Ht-Logo-gigapixel-icon
Search
Close this search box.
Ht-Logo-gigapixel-icon
Search
Close this search box.
Sunday, December 22, 2024
Canada’s Politics and Government News Source Since 1989
Latest Paper
Sunday, December 22, 2024 | Latest Paper
Subscribe Now

TRENDING:

Farida Deif

Farida Deif is the Canada director at Human Rights Watch.

Canada-India tension underscores a growing threat

  • Governments that support human rights and freedoms shouldn’t wait until their diaspora communities are at risk before they raise human rights concerns with other
Opinion | BY FARIDA DEIF | October 27, 2024
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photographs courtesy of Wikipedia and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada-India tension underscores a growing threat

Opinion | BY FARIDA DEIF | October 27, 2024
  • Governments that support human rights and freedoms shouldn’t wait until their diaspora communities are at risk before they raise human rights concerns with other

Canada-India tension underscores a growing threat

Opinion | BY FARIDA DEIF | October 27, 2024
  • Governments that support human rights and freedoms shouldn’t wait until their diaspora communities are at risk before they raise human rights concerns with other
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photographs courtesy of Wikipedia and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In the Israel-Palestine crisis, preventing mass atrocities is key

  • Canada can make clear that the lives of Palestinians and Israelis are equally valuable, and that both are entitled to dignity, freedom, and protection
Opinion | BY FARIDA DEIF | November 15, 2023
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly speaks to reporters in Ottawa on Sept. 18. Despite the need for justice and accountability, Canada has shown no sign of revisiting its opposition to the International Criminal Court exercising any jurisdiction over serious crimes committed in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, writes Farida Deif. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In the Israel-Palestine crisis, preventing mass atrocities is key

Opinion | BY FARIDA DEIF | November 15, 2023
  • Canada can make clear that the lives of Palestinians and Israelis are equally valuable, and that both are entitled to dignity, freedom, and protection

In the Israel-Palestine crisis, preventing mass atrocities is key

Opinion | BY FARIDA DEIF | November 15, 2023
  • Canada can make clear that the lives of Palestinians and Israelis are equally valuable, and that both are entitled to dignity, freedom, and protection
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly speaks to reporters in Ottawa on Sept. 18. Despite the need for justice and accountability, Canada has shown no sign of revisiting its opposition to the International Criminal Court exercising any jurisdiction over serious crimes committed in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, writes Farida Deif. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada should decry democratic backsliding in India

  • At the G7 Summit, Trudeau should publicly call on India to reverse course and uphold the rights of all Indians, irrespective of their caste,
Opinion | BY FARIDA DEIF | May 15, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, should press Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to protect rights when they meet at this week’s G7 Summit in Japan, writes Farida Deif. Photograph courtesy of Narendra Modi's Twitter account

Canada should decry democratic backsliding in India

Opinion | BY FARIDA DEIF | May 15, 2023
  • At the G7 Summit, Trudeau should publicly call on India to reverse course and uphold the rights of all Indians, irrespective of their caste,

Canada should decry democratic backsliding in India

Opinion | BY FARIDA DEIF | May 15, 2023
  • At the G7 Summit, Trudeau should publicly call on India to reverse course and uphold the rights of all Indians, irrespective of their caste,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, should press Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to protect rights when they meet at this week’s G7 Summit in Japan, writes Farida Deif. Photograph courtesy of Narendra Modi's Twitter account

Canada should put its money where its mouth is on strengthening the International Criminal Court

  • Canada should back up its stated commitments to justice with the resources the court needs to do its job.
Opinion | BY FARIDA DEIF | November 30, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Oct. 26, 2022, on the Hill. At the upcoming session of the International Criminal Court's Assembly of States Parties, Canada should lead by example, writes Farida Deif. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada should put its money where its mouth is on strengthening the International Criminal Court

Opinion | BY FARIDA DEIF | November 30, 2022
  • Canada should back up its stated commitments to justice with the resources the court needs to do its job.

Canada should put its money where its mouth is on strengthening the International Criminal Court

Opinion | BY FARIDA DEIF | November 30, 2022
  • Canada should back up its stated commitments to justice with the resources the court needs to do its job.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Oct. 26, 2022, on the Hill. At the upcoming session of the International Criminal Court's Assembly of States Parties, Canada should lead by example, writes Farida Deif. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
More Stories

News

Get free news updates

Opinion

Submit a guest opinion article

resources

Follow us

Advertise

get help

Subscribe
CloseMenu