News

August 30, 2024

Dear College and University Presidents,

It has been almost 11 months since October 7, 2023, and the onset of the war in Gaza.

29 August, 2024 Islamic Relief has begun delivering food aid to disaster affected communities in Bangladesh after heavy flooding displaced 284,888 people in the country, killing 18, and has impacted at least 4.9 million people, causing widespread suffering.

29 August, 2024 Islamic Relief Canada condemns the actions of the Israeli military over the last two days in what has been the largest attack on the occupied West Bank in 20 years. Soldiers, fighter jets, and drones have attacked Palestinians in West Bank areas of Jenin, Tulkarm and Tubas leaving a trail of death and destruction.

The war in Sudan has now lasted for over 500 days, turning the region into "the world’s biggest hunger crisis" according to Islamic Relief.

26 August, 2024 500 days of war has turned Sudan into the world’s biggest hunger crisis and starvation is spreading across the country, Islamic Relief is warning.

Toronto, August 12, 2024 - The Migrant Workers Alliance for Change welcomes the final report by United Nations Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, Professor Tomoya Obokata, in which he reiterated that Canada's immigration systems are a “breeding ground for contemporary forms of slavery” and that “the structural precarity for temporary foreign workers would be mitigated by systematically providing workers with a pathway to permanent residence”.

We understand that Mr. Dattani resigned today from his role at the Canadian Human Rights Commission.

OTTAWA, ON, Aug. 12, 2024 Today, the Honourable Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, issued the following statement on the Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC):

Did you know Canada was the 5th largest recipient of new individual refugee claims in 2023?

Fifty-two years, seven months and 21 days after gaining their independence from Pakistan through a bloody liberation war, Bangladeshi citizens celebrated what they’ve dubbed their second Independence Day.

The announcement in today’s (August 10) Canada Gazette means taxpayers will no longer subsidize Ne’eman and JNF’s support for Israeli apartheid and genocide.

Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) is outraged by reports that Canada’s Ambassador to Japan boycotted today’s memorial service for the victims of the US atomic bombing of Nagasaki over the fact that Israel was not invited.

Montreal, Aug 09, 2024— The Anti-Racism Program of the Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) Foundation (ARPCF) condemns the sudden cancellation of a planned Palestinian folk dance performance at the New Brunswick Day celebrations in Fredericton.

The frightening scenes of far-right extremists clashing with police and even rioting in British towns and cities in recent days have many wondering how to stop the spread of the propaganda that encourages racism, violence and misogyny.

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July 26, 2024

Ottawa, ON, July 25, 2024 With hate crimes consistently on the rise, the Office of the Federal Ombudsperson for Victims of Crime (OFOVC) is announcing the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Office of the Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia and with the Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism.

July 19, 2024 I welcome today’s advisory ruling by the International Court of Justice which makes clear what we have long known: Israel’s occupation of East Jerusalem, its occupation of the West Bank in the form of illegal settlements and control over resources, and its control of the borders of Gaza are an illegal occupation under international law.