Santa Claus Been Stalking the Town
You’d better watch out, You’d better not cry, You’d better not pout; I’m telling you why. Santa Claus is tapping Your phone. He’s bugging your room, He’s reading your mail, He’s keeping a file And…
Barbarous Lugs in a liquor-fuelled stupidity
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2011 Annual Diversity Moot – Toronto
The annual Koskie Minsky Diversity Moot will be held in Toronto on Feb. 25-26, 2011. Most law students have at least some interest in human rights and diversity, but rarely get to participate in a…
Julian Assange: Why the world needs WikiLeaks
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Excerpts from Open Letter to the Head of Judiciary: the Islamic Republic of Iran re the imprisonment of 7 Iranian Baha’is on baseless and unproved charges and other human rights violations of followers of Iran’s largest religious minority
In this open letter addressed to the head of Iranian Judiciary, Mohammad Sadeq Larijani, the Baha’i International Community criticizes the judicial administrative process and brings into light the abuse of the legal process and numerous violations of Iranian Constitution, while calling into question judiciary’s impartiality, and reminding the Head of judiciary of stark lack of any evidence in the charges laid against 7 members of the Baha’i administrative body of Iran who have are sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment.
Richard Dawkins’ “Root of All Evil.” Divide and Conquer 101: Separating Children Based on Religion
The divisive forces in this world constantly bombard us with messages that allow them to conquer our hearts and minds. It is important to be mindful of these “divide and conquer” strategies. As a critical…
Azar Nafisi, New York Times Best Seller Author Discusses Baha’is’ Human Rights Violations in Iran
Azar Nafisi is the author of the New York Times 117-week bestseller, Reading Lolita in Tehran. In this video she discusses the widespread violations of Baha’is’ human rights in Iran as well as her personal…
National Listserv for Social Justice Law Students
Are you a progressive law student in Canada? Join the Justice League! Justice League-Canada is a nationwide listserv for progressive law students, articling students, and new calls. Its purpose is to create a national grassroots…
Ryan Venables – Case Comment: UFCW Local 401 v. Old Dutch Foods [2009] ALRBD No. 56.
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Stacy Bonds Beaten, Stripped by Ottawa Police
James Morton gives the backdrop in The Ottawa Citizen: The facts of Bonds’s treatment bear repeating. She was walking on Rideau Street in downtown Ottawa. She was neither drunk nor behaving inappropriately. The police stopped…