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KARAMAH’s Law and Leadership Summer Program – A World with Dignity, Liberty, and Justice
April 24, 2009 – 3:09 pm | No Comment
KARAMAH’s Law and Leadership Summer Program – A World with Dignity, Liberty, and Justice

A World with Dignity, Liberty, and Justice

KARAMAH: MUSLIM WOMEN LAWYERS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE 7TH ANNUAL LAW AND LEADERSHIP SUMMER PROGRAM
July 6, 2009-July 24, 2009
KARAMAH’s Law and …

Universal Periodic Review Follow-Up / Suivi sur l’examen périodique universel
April 15, 2009 – 1:32 pm | No Comment
Universal Periodic Review Follow-Up / Suivi sur l’examen périodique universel

Bonjour,
Comme vous le savez, le Canada s’est présenté devant le Groupe de travail
du Conseil des droits de l’homme des Nations Unies le 3 février 2009, dans
le cadre de son examen périodique universel (EPU). Après la …

CAIR-CAN Op-Ed: Every Canadian must be afforded due legal process
March 25, 2009 – 7:55 am | No Comment
CAIR-CAN Op-Ed: Every Canadian must be afforded due legal process

By Kashif Ahmed, Special to the StarPhoenix
March 25, 2009
Following is the viewpoint of the writer, a law student in Saskatoon and a national board member of the Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations.
Due process is a …

Karamah: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights is pleased to announce the 7th Annual Law and Leadership Summer Program
March 24, 2009 – 11:50 am | No Comment
Karamah:  Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights is pleased to announce the 7th Annual Law and Leadership Summer Program

7th Annual Law and Leadership Summer Program
July 6, 2009 – July 24, 2009
Karamah’s Law and Leadership Summer Program is an intensive three week long course in which Muslim women from around the world convene in …

Report: Promotion and protection of human rights and freedoms while countering terrorism
March 11, 2009 – 12:07 pm | No Comment
Report: Promotion and protection of human rights and freedoms while countering terrorism

United Nations Report:
Promotion and protection of human rights and freedoms while countering terrorism
Click Here to read the report. ( PDF 281 kb )

Germany: Headscarf Bans Violate Rights – State Restrictions on Religious Dress for Teachers Target Muslim Women
March 4, 2009 – 1:17 pm | No Comment
Germany: Headscarf Bans Violate Rights – State Restrictions on Religious Dress for Teachers Target Muslim Women

(Berlin) – German state bans on religious symbols and clothing for teachers and other civil servants discriminate against Muslim women who wear the headscarf, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
The 67-page report, …

INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF JURISTS: ‘War’ mentality erodes rights, report says – Western countries cannot treat terrorism suspects as though they exist outside rule of law, judges find
February 25, 2009 – 4:42 pm | No Comment
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF JURISTS: ‘War’ mentality erodes rights, report says – Western countries cannot treat terrorism suspects as though they exist outside rule of law, judges find

COLIN FREEZE

February 25, 2009

Canada is among the countries that have succumbed to a war-on-terror mentality that has infected too many states, a roving panel of judges has found.
Calling upon the world to dispense with …

OPINION: Veils and Justice
February 4, 2009 – 6:38 pm | One Comment
OPINION: Veils and Justice

By Faisal Kutty
Toronto Star, February 04, 2009
Here they go again. Muslims just don’t give up trying to change our values and roll back hard fought rights of equality and justice. Though this time, we may …

Donald Rumsfeld Charged with Torture During Trip to France – Complaint Filed Against Former Defense Secretary for Torture, Abuse at Guantánamo and Abu Ghraib
October 26, 2007 – 4:27 pm | Comments Off
Donald Rumsfeld Charged with Torture During Trip to France – Complaint Filed Against Former Defense Secretary for Torture, Abuse at Guantánamo and Abu Ghraib

Donald Rumsfeld Charged with Torture During Trip to France
Complaint Filed Against Former Defense Secretary for Torture, Abuse at Guantánamo and Abu Ghraib
CONTACT: Jen Nessel, jnessel@ccr-ny.org
October 26, 2007, PARIS, FRANCE – Today, the International Federation for …

A Western Construct?
December 28, 2006 – 8:30 pm | No Comment
A Western Construct?

By Faisal Kutty
Fifty-eight years after the universal declaration of human rights was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, the debate continues as to whether the document is truly universal.
Upon its adoption on Dec. 10, …

Universal Declaration of Human Rights – A Western Construct?
December 21, 2006 – 8:04 pm | No Comment
Universal Declaration of Human Rights – A Western Construct?

By Faisal Kutty
Fifty-eight years after the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, the debate continues as to whether the document is truly universal.
Upon its adoption on Dec. 10, …

The 58th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Faisal Kutty)
December 12, 2006 – 7:46 pm | No Comment
The 58th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Faisal Kutty)

Special to Canadian Dimension
Fifty-eight years after the universal declaration of human rights was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, the debate continues as to whether the document is truly universal.
Upon its adoption on Dec. …

Incomplete Vision of Human Rights
December 8, 2006 – 8:25 pm | No Comment
Incomplete Vision of Human Rights

By Faisal Kutty
Fifty-eight years after the universal declaration of human rights was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, the debate continues as to whether the document is truly universal.
Upon its adoption on Dec. 10, …

A Western Construct?
December 8, 2006 – 7:40 pm | No Comment
A Western Construct?

By Faisal Kutty
Fifty-eight years after the universal declaration of human rights was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, the debate continues as to whether the document is truly universal.
Upon its adoption on Dec. 10, …