Dancing Tragedies and Dreams
From the video “Dancing Tragedies and Dreams.” Photo: Paul S. Graham by Paul S. Graham Art, culture, dance and politics blended seamlessly in Winnipeg on September 21, 2014, with the performance of...
View ArticleWalk for Peace: Freedom for Palestine
Photo: Paul S. Graham The theme of the 35th annual Walk for Peace was “Freedom for Palestine.” Speakers included First Nations educator Mary Elizabeth Stanley, Palestinian-Canadian human rights...
View ArticleWinnipeg in Spring – Solidarity with Palestine
Winnipeg, May 28, 2016: Peace Alliance Winnipeg and Independent Jewish Voices Winnipeg joined forces to hand out information to Liberal Party delegates about the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions...
View ArticleVigil marks 2nd anniversary of Operation Protective Edge
Winnipeg, August 2, 2016: Peace and human rights organizations held a vigil for the Palestinians killed in the 2014 Israeli attack on Gaza known as Operation Protective Edge. Photo: Rana Abdulla By...
View ArticleSyria’s Saydnaya Prison a Human Slaughterhouse, says Amnesty International
Aerial view of Saydnaya Prison Photo: Amnesty International by Amnesty International A chilling new report by Amnesty International exposes the Syrian government’s calculated campaign of extrajudicial...
View ArticleFeds to compensate Canadians tortured in Syria
Abdullah Almalki (right), Muayyed Nureddin and Ahmad El Maati arrive at a news conference in a 2008 file photo. A federal inquiry has concluded the actions of Canadian officials contributed indirectly...
View ArticleIsrael violates the rights of Palestinian children
Israeli forces arresting a Palestinian child on 22 November 2012 [Mahfouz Abu Turk/Apaimages] – Source: Middle East Monitorby Candice Bodnaruk Palestine is a society of children, and children are in...
View ArticleIsrael Palestine International Law Symposium
By Paul S. Graham In September, I attended and recorded the proceedings of the Israel Palestine International Law Symposium. While I thought I was better informed than the average Canadian going into...
View ArticleWhere’s Palestine? The Nakba is Missing From the Canadian Museum for Human...
Palestinian protesters, including Rana Abdulla’s daughter, Sarah (center), at the September 2014 opening of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. (PHOTO COURTESY KRISHNA LALBIHARIE) By Candice Bodnaruk...
View ArticleCanada loses a human rights champion
Canada lost a passionate defender of human rights on December 30, 2023, with the passing of Edmonton-based lawyer Dennis Edney at the age of 77. Among his many high profile human rights cases, the one...
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