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Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights
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The RWCHR takes on the most pressing struggles for justice, freedom, and democracy around the world. Founded and led by Irwin Cotler, former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada.
https://www.raoulwallenbergcentre.org/en/
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Déclaration conjointe |  3,500 jours d’injustice pour le Dr Ahmadreza Djalali

Lire l’histoire complète: www.raoulwallenbergcentre.org/fr/nouvelles...
November 24, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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Joint Statement | 3,500 of Injustice for Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali

Read our full statement here: www.raoulwallenbergcentre.org/en/news/2025...
November 24, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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On International Children’s Day, our attention is on Sudan’s children - the most vulnerable of the most vulnerable.

We call for urgent action to protect children in Darfur, where a genocide is unfolding that includes orders to kill children.

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November 20, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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📢 Join the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights (RWCHR), CLAIHR-O, and The Peace Coalition tomorrow for a powerful discussion on Canada’s leadership in advancing global economic justice — from Ukraine to victims of war worldwide.
November 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Delighted to at the Berlin Freedom Conference where 150+ passionate dissidents from 60 countries meet to amplify our collective stand against authoritarianism. #BerlinFreedomWeek

Thank YOU, Masih Alinejad, for giving us the honour of putting you in front of Canada's Parliament all those years ago.
November 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Le 30 octobre 2025, conseiller juridique du CRWDP, Mutasim Ali, s’est entretenu avec Arron Armstrong sur TRT World News au sujet de la campagne génocidaire croissante menée par les forces paramilitaires du RSF au Darfour, au Soudan.

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October 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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On Oct 30 2025, RWCHR Legal Advisor Mutasim A Ali spoke with Arron Armstrong on TRT World News about the RSF paramilitary group’s escalating genocidal campaign in Darfur, .Sudan.

Watch here: lnkd.in/d8ZQWrPJ
October 31, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Aujourd’hui, la Cour suprême du Canada a rendu sa décision dans l’affaire Senneville, invalidant la constitutionnalité de la peine minimale d’un an pour l’accès et la possession de pornographie juvénile.

Lisez notre mémoire; lnkd.in/dbMMGu62

Lisez la décision de la CSC; lnkd.in/dtZj_kaA
October 31, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Today, the Supreme Court of Canada issued its decision in Senneville, striking down the constitutionality of the one-year minimum sentence for accessing and possessing child pornography.

Read our factum: lnkd.in/dbMMGu62

Read the SCC’s decision: lnkd.in/dviaS8GH
October 31, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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30 octobre 2025, Mutasim Ali, conseiller juridique au CRWDP, s’est joint à Mark Leon Goldberg dans le cadre du balado Global Dispatches pour une discussion sur les massacres génocidaires croissants à El Fasher, au Soudan.

Écoutez leur conversation complète: www.globaldispatches.org/p/a-genocida...
October 31, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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On Oct 30 2025, Mutasim Ali, RWCHR Legal Advisor, joined Mark Leon Goldberg on the Global Dispatches podcast for a conversation on the escalating genocidal massacres taking place in El Fasher, Sudan.

Watch their full conversation; www.globaldispatches.org/p/a-genocida...
October 31, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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🎂 25 anniversaires derrière les barreaux. Dawit Isaak, le journaliste le plus longtemps emprisonné au monde, fête ses 61 ans aujourd’hui.

📄 Notre déclaration conjointe : www.raoulwallenbergcentre.org/fr/nouvelles...

#EntendreLeursVoix
October 27, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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🎂 25 birthdays behind bars. Dawit Isaak, the world’s longest-imprisoned journalist, turns 61 today.

📄 Our joint statement: www.raoulwallenbergcentre.org/en/news/2025...

#FreeDawit #HearTheirVoices #JournalismIsNotACrime
October 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Tulku Hungkar Dorje Rinpoche died in Vietnamese custody in March 2025 under suspicious circumstances. We’re calling on China and Vietnam for answers.

Read more: www.raoulwallenbergcentre.org/en/news/2025...
October 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Il y a 8 ans aujourd'hui, le Canada adoptait la loi sur la justice pour les victimes de la corruption d'agents publics étrangers (loi Sergueï #Magnitski) - un point tournant dans la lutte contre la corruption mondiale et les atteintes aux droits de la personne.
October 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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8 years ago today, Canada adopted the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (Sergei #Magnitsky Law) — a landmark in the fight against global corruption and human rights abuses.

We’re proud to have helped make it happen — and to keep driving its impact forward.
October 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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🚨 NOUVEAU RAPPORT | Les enfants du Soudan ne sont pas pris entre deux feux — ils sont les cibles.

L’enquête indépendante du CRWDP révèle une « guerre contre les enfants, » mettant en lumière des crimes contre l’humanité, des crimes de guerre et des actes de génocide.
October 16, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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🚨 NEW INQUIRY | Children in Sudan are not caught in the crossfire — they are the targets.

Our independent inquiry reveals a “War on Children,” exposing crimes against humanity, war crimes, and acts of genocide.
October 16, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Après deux ans de torture, d’humiliation et de famine dans les tunnels du Hamas à Gaza, 20 otages vivants sont enfin de retour.

Déclaration complète ici:

www.raoulwallenbergcentre.org/fr/nouvelles...
October 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Today, after two years of torture, humiliation, and starvation in Hamas’ tunnels in Gaza, we welcome the return of 20 living hostages.

Read our full statement here:

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October 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Reza Khandan, défenseur des droits humains, est détenu arbitrairement en #Iran depuis déc. 2024 pour avoir dénoncé le hijab obligatoire.

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, PEN America & le CRWDP saisissent l’ONU pour sa libération immédiate.

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October 9, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Reza Khandan has been arbitrarily detained in #Iran since Dec 2024 for opposing compulsory hijab laws.

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, PEN America & The RWCHR have filed an urgent petition with the UN calling for his immediate release.

www.raoulwallenbergcentre.org/en/press-rel...
October 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Along with the other co-chairs of the Global Magnitsky #Sanctions Coalition, we have published our latest update on global Magnitsky and related sanctions.

www.raoulwallenbergcentre.org/en/news/2025...
September 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Nous sommes profondément alarmés par la reprise du procès pour sécurité nationale de #JimmyLai, un éditeur de premier plan et défenseur de longue date de la liberté de la #presse à #HongKong.

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August 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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We are deeply alarmed by the resumption of the national security trial of #JimmyLai, a prominent publisher and long-standing defender of #pressfreedom in #HongKong.

www.raoulwallenbergcentre.org/en/news/2025...
August 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM