(C) Common Dreams This story was originally published by Common Dreams and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . A call for Canadian support for the ICC’s work with respect to Palestine [1] ['Alex Neve'] Date: 2024-07 I am honoured to be among 375 Canadian law professors, lawyers, legal scholars, academics, civil society, faith and labour movement leaders, and former diplomats and parliamentarians, who have written the following Open Letter to the Prime Minister calling for his government to to issue a clear statement of support for the work of the International Criminal Court with respect to the situation in Palestine, which includes the following key elements: Canada fully respects the ICC, unequivocally embraces the Court’s independence, and unconditionally supports the work of the Court in this matter, including investigations of alleged crimes committed by both Israeli and Hamas officials. Canada will fully cooperate with the ICC in the Palestine situation, in keeping with Canada’s obligations under the Rome Statute, including providing any assistance requested with respect to evidence and witnesses, and executing arrest warrants if any individuals sought by the Court come within Canadian jurisdiction. Canada condemns any threats made against ICC personnel in connection with this situation, or any situations or cases pursued by the Court, and specifically calls on all actors, both at home and abroad, to refrain from imposing or threatening to impose any sanctions or taking any other retaliatory measures against judges and court staff. Canada resolutely agrees that universality is a cardinal principle of international justice. No one should be excluded from accountability for crimes under international law, regardless of their nationality, political status, power and influence, or whether they serve in a democratic, autocratic or dictatorial government, or are part of an armed group. Canada calls on all governments, particularly those of ICC member states, to make similar expressions of unwavering support for and commitment to cooperate fully with the ICC, in relation to this and all matters under investigation or before the court. The full letter, including the 375 endorsements, in English and French, is below, or at the two links: Open Letter to Prime Minister Trudeau, May 29, 2024, English Lettre Ouverte au Premier Ministre Trudeau, 29 mai, 202 Français May 29, 2024 The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada Dear Prime Minister, We write this Open Letter to you as Canadian law professors, lawyers, legal scholars, academics, civil society, faith and labour movement leaders, and former diplomats and parliamentarians representing an extensive breadth of experience relevant to the imperative of upholding the rule of law, international human rights and justice, including through the International Criminal Court (ICC). We write in particular to urge your government to issue a public statement unequivocally affirming the prosecutorial and judicial independence of the Court as the investigations and proceedings advance in the situation in Palestine. In line with its unambiguous obligations of cooperation as a member-state of the ICC, this should include a clear statement that any arrest warrants issued by the Court against leaders of the Israeli government and senior Hamas officials will be enforced should any suspects arrive on Canadian territory. Canada has a demonstrated reputation and record as a leader with respect to international criminal justice and the role of the ICC in upholding universal human rights and preventing mass atrocities. The Canadian government played a central role in the establishment of the ICC and made it clear that the Court would be focused on the accountability of individuals for their decisions and actions, regardless of their governmental or organizational affiliation. The first President of the ICC was a former Legal Adviser to Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs. The fourth President, who served from 2018 to 2021, is also a Canadian. A Canadian is in fact currently serving as a judge at the Court. From 2013-2021, the ICC Deputy Prosecutor was a Canadian. Given that reputation and record, a strong statement of support from Canada will have a notable positive impact internationally. The absence of such a statement will, conversely, have a detrimental impact and undermine key principles of international justice that Canada has long championed. We note as well the March 18, 2024 House of Commons motion calling on your government to support the work of the ICC, a motion almost all members of your government, including you personally, supported. Strong support is vital at this time given that the Prosecutor, ICC staff and the ICC as an institution are facing considerable political pressure, unfounded and inflammatory criticism, attacks on the Court’s independence, and even threats of personal sanctions against court judges and officials, all in relation to this case. This is clearly no time for champions of international justice to waver or to be ambiguous. That is why Canada’s position must be one of resolute and meaningful support. The controversy intensified following the announcement on May 20th by the ICC’s Prosecutor, Karim Khan, that he has applied to the Court for five arrest warrants. Two of the warrants are against senior Israeli leaders, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant. Three of the warrants are against senior Hamas leaders, the Head of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar, The Commander-in-Chief of Hamas’ military wing, Mohammed Diab Ibrahim Al-Masri, and the Head of Hamas’ Political Bureau, Ismail Haniyeh.[1] Given widespread expert opinion that both Israel’s and Hamas’ actions, in Gaza and Israel, have constituted war crimes and crimes against humanity, applications for arrest warrants were expected and anticipated for weeks.[2] While many of Canada’s allies, including Ireland, France, Norway, Spain, and Germany, have expressed clear support for the Court in this matter, others reacted with sharp rebukes and threats, in particular the Israeli and US governments. In that regard, we welcome statements made last week by you, Deputy Prime Minister Freeland and Minister of Foreign Affairs Joly, reiterating that your government respects the ICC. We are, however, deeply concerned by accompanying comments that undermine this sense of respect, whereby each of you has criticized the Court’s Prosecutor for requesting arrest warrants against both Israeli and Hamas officials because the two should not be seen as “equivalent”. Those comments leave the impression that your government is opposed to the Prosecutor’s decision to press charges against Prime Minister Netanyahu and Minister Gallant because they should not be held to account in the same way or to the same standards that Hamas officials should. The implication of this for victims and survivors is that some are deserving of justice while others are not. Prime Minister, we urge you to reiterate Canada's unconditional support for the ICC as an independent judicial institution, and for the exercise by the Office of the Prosecutor of prosecutorial discretion without discrimination. All victims and survivors are equally deserving of accountability, irrespective of where they reside, their religious faith, their ethnic or racial heritage, or their nationality or citizenship. The ICC Prosecutor’s office does not and cannot engage in a weighing of equivalency; it does not judge whether certain alleged perpetrators of international crimes are better or worse than others depending on their political standing. Investigators and prosecutors at the Court simply and rightly follow the evidence before them and apply the law impartially to ascertain whether specific individuals bear criminal responsibility for international crimes. The Prosecutor has concluded that the evidence establishes reasonable grounds to believe these two Israeli and three Hamas officials have committed crimes under international law, in particular extensive war crimes and crimes against humanity. The factual and legal nature of the crimes of which they stand accused varies widely. If they are eventually tried, they will face separate legal proceedings where they will enjoy the presumption of innocence. There is but one essential element that they do have in common. After extensive independent and impartial investigations, their actions and decisions have been held up by the ICC Prosecutor to universally binding international legal standards and have been found wanting. That even-handed application of the law should be welcomed and supported, without hesitation, as that is the very essence of international justice. From the outset, the international human rights system, to which international justice is integrally tied, has been premised on the foundational promise of universality. Adopted in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in article one, makes that abundantly clear: All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. That is what is at stake here. The rights – and lives – of Palestinians and of Israelis are equal, and their equality must be respected and upheld under the law. In that same spirit, international justice promises that all perpetrators of human rights violations and abuses, particularly those of the gravest nature constituting crimes under international law, shall be judged and held accountable equally. To assert that there is something objectionable about holding Israeli officials to the same standards of international criminal justice as Hamas officials is to promote a double standard and to suggest that the rights of Palestinians matter less than those of Israelis. That is a racist, dehumanizing and discriminatory approach to international justice which Canada cannot countenance in any way. The principles of equal treatment and access to justice in the field of international criminal justice do not, by any measure, amount to an equivalence of the nature you have decried. No country, no armed group, no corporation and no individual can be allowed to stand above or apart from the law. Nothing undermines justice more – at a national or international level – than double standards and exceptionalism. This commitment must be at the core of Canada’s ICC position and foreign policy. We urge you, therefore, to issue a clear statement of support for the work of the ICC with respect to the situation in Palestine, which includes the following key elements: Canada fully respects the ICC, unequivocally embraces the Court’s independence, and unconditionally supports the work of the Court in this matter, including investigations of alleged crimes committed by both Israeli and Hamas officials. Canada will fully cooperate with the ICC in the Palestine situation, in keeping with Canada’s obligations under the Rome Statute,[3] including providing any assistance requested with respect to evidence and witnesses, and executing arrest warrants if any individuals sought by the Court come within Canadian jurisdiction. Canada condemns any threats made against ICC personnel in connection with this situation, or any situations or cases pursued by the Court, and specifically calls on all actors, both at home and abroad, to refrain from imposing or threatening to impose any sanctions or taking any other retaliatory measures against judges and court staff. Canada resolutely agrees that universality is a cardinal principle of international justice. No one should be excluded from accountability for crimes under international law, regardless of their nationality, political status, power and influence, or whether they serve in a democratic, autocratic or dictatorial government, or are part of an armed group. Canada calls on all governments, particularly those of ICC member states, to make similar expressions of unwavering support for and commitment to cooperate fully with the ICC, in relation to this and all matters under investigation or before the court. We look forward to hearing further from you, Prime Minister, by means of a strong public statement about this matter, in line with these recommendations. [1] The arrest warrants have been sought further to an investigation launched by the Prosecutor in March 2021, after a Pre-Trial Chamber of the Court ruled that there was jurisdiction to pursue the case on the basis of the State of Palestine’s accession to the ICC’s Rome Statute. That jurisdiction extends to crimes committed within the State of Palestine, including by members of the Israeli government and military, which includes Prime Minister Netanyahu, and to crimes committed by nationals of the State of Palestine, including within Israel. The investigation opened in 2021 continued after Hamas’ attack in southern Israel on October 7, 2023, and has examined alleged crimes associated with that attack and with Israel’s subsequent military operations in Gaza. While Canada has been a persistent objector to Palestine's status as a State Party to the ICC, the Court ruled on 5 February, 2021 that for the purposes of the initiation of an investigation by the Prosecutor the Court had territorial jurisdiction over the territories occupied by Israel since 1967, namely Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, without prejudice to border disputes under international law or the question of any future borders. [2] In a separate case, brought by South Africa against Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and involving questions of state responsibility rather than individual criminal responsibility, the ICJ, in its Orders of 26 January, 28 March and 24 May, 2024, has not ruled out that Israel’s actions may fall within the scope of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide. [3] Rome Statute, Article 86, General obligation to cooperate: States Parties shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Statute, cooperate fully with the Court in its investigation and prosecution of crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court Le très honorable Justin Trudeau Premier ministre du Canada Monsieur le Premier ministre, Nous vous adressons cette lettre ouverte en tant que professeurs de droit, avocats, juristes, universitaires, dirigeants de la société civile, religieux et syndicaux, et anciens diplomates et parlementaires canadiens représentant une vaste expérience pertinente en ce qui concerne l'impératif de défense de la règle de droit, la justice et des droits de l'homme internationaux, notamment par le biais de la Cour pénale internationale (CPI). Nous vous écrivons en particulier pour demander à votre gouvernement de faire une déclaration publique affirmant sans équivoque l'indépendance de la Cour en matière de poursuites et de justice au fur et à mesure que les enquêtes et les procédures progressent dans la situation en Palestine. Conformément à ses obligations de coopération sans ambiguïté en tant qu'État membre de la CPI, cette déclaration devrait préciser que tout mandat d'arrêt délivré par la Cour à l'encontre de dirigeants du gouvernement israélien et de hauts responsables du Hamas sera exécuté si des suspects arrivent sur le territoire canadien. Le Canada a démontré sa réputation et ses antécédents en tant que leader dans le domaine de la justice pénale internationale et du rôle de la CPI dans la défense des droits de l'homme universels et la prévention des atrocités de masse. Le gouvernement canadien a joué un rôle central dans la création de la CPI et a clairement indiqué que la Cour se concentrerait sur la responsabilité des individus pour leurs décisions et leurs actions, indépendamment de leur affiliation gouvernementale ou organisationnelle. Le premier président de la CPI était un ancien Conseiller juridique du ministre des Affaires étrangères du Canada. Le quatrième président, qui a exercé ses fonctions de 2018 à 2021, est également canadien. Une Canadienne est d'ailleurs actuellement juge à la Cour. De 2013 à 2021, le procureur adjoint de la CPI était un Canadien. Compte tenu de cette réputation et de ces antécédents, une déclaration de soutien ferme de la part du Canada aura un impact positif notable à l'échelle internationale. L'absence d'une telle déclaration aura, à l'inverse, un impact négatif et portera atteinte aux principes clés de la justice internationale que le Canada défend depuis longtemps. Nous prenons également note de la motion de la Chambre des communes du 18 mars 2024 demandant à votre gouvernement de soutenir le travail de la CPI, une motion que presque tous les membres de votre gouvernement, y compris vous personnellement, ont soutenue. Un soutien fort est essentiel en ce moment, étant donné que le Procureur, le personnel de la CPI et la CPI en tant qu'institution sont confrontés à une pression politique considérable, à des critiques infondées et incendiaires, à des attaques contre l'indépendance de la Cour, et même à des menaces de sanctions personnelles contre des juges et des fonctionnaires de la Cour, le tout en relation avec cette affaire. Ce n'est manifestement pas le moment pour les champions de la justice internationale d'hésiter ou d'être ambigus. C'est pourquoi la position du Canada doit en être une de soutien résolu et significatif. La controverse s'est intensifiée après l'annonce, le 20 mai, par le procureur de la CPI, Karim Khan, qu'il avait demandé à la Cour de délivrer cinq mandats d'arrêt. Deux de ces mandats visent de hauts dirigeants israéliens, le Premier ministre Benjamin Netanyahu et le ministre de la Défense Yoav Gallant. Trois des mandats visent des dirigeants du Hamas: le chef du Hamas, Yahya Sinwar, le commandant en chef de l'aile militaire du Hamas, Mohammed Diab Ibrahim Al-Masri, et le chef du bureau politique du Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh.[1] Étant donné que, de l'avis général des experts, les actions tant d'Israël que du Hamas, à Gaza et en Israël, ont constitué des crimes de guerre et des crimes contre l'humanité, des demandes de mandats d'arrêt étaient attendues et anticipées depuis des semaines.[2] Alors que de nombreux alliés du Canada, dont l'Irlande, la France, la Norvège, l'Espagne et l'Allemagne, ont clairement exprimé leur soutien à la Cour dans cette affaire, d'autres ont réagi par de vifs reproches et des menaces, en particulier les gouvernements israélien et américain. À cet égard, nous nous félicitons des déclarations faites la semaine dernière par vous-même, la vice-première ministre Freeland et la ministre des Affaires étrangères Joly, réaffirmant que votre gouvernement respecte la CPI. Nous sommes toutefois profondément préoccupés par les commentaires qui accompagnent ces déclarations et qui sapent ce sentiment de respect, chacun d'entre vous ayant critiqué le Procureur de la Cour pour avoir demandé des mandats d'arrêt à l'encontre de responsables à la fois israéliens et du Hamas parce que les deux ne devraient pas être considérés comme "équivalents". Ces commentaires donnent l'impression que votre gouvernement s'oppose à la décision du Procureur d'engager des poursuites contre le Premier ministre Netanyahu et le ministre Gallant parce qu'ils ne devraient pas être tenus de rendre des comptes de la même manière ou selon les mêmes normes que les responsables du Hamas. Pour les victimes et les survivants, cela signifie que certains méritent la justice et d'autres non. Monsieur le Premier ministre, nous vous demandons instamment de réitérer le soutien inconditionnel du Canada à la CPI en tant qu'institution judiciaire indépendante, et à l'exercice par le Bureau du Procureur de son pouvoir discrétionnaire en matière de poursuites, sans discrimination. Toutes les victimes et tous les survivants méritent également l’imputabilité, quels que soient leur lieu de résidence, leur religion, leur héritage ethnique ou racial, leur nationalité ou leur citoyenneté. Le bureau du Procureur de la CPI ne se livre pas et ne peut pas se livrer à un exercice d'équivalence ; il ne juge pas si certains auteurs présumés de crimes internationaux sont meilleurs ou pires que d'autres en fonction de leur statut politique. Les enquêteurs et les procureurs de la Cour suivent simplement et à juste titre les preuves dont ils disposent et appliquent la loi de manière impartiale pour déterminer si la responsabilité pénale de certaines personnes est engagée pour des crimes internationaux. Le Procureur a conclu que les éléments de preuve établissent des motifs raisonnables de croire que ces deux responsables israéliens et ces trois responsables du Hamas ont commis des crimes au regard du droit international, en particulier des crimes de guerre et des crimes contre l'humanité de grande ampleur. La nature factuelle et juridique des crimes dont ils sont accusés varie considérablement. S'ils sont finalement jugés, ils feront l'objet de procédures judiciaires distinctes dans lesquelles ils bénéficieront de la présomption d'innocence. Il n’y a qu’un élément essentiel qu’ils ont en commun. Après des enquêtes approfondies, indépendantes et impartiales, leurs actions et leurs décisions ont été soumises par le Procureur de la CPI à des normes juridiques internationales universellement contraignantes et ont été jugées insuffisantes. Cette application équilibrée de la loi devrait être saluée et soutenue sans hésitation, car c'est là l'essence même de la justice internationale. Dès le départ, le système international des droits de l'homme, auquel la justice internationale est intégralement liée, a été fondé sur la promesse de l'universalité. Adoptée en 1948, la Déclaration universelle des droits de l'homme, dans son article premier, l'énonce très clairement : tous les êtres humains naissent libres et égaux en dignité et en droits. C'est ce qui est en jeu ici. Les droits - et les vies - des Palestiniens et des Israéliens sont égaux, et leur égalité doit être respectée et maintenue en vertu de la loi. Dans ce même esprit, la justice internationale promet que tous les auteurs de violations des droits de l'homme et d'abus, en particulier ceux qui sont les plus graves et qui constituent des crimes au regard du droit international, seront jugés et tenus responsables de la même manière. Affirmer qu'il y a quelque chose de répréhensible à soumettre les responsables israéliens aux mêmes normes de la justice pénale internationale que les responsables du Hamas revient à promouvoir la règle de deux poids, deux mesures et à suggérer que les droits des Palestiniens importent moins que ceux des Israéliens. C’est là une approche raciste, déshumanisante et discriminatoire de la justice internationale que le Canada ne peut en aucun cas cautionner. Les principes d'égalité de traitement et d'accès égal à la justice dans le domaine de la justice pénale internationale ne constituent en aucun cas une équivalence de la nature de celle que vous avez décriée. Aucun pays, aucun groupe armé, aucune société et aucun individu ne peut être autorisé à se placer au-dessus ou à l'écart de la loi. Rien ne sape davantage la justice - au niveau national ou international - que la règle de deux poids, deux mesures et l'exceptionnalisme. Cet engagement doit être au cœur de la position du Canada à l’égard de la CPI et de sa politique étrangère. Nous vous prions donc instamment d'émettre une déclaration claire de soutien au travail de la CPI en ce qui concerne la situation en Palestine, qui comprend les éléments clés suivants : Le Canada respecte pleinement la CPI, reconnaît sans équivoque l'indépendance de la Cour et soutient inconditionnellement le travail de la Cour dans cette affaire, y compris les enquêtes sur les crimes présumés commis par des responsables à la fois israéliens et du Hamas. Le Canada coopérera pleinement avec la CPI dans le cadre de la situation en Palestine, conformément aux obligations qui lui incombent en vertu du Statut de Rome,[3] notamment en fournissant toute l'assistance requise en ce qui concerne les preuves et les témoins, et en exécutant les mandats d'arrêt si des personnes recherchées par la Cour relèvent de la compétence du Canada. Le Canada condamne toute menace proférée à l'encontre du personnel de la CPI dans le cadre de cette situation, ou de toute autre situation ou affaire suivie par la Cour, et demande expressément à tous les acteurs, tant nationaux qu'étrangers, de s'abstenir d'imposer ou de menacer d'imposer des sanctions ou de prendre toute autre mesure de rétorsion à l'encontre des juges et du personnel de la Cour. Le Canada réaffirme sa conviction que l'universalité est un principe cardinal de la justice internationale. Personne ne devrait être exclu de la responsabilité pour des crimes en vertu du droit international, quels que soient sa nationalité, son statut politique, son pouvoir et son influence, ou le fait qu'il soit au service d'un gouvernement démocratique, autocratique ou dictatorial, ou qu'il fasse partie d'un groupe armé. Le Canada appelle tous les gouvernements, en particulier ceux des États membres de la CPI, à exprimer de la même manière leur soutien indéfectible à la CPI et leur engagement à coopérer pleinement avec elle, dans le cadre de cette affaire et de toutes celles qui font l'objet d'une enquête ou qui sont portées devant la Cour. Nous attendons avec impatience de vous entendre, Monsieur le Premier ministre, par le biais d'une déclaration publique forte sur cette question, conformément à ces recommandations. [1] Les mandats d'arrêt ont été demandés suite à une enquête lancée par le Procureur en mars 2021, après qu'une Chambre préliminaire de la Cour ait statué qu'il y avait compétence pour poursuivre l'affaire sur la base de l'adhésion de l'État de Palestine au statut de Rome de la CPI. Cette compétence s'étend aux crimes commis à l'intérieur de l'État de Palestine, y compris par des membres du gouvernement et de l'armée israéliens, dont le Premier ministre Netanyahu, et aux crimes commis par des ressortissants de l'État de Palestine, y compris à l'intérieur d'Israël. L'enquête, ouverte en 2021, s'est poursuivie après l'attaque du Hamas dans le sud d'Israël le 7 octobre 2023 et a porté sur des crimes présumés liés à cette attaque et aux opérations militaires ultérieures d'Israël à Gaza. Alors que le Canada s'est toujours opposé au statut de la Palestine en tant qu'État partie à la CPI, la Cour a décidé le 5 février 2021 qu'aux fins de l'ouverture d'une enquête par le Procureur, la Cour avait compétence territoriale sur les territoires occupés par Israël depuis 1967, à savoir Gaza et la Cisjordanie, y compris Jérusalem-Est, sans préjudice des différends frontaliers en vertu du droit international ou de la question d'éventuelles frontières futures. [2] Dans une affaire distincte, portée par l'Afrique du Sud contre Israël devant la Cour internationale de justice (CIJ) et impliquant des questions de responsabilité étatique plutôt que de responsabilité pénale individuelle, la CIJ, dans ses ordonnances des 26 janvier, 28 mars et 24 mai 2024, n'a pas exclu que les actions d'Israël puissent relever du champ d'application de la Convention pour la prévention et la répression du génocide. [3] Statut de Rome, article 86, Obligation générale de coopérer : Conformément aux dispositions du présent Statut, les États Parties coopèrent pleinement avec la Cour dans le cadre des enquêtes et des poursuites qu'elle mène pour les crimes relevant de sa compétence. ENDORSEMENTS Sincerely // Veuillez agréer, Monsieur le Premier ministre, l'expression de nos salutations distinguées, Idil Abdillahi, Assistant Professor, School of Disability Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University Nahla Abdo, Chancellor’s Professor, Department of Sociology/Anthropology. Carleton University Thabit AJ Abdullah, Professor, Department of History, York University Yasmeen Abu-Laban, Professor and Canada Research Chair in the Politics of Citizenship and Human Rights, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta Nadia Abu-Zahra, Professor, School of International Development and Global Studies, University of Ottawa Louigi Addario-Berry, Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics & Canada Research Chair in Discrete Probability, McGill University Dr. Laurie Adkin, Political Science Department, University of Alberta (retired) Melanie Adrian, Ph.D., O.Ont., Associate Professor, Department of Law and Legal Studies, Carleton University Tari Ajadi, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, McGill University Rabiat Akande, Assistant Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University Greg Albo, Associate Professor, Department of Politics, York University Dina Al-Kassim, Associate Professor, Department of English Literatures and Language Associate & Institute for Social Justice Associate, Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies, University of British Columbia Dr. Cynthia J. Alexander, Professor, Department of Politics, Acadia University Kristi A. Allain, Canada Research Chair, Physical Culture and Social Life, and Professor of Sociology, St. Thomas University Jon Allen, Former Canadian Ambassador to Israel and Spain Dr. Kjell Anderson, Director, Master of Human Rights and Assistant Professor of Law, University of Manitoba Dr Bilal Ansari, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto Rachad Antonius, Retired Full Professor of Sociology, Université du Québec à Montréal Michael Arfken, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Prince Edward Island Hulya Arik, Assistant Professor, Department of Human Geography, University of Toronto Scarborough Florence Ashley, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Alberta The Honourable Lloyd Axworthy, Former Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Chris Aylward, National President of the Public Service Alliance of Canada Muhannad Ayyash, Professor of Sociology, Mount Royal University Sofiane Baba, Professeur agrégé, École de Gestion, Université de Sherbrooke Rémi Bachand, Professeur de droit international, Département des sciences juridiques, Université du Québec à Montréal Khalid Baksh, Barrister and Solicitor, Windsor Neil Balan, Atlantic Canada Studies, Saint Mary’s University Corey Balsam, National Coordinator, Independent Jewish Voices Canada Nigel Bankes, FRSC, Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Calgary Nicole Barrett, Director, International Justice & Human Rights Clinic and Associate Professor of Teaching, Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia Ahmed M. 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Charania, Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ottawa Julie Chateauvert, Professeure adjointe, École d’innovation sociale Elisabeth Bruyère, Université Saint-Paul Miloud Chennoufi, Associate Professor, Department of Defence Studies, Royal Military College of Canada Christina Clark-Kazak, Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa Elaine Coburn, Associate Professor, International Studies, York University Veldon Coburn, Associate Professor & Faculty Chair - Indigenous Relations Initiative, McGill University Nicholas Coghlan, Canadian Ambassador (Ret.) Randall K. Cohn, Barrister and Solicitor, Vancouver Rosemary Collard, Associate Professor, Geography, Simon Fraser University Jean-Pierre Couture, Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ottawa François Crépeau, Professor of Public International Law, Faculty of Law, McGill University Professor Robert J. Currie, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University Sarah Danial, B.Sc., M.D., FRCPC, J.D., Niagara Falls Martin Danyluk, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University Gail Davidson, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Director, Vancouver Mary Ellen Davis, part-time faculty, School of Cinema, Concordia University Shelagh Day CM, Human rights advocate Joseph G Debanné, Phd, P.Eng, Retired Chair of the Middle East Study Group (MEDG), Ottawa Me Johnathan Denis, Avocat - conseiller syndical, Montreal Dr Nathan Derejko, Mauro Chair in Human Rights and Social Justice and Assistant Professor of Law, Robson Hall Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba Ranjit Dhaliwal, Barrister and Solicitor, Toronto Emraan Dharsi, Barrister and Solicitor, Richmond Hill Rev. Dr. Cheri DiNovo CM Dr. Amanda DiPaolo, Professor, Human Rights Department, St. Thomas University Lydia Dobson, Adjunct Professor, Institute of Criminology, Carleton University & Part-time Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa Katie Douglas, Lawyer, Toronto Sarah Dowling, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto Ena Dua, Professor, School of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies, York University Karen Dubinsky, Professor, Global Development Studies/History, Queen’s University Maureen Duffy, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Calgary Todd Dufresne, Professor of Philosophy, Lakehead University Dallas Duncan, MD FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto Dr. Caroline Dunton, Skelton-Clark Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Political Science, Queen’s University Francis Dupuis-Déri, Professor of political science, Université du Québec à Montréal Barry Eidlin, Associate Professor of Sociology, McGill University Jennifer Ekin, Barrister and Solicitor, Toronto Jouman El-Asmar, Avocate - Attorney at Law, Barreau du Québec; Barrister & Solicitor, Law Society of Alberta, Edmonton Mohamed El Rashidy, Barrister and Solicitor, Mississauga Rachel Engler-Stringer, Professor, Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan Mohammad Fadel, Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto Randa Farah, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Western University Omar Farahat, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, McGill University Leilani Farha, Human rights lawyer and Former UN Special Rapporteur on the right to housing Paul Fauteux, lawyer and accredited mediator and arbitrator, recipient of the Diploma of The Hague Academy of International Law and former Canadian diplomat Dr. Angie Fazekas, Assistant Professor, Women and Gender Studies Institute, University of Toronto Rhonda Ferguson, Former Adjunct Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University John Foster, Former economist, World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank, Kingston John W. Foster, Sessional Lecturer, Justice Studies, University of Regina Robert Fox, Retired civil society leader, Ottawa Evan Fox-Decent, Full Professor, Canada Research Chair in Cosmopolitan Law and Justice, Faculty of Law, McGill University Michael Frishkopf, Professor, Faculty of Arts, University of Alberta Philippe M. Frowd, Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ottawa Richard Fung, Professor Emeritus, OCAD University Melissa Funke, Assistant Professor, Department of Classics, University of Winnipeg Monika Kin Gagnon, Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Concordia University Michelle Gallant, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba Martin Gallié, Professeur, département des sciences juridiques, Université du Québec à Montréal Samir Gandesha, Professor, Department of Humanities, Simon Fraser University Yipeng Ge, MD MPH CCFP, Primary care doctor and public health professional Sarah Ghabrial, Associate Professor, History, Concordia University Amanda Ghahremani, International criminal lawyer and Research Fellow at the Human Rights Center at UC Berkeley Sara Ghebremusse, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Western University Emily Gilbert, Professor, Canadian Studies and the Department of Geography and Planning, University of Toronto Dr. James Gilbert-Walsh, Associate Professor of Philosophy, St Thomas University Rajvir Gill, Human rights lawyer, Ottawa Lauren Gillingham, Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts, University of Ottawa Jacqui Gingras, PhD, Professor, Sociology, Toronto Metropolitan University Luin Goldring, Professor, Department of Sociology, York University Rev. Dr. J. Dorcas Gordon, Principal Emerita, Knox College, University of Toronto Malini Guha, Associate Professor of Film Studies, Carleton University Priya Gupta, Association of McGill Professors of Law (currently on strike) Ratiba Hadj-Moussa, Professor, Department of Sociology, York University Blayne Haggart, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Brock University David Halton, Former Foreign Correspondent Mark Hancock, National President of the Canadian Union of Public Employees Lia Harris, MD, FRCPC, Clinical Assistant Professor of Paediatrics, University of British Columbia School of Medicine Sanaa Hasan, Barrister and Solicitor, Mississauga James C. Hathaway, FRSC, Degan Professor Emeritus of Law, University of Michigan Matthew Hawkins, Associate Professor (teaching), Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton University Matthew Hayes, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Global and Transnational Studies, St. Thomas University Jennifer Henderson, Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, Carleton University Salvador Herencia-Carrasco, Section de Droit Civil, University of Ottawa Steven High, Professor of History, Concordia University Joseph Hill, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Alberta Kirsten M. Hummel, PhD, Professeure titulaire, Faculté des lettres et des sciences humaines, Université Laval Rachel Hurst, Professor, Women’s and Gender Studies, St. Francis Xavier University Fatima Husain, Barrister and Solicitor, Toronto Dr. Fauzia Husain, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Queen’s University Viqar Husain, Professor, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, University of New Brunswick Zaineb Hussein, Barrister and Solicitor, Edmonton Brian Iler, Lawyer and counsel, Iler Campbell LLP, Toronto Shin Imai, Professor Emeritus, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University Talbot Imlay, Professeur titulaire, Département des sciences historiques, Université Laval Syed Imran Ali, PhD, Fellow, Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, York University Dr. Ardi Imseis, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Queen’s University; Member UN Group of Experts on Yemen (2019-2021); and Legal Counsel, UNRWA (2002-2014) Peter Ives, Professor, Political Science Department, University of Winnipeg Barbara Jackman CM, Human rights lawyer, Toronto Nora Jaffary, Professor of History, Concordia University Kajri Jain, Professor, Art History and Visual Studies, University of Toronto Cesar Jaramillo, Executive Director, Project Ploughshares David Jefferess, Associate Professor of Cultural Studies, UBC Okanagan Yasmin Jiwani, Professor, Communication Studies, Concordia University Susan Johnson, Permanent Observer to the United Nations for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (retired) Rev. Susan C. Johnson, National Bishop, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada Nigel Joseph Ph.D., Assistant Professor (Limited Duties), Department. of English and Writing Studies, Western University David Juncker, Professor, Biomedical Engineering, McGill University. Jasminka Kalajdzic, Professor of Law, University of Windsor Nathan Kalman-Lamb, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of New Brunswick Dr. Charis Kamphuis, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Thompson Rivers University Azeezah Kanji, Legal Academic, Toronto Ryan M. Katz-Rosene, Associate Professor, School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa Dr. Tarek Kazem, MD FRCPC CCFP(PC), Assistant Clinical Professor, McMaster University & Lecturer, University of Toronto Ali Kazimi, Professor, Cinema and Media Arts, York University Lisa M. Kelly, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Queen’s University Mark Kersten, Assistant Professor, University of the Fraser Valley Smaro Kamboureli, Professor, Department of English, University of Toronto Muhammad Kamran Khan, Barrister and Solicitor, Hamilton Ilan Kapoor, Professor, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University Lara Karaian, Associate Professor, Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Carleton University Charlotte M. Karam, Professor, Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa Elias B. Khalil, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto Ummni Khan, Associate Professor, Law and Legal Studies, Carleton University Rachel Kiddell-Monroe LL.M., SeeChange Initiative and McGill University Alyssa King, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Queen’s University Asad G Kiyani, Associate Professor of Law, University of Victoria Richard Kohler, Canadian Ambassador (Ret.) Faisal Kutty, Human rights lawyer; affiliate faculty member at the Rutgers University Center for Security, Race and Rights Fannie Lafontaine, Full Professor, Université Laval, Canada Research Chair on International Criminal Justice and Human Rights Nicolas Lamp, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Queen’s University France-Isabelle Langlois, Directrice générale, Amnistie internationale Canada francophone Vladyslav Lanovoy, Professeur adjoint, Faculté de droit, École supérieure d’études internationales (ÉSÉI), Université Laval The Right Rev. Dr. Carmen Lansdowne, Moderator of The United Church of Canada Peter Larson, Ph.D., Chair, Ottawa Forum on Israel Palestine Hina Latif, Barrister and Solicitor, Toronto Dr. Jason Laurendeau, Associate Professor (Sociology), University of Lethbridge Sonia Lawrence, Associate Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University Professor Yves Le Bouthillier, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa Avi Lewis, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia Carol Liao, Associate Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia Professor Jamie Chai Yun Liew, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa James Lockyer CM, Human rights lawyer, Toronto Susan Lord, PhD, Professor, Department of Film and Media, Queen’s University Anthony Lorrain, Lawyer, CertIntlHRL, Montreal Professor Emeritus Michael Lynk, Faculty of Law, Western University; and Former UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967 Me Ngoc Phuong Catherine Mac, Avocate - conseillère syndicale, Montreal E. MacDonald, Associate Professor, Department of Political Studies, Queen's University Nimâ Machouf, Épidémiologiste ,Clinique du Quartier Latin, Montréal Constance MacIntosh, Professor of Law, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University Cheryl Mack BSc Hons MD MA FRCPC, John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre, University of Alberta Audrey Macklin, Professor of Law and Chair in Human Rights, University of Toronto Carolyn A. MacLean, Barrister and Solicitor and Professor of Law, Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning Theresa MacLean, Barrister and Solicitor, Toronto Dania Majid, President, Arab Canadian Lawyers Association Asmaa Malik, Associate Professor, School of Journalism, Toronto Metropolitan University Mudasir Marfatia, Barrister and Solicitor, Mississauga Camille Marquis Bissonnette, Professeure, Département de droit, Université du Québec en Outaouais Thomas Marois, Professor of Political Economy, McMaster University Craig Martin, Professor of Law and Co-Director, International and Comparative Law Center, Washburn University School of Law; Barrister and Solicitor, Law Society of Ontario James Martin, MD DSc, Professor of Medicine, McGill University Azad Mashari MD FRCPC Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto Peggy Mason, President, Rideau Institute; and Former Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations for Disarmament Marie-Josée Massicotte, Professeure agrégée, École d’études politiques, Université d’Ottawa Heidi Matthews, Assistant Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University Richard Matthews, Associate Professor of Medical Ethics, Bond University Ingrid Mattson, PhD, Professor of Islamic Studies, London & Windsor Community Chair in Islamic Studies, Director, Centre for Islamic Theology, Ethics & Spirituality (CITES), Faculty of Theology, Huron University Rosemary McCarney, Former Ambassador of Canada to the United Nations and the Conference on Disarmament, Senior Fellow, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University, James Coutts Visiting Scholar in International Relations, Trinity College, University of Toronto, and Senior Fellow, Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary Canadian History Liam McHugh-Russell, Assistant Professor, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University Kent McNeil, Professor Emeritus, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University Independent Senator Marilou McPhedran CM Tim McSorley, National Coordinator, International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group Naiomi Metallic, Associate Professor and Chancellor’s Chair in Aboriginal Law and Policy, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University Urooj Mian LLM, CEO, SHE Associates Liam Midzain-Gobin, PhD, Assistant Professor, Brock University Heather Milne, Professor, Department of English, University of Winnipeg Sharmistha Mishra, MD, MSc, PhD, Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto Rabbi David Mivasair, Member, Independent Jewish Voices Canada Nalini Mohabir, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University Hodan A. Mohamed, UN Human Rights Fellow; Founder, Arawelo Institute for Leadership and Public Policy; Co-Founder, Canadian Association of Muslim Women in Law Alawi Mohideen, Barrister and Solicitor, Toronto Jeffrey Monaghan, Associate Professor. Criminology, Carleton University Radhika Mongia, Associate Professor, Sociology, York University Catherine Morris, Independent Legal Scholar, (Past) Executive Director, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, Victoria Patricia Morris, RN PhD, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of New Brunswick Nada Moumtaz, Associate Professor in the Study of Religion and Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, University of Toronto Dr. Keshav Mukunda, Research Data Librarian, Simon Fraser University Nick J. Mulé, PhD, Professor, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, York University Beverley Mullings, Professor, Department of Geography and Planning, University of Toronto Brian Murphy, Former Senior Policy Advisor, Inter Pares (retired) Dr Shannonbrooke Murphy, Endowed Chair in Human Rights and Assistant Professor, Human Rights Department, St. Thomas University Shaun Narine, Professor of International Relations, St. Thomas University Leila Nasr, Lawyer Jennifer Nedelsky, Professor of Law, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University Sheryl Nestel, PhD, Affiliated Scholar, New College, University of Toronto Alex Neve OC, Senior Fellow, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa; and Adjunct Professor of International Human Rights Law, University of Ottawa and Dalhousie University Kim Hong Nguyen, Associate Professor, Department of Communication Arts, University of Waterloo Vinh Nguyen, Associate Professor, East Asian Studies, English Language and Literature, University of Waterloo The Most Rev. Linda Nicholls, Primate, Anglican Church of Canada/L'Église anglicane du Canada Michael Nijhawan, Associate Professor, Sociology, York University Ketty Nivyabandi, Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada (English Speaking) Ambassador (ret.) Sabine Nölke, LL.B., LL.M., LL.D. (hc), Ottawa Ken Norman, Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Saskatchewan John K. Noyes, Professor of German, University of Toronto Dr. Ubaka Ogbogu, Professor and Associate Dean Research, Katz Group Chair in Health Law, Faculty of Law, University of Alberta Professor Obiora Okafor, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University Denise Oleksijczuk, Associate Professor, School for the Contemporary Arts, Simon Fraser University Vanessa Oliver, Associate Professor, Youth and Children’s Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University James Orbinski OC, MSC, MA, MD, Professor, School of Global Health, York University & Professor (Adjunct), Clinical Public Health, University of Toronto Dalla Lana School of Public Health John Packer, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, and Director of the Human Rights Research and Education Centre, University of Ottawa Dr Pamela Palmater, Chair in Indigenous Governance, Toronto Metropolitan University Roxanne Panchasi, Associate Professor, Department of History, Simon Fraser University Maya Papineau, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Carleton University Gar Pardy, Former Ambassador, Ottawa Dr. Pooja Parmar, Associate Professor, President’s Chair in Law and Indigeneity in a Global Context, Faculty of Law, University of Victoria Laila Parsons, Professor of Modern Middle East History, McGill University The Honourable Kim Pate CM, Independent Senator for Ontario and Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Ottawa Martha Paynter, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of New Brunswick Léa Pelletier-Marcotte, Human rights lawyer, Montreal Adele Perry, FRSC, Professor, History and Women’s and Gender Studies, University of Manitoba Karen Pearlston, Professor of Law (ret.), University of New Brunswick Ana Maria Peredo, Canada Research Chair and Professor, Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa Me Thu-Dieu Pham-Luu, Avocate, Montreal Justin Piché, PhD, Full Professor, Criminology, University of Ottawa Noah Pleshet, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of New Brunswick Bruce Porter, Executive Director, Social Rights Advocacy Centre Jennifer Preston, General Secretary, Canadian Friends Service Committee (Quakers) Carolyn Prouse, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Planning, Queen's University Tavleen Purewal, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Arts, University of New Brunswick Joshua Ramisch, Directeur et Professeur Titulaire, École de développement international et mondialisation, Université d’Ottawa Shama Rangwala, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, York University Aditya Rao, Human Rights Lawyer, Ottawa Derek Rasmussen, Legal researcher and human rights advocate, Toronto Arif Raza, Barrister & Solicitor, Toronto Allan Reid, Professor, Department of Culture and Media Studies, University of New Brunswick (retired) Leah Reesor-Keller, Transitional Executive Director, KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives Kathryn Reinders, Doctoral Student, Social Practice and Transformational Change, University of Guelph Dr. Genevieve Renard Painter, Associate Professor, Simone de Beauvoir Institute & Womens Studies, Concordia University Sana Rizvi, Human rights lawyer, Toronto William Clare Roberts, Associate Professor of Political Science, McGill University Darryl Robinson, Professor, Faculty of Law, Queen’s University Former Senator Douglas Roche, O.C. The Honourable Allan Rock, Former Ambassador of Canada to the United Nations and Minister of Justice and Attorney General Jillian Rogin, Associate Professor and lawyer, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor Dr. Aron Lee Rosenberg, Faculty Lecturer, Faculty of Education, McGill University Dr. Sarah Rotz, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change, York University James Rowe, Associate Professor, Environmental Studies, University of Victoria Matthew Rowlinson, Professor, Department of English and Writing Studies, Western University Dr. Daniel Rück, Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Ottawa Professor Bruce Ryder, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University Daniel Sailofsky, PhD, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology, University of Toronto Trish Salah, Associate Professor, Department of Gender Studies, Queen's University Sarita Samaroo, Barrister and Solicitor, Toronto Nicholas Sammond, Professor of Cinema and Media Studies, University of Toronto Haig E. Sarafian, Retired Canadian Ambassador Blayne Amir Sayed, MD PhD, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto Derek Sayer, FRSC, Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology, University of Alberta William A. Schabas OC, Professor of international law, School of Law, Middlesex University Michael T. Schmitt, Professor, Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University Craig Scott, Professor of Law, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University, Toronto Dayna Nadine Scott, York Research Chair in Environmental Law & Justice in the Green Economy, 2018-2023; Associate Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School and the Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change, York University Joshua Sealy-Harrington, Assistant Professor, Lincoln Alexander School of Law, Toronto Metropolitan University Ryme Seferdjeli, Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Ottawa Danish Shah H.B.A, LL.B. 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