : http://bit.ly/CrossroadsYT ⭕️ Donate to support our work: https://www.bestgift.tv/crossroads Contact us: crossroadsjoshua@gmail.com https://twitter.com/crossroads_josh https://www.facebook.com/CrossroadsET

How should we prioritize human rights in the midst of a pandemic? In episode three, Nathaniel speaks with Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada. They discuss why human rights should be at the heart of the response to COVID-19, how Canada's approach meets that call in many ways but falls short in others (notably for refugees), and what the future holds for a human rights agenda post-pandemic.

Alex Neve says 20 years ago missing and murdered Indigenous women wasn’t on the radar of politicians. Negotiations over the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP) was still in deadlock. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission was a few years away. Now as Neve plans to step-down in June as the secretary-general of Amnesty International Canada he’s seen all these things happen. But something is still missing.

This week, a number of groups are taking the federal government to court over the Safe Third Country Agreement, an agreement that prohibits people from entering Canada from the U.S. — and vice versa — at official border crossings and asking for asylum. Those challenging the deal are arguing that it should be totally scrapped. And they’re asking the courts to decide: Is the U.S. a safe country for refugees?  Host Tamara Khandaker speaks to Alex Neve, the secretary general of Amnesty International Canada, one of the organizations involved in the court challenge. He recently went to the U.S.-Mexico border, and takes us through what he saw.

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Jacqueline Hansen, Amnesty International Canada’s Major Campaigns and Women’s Rights Campaigner, discusses the courage that Loujain al-Hathloul and other reforms continue to show in Saudi Arabia, with RCI's Terry Haig. Al-Hathloul attended the University of British Columbia between 2009 and 2013, graduating with a degree in French. (Loujain al-Hathloul/Facebook)

Your hosts today. Levon, Mathiew, Marie-Claude, and Marc  (video of show at bottom) ListenEN_The_Link-20190621-WEE15 IRAN- U.S. tensions- escalation narrowly avoided A U.S. Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle similar to the one shown, has been shot down over the Strait of Hormuz, Iran says was in its airspace, the U.S. says it was in international airspace (Reuters/U.S. Navy/Erik Hildebrandt/Northrop Grumman/Handout The long-standing tension between the U.S. and Iran ramped up this week with allegations of Iranian attacks on oil tankers off its coast. Then came word that Iran had shot down an American spy drone. The American had recently increased their military presence in the region with added ships and soldiers.  The shooting of the drone however almost resulted in a massive escalation of the conflict. This is something that a Canadian professor had speculated could in fact happen. Marc spoke to Rex Brynen, political science professor at Montreal's McGill University. Canadian diplomats get direction on human rights issues abroad Members of a human rights association demonstrate outside the Saudi Embassy in Istanbul on Oct. 9, 2018, and speak to reporters about the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi a week earlier. (Lefteris Pitarakis/AP) This week Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister, Crystia Freeland, released new guidelines for Canadian diplomats. Called "Voices at Risk" it strives to guide diplomats in their ability to aid or provide support, within diplomatic limits, to human rights activists in other countries. Levon spoke to Jackie Hansen, a human rights campaigner with Amnesty International Canada. Hyenas in the Canadian Arctic An artist’s rendering of ancient Arctic hyenas belonging to the genus Chasmaporthetes. A new study reports that two enigmatic fossil teeth found in Yukon Territory in Canada belonged to Chasmaporthetes, making the teeth the first known fossils of hyenas found in the Arctic. (Julius T. Csotonyi) It was decades ago that some ancient fossilized teeth were found during an archaeological expedition in Canada's Yukon Territory.  After languishing for all those years in a back room, a specialist finally came to take a look at the two ancient teeth. He was able to determine that they belonged to a hyena that lived millions of years ago. Apparently the species of hyena was widespread across the continent, but the species went extinct. Mathiew spoke with Jack Tseng, professor of pathology and anatomical sciences at the University at Buffalo (N.Y.) Watch The Link June 21 2019  Images of the week window.jQuery || document.write('

Jackie Hansen, major campaigns and women’s rights campaigner with Amnesty International Canada, says for Canada’s new guidelines to be effective in helping to protect and support human rights defenders, they will need to be accompanied by a comprehensive implementation plan and increased Canadian funding going directly to human rights defenders and the movements they represent.

Your hosts, Terry, Lynn, Marie-Claude, Marc (Video of show at bottom. Also archived on the Radio Canada Int'l Facebook page) ListenEN_The_Link-20190315-WEE15 U.N. report on environment: humanity is at a crossroads Smog and dust like that seen in New Delhi on Nov. 10, 2017 are among the many threats to human health documented in a comprehensive UN report. (Altaf Qadri/AP Photo) It's a dire report that ties climate change and other environmental issues together and predicts that millions of people will die without urgent action on these issues.  The report says the world has the technology and the money to make the changes, but people in positions of power or influence, meaning politicians and business leaders, must stop thinking in old ways Lynn spoke to Tim Gray, executive director of Environmental Defence, a non-profit environmental group. Saudi escalation against human rights activism Loujain al-Hathloul, who graduated from university in Canada, has spent nearly 10 months in prison on charges of supporting 'hostile elements.' She and other Saudi activists went on trial Wednesday morning.(Loujain al-Hathloul/AP) The Saudi Arabian regime appears to be hardening its position against human rights activists in the country.  Eleven women appeared in court this month to face charges for their peaceful activism. Two activists have connections to Canada. One of them is the sister of blogger Raif Badawi who was given 50 lashes for his posts and who remains in prison. His wife and children are living in Canada.  Canada and about 3 dozen other countries have signed a statement condemning the arrests of the women last May. Terry spoke to Jacqueline Hansen, Amnesty International Canada’s Major Campaigns and Women’s Rights Campaigner,  The political scandal in Canada facing Justin Trudeau, continues Jody Wilson-Raybould former Attorney-General told the justice committee she was ‘hounded’ about the SNC-Lavalin criminal prosecution by top Liberal officials, even the Prime Minister. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press/Feb. 27, 2019) The scandal which broke in the news weeks ago has tarnished the Liberal party and the personal reputation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. It concerns allegations of political interference in a legal case against the giant engineering firm SNC Lavalin, charged with bribery and fraud. The allegations concern undue pressure on the then Attorney Journey Jody Wilson-Raybould, who quit the Trudeau cabinet over the issue. The latest uproar came when the Liberal majority on the all-party Justice Committee shut down an emergency meeting almost as soon as it started causing an uproar among opposition members. Marc spoke to political studies professor Jennifer Wallner (PhD) of the University of Ottawa about this latest event and the ongoing scandal. Watch the video of The Link March 15 2019 Images of the week window.jQuery || document.write('

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, John Kiriakou and Nicole Roussell (sitting in for Brian Becker) are joined by Sputnik News analyst and producer Walter Smolarek, who is on the ground in Quebec City at the G7 summit, and Alex Neve, secretary general of Amnesty International Canada.President Trump showed no signs of compromise on trade issues as he left for the G7 Summit in Canada this morning. In fact, he got into a Twitter war over tariffs with French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau even before he left Washington. The President also will skip the climate portion of the summit to travel to Singapore for his meeting with Kim Jong Un. On today’s regular Friday segment covering the upcoming midterm elections, Nicole and John talk about all the primaries that happened this week and how the presidential race is shaping up. Jacqueline Luqman, the co-editor-in-chief of Luqman Nation, and the host of the Facebook livestream “Coffee, Current Events & Politics” Thursdays at 9 p.m., joins the show. Google has been reeling from an employee protest over the use of artificial intelligence for military purposes. So CEO Sundar Pichai told employees yesterday that the company will not use AI for weapons or for surveillance that violates human rights. Google will continue to work with governments and the military, though. Nicole and John speak with Paul Wallis, a technology reporter and Digital Journal's Editor-at-Large for Op-Eds who is also the author of many books including “Wanderlaugh.” The FBI yesterday arrested James Wolfe, the recently-retired director of security for the Senate Intelligence Committee. He was charged with a felony count of making a false statement. Wolfe is under further investigation for revealing classified information with a reporter with whom he had a personal relationship, Ali Watkins. More troubling is the revelation that the FBI seized several years’ worth of Watkins’ and Wolfe’s electronic communications. Jim Jatras, a political analyst, a former US diplomat, and a former senior foreign policy advisor to the US Senate Republican leadership, joins the show. The trials of J20 protesters continued this week in Washington, but with repeated setbacks for the prosecution. Yesterday, four defendants were either acquitted on all charges or acquitted on some and the jury deadlocked on others. The US Attorney for the District of Columbia will have to decide whether to retry on those counts. But so far, this has been nothing but a black eye for the government. Chip Gibbons, policy and legislative counsel for Defending Rights & Dissent, a journalist, and a contributor to the Nation, Jacobin, and the book The Henry Kissinger Files, joins Nicole and John. Brazil took another step into privatization yesterday, when they auctioned off some of their nation’s oil fields. This is just days after truckers in Brazil have ended their 10-day strike over fuel prices, increasing the chaos under Temer’s rule since the parliamentary coup two years ago. Pepe Escobar, a writer and political analyst, joins the show.The hosts continue the regular segment of the worst and most misleading headlines. Nicole and John, speak with Steve Patt, an independent journalist whose critiques of the mainstream media have been a feature of his blog Left I on the News.

The federal government is getting set to pay Omar Khadr $10 Million and make a public apology for doing nothing to help defend the former child soldier. But the settlement isn

Future Canadian human rights champion John Humphrey is born.John Humphrey was born in Hampton, New Brunswick on April 30, 1905. He became a lawyer and taught law at McGill University before being tapped for the United Nations’ first human rights division directorship. After meeting with the president’s wife, Eleanor Roosevelt (who served as chair of the Human Rights Commission) in 1947, Humphrey and two colleagues took on the task of writing the first draft of a bill of rights. It would eventually become the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Humphrey wrote 48 articles and after 1,400 resolutions during the course of 187 meetings, most of his ideas were accepted in the form of 30 articles on December 10, 1948. His greatest achievement may have been enshrining economic and social rights, until then regarded as practically socialism. During his 20 years with the UN, Humphrey implemented conventions that gave the declaration binding legal status. After leaving the UN to teach in Montreal, Humphrey helped launch Amnesty International Canada and the Canadian Human Rights Foundation. In 1974, he became an Officer of the Order of Canada, and on the 40th anniversary of the declaration in 1988, he became the first person awarded the UN’s Human Rights Award. Until then, the writing of the first draft had been erroneously credited to Nobel Peace prize winner Rene Cassin of France. Humphrey died in 1995. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Amnesty International Canada’s Alex Neve says the Canadian government should have acted at the highest levels on behalf of imprisoned Salim Alaradi.

Kathy Price of Amnesty International Canada tells the story or Angel Colon and why his visit to Canada matters to other victims of detention and torture in Mexico

: Alex Neve of Amnesty International Canada says governments must take concrete action against torture.

Alex Neve of Amnesty International Canada calls government policy ‘repugnant.’

Fadi Toma, the Syrian Coordinator for Amnesty International Canada, speaks at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Winnipeg, Canada. The event is sponsored by the Orthodox Christian Fellowship group at the University of Manitoba.

Fadi Toma, the Syrian Coordinator for Amnesty International Canada, speaks at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Winnipeg, Canada. The event is sponsored by the Orthodox Christian Fellowship group at the University of Manitoba.

Alex Neve of Amnesty International Canada says Canada’s reputation on human rights is slipping.

Gloria Nafziger of Amnesty International Canada discusses the risks smuggled migrants face.

John Argue of Amnesty International Canada says the international must keep up pressure for an international inquiry into human rights abuses in Sri Lanka.

Listen to the show here!  The show featured an interview with the Business and Human Rights Coordinator, Ian Heide, from Amnesty International Canada. Ian spoke with Shon about Amnesty International’s ongoing campaign to promote ethical business practices within an international corporate environment. Melissa and Shon had the opportunity to attend the End of Growth Tour […]