Arif Virani, Canada’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, hired Birju Dattani as Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC). Then it came to light that Dattani, who went by the name “Mujahid” in his earlier academic years, was engaged in questionable activity. The concerns that were raised included: In 2015, Dattani “spoke […]
Canada: Palestinians sue Foreign Minister Melanie Joly over arms exports to Israel
A group of Palestinian Canadians and “human rights lawyers” are suing Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly in an effort to stop military exports to Israel that “they argue violate Canada’s obligations under domestic and international law.” The Liberal government of Canada voted in favor of a UN resolution demanding an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” in Gaza in […]