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Columnists

Nov 21, 2019

An act of institutional femicide: remembering the life of Michele M

The last three weeks of 58-year-old single mother and abuse survivor Michele M's life were spent on the run from a multi-generational history of male violence against women and children.

Podcast

Jun 26, 2019

Massive protests shake up politics in Hong Kong

Asia Pacific Currents

The question of the relationship between Hong Kong and the Chinese government is not clear and a proposed extradition bill saw the biggest demonstration ever in Hong Kong.

Columnists

Dec 18, 2018

Canada gets played by U.S. with arrest of Meng Wanzhou

Duncan Cameron

Canada's decision to make nice with the U.S. by arresting Huawei's top financial executive -- knowing full well that China would be enraged over the arrest -- has serious political overtones.

Columnists

Dec 14, 2018

Canada's extradition law a dangerous back-door bludgeon for abusive ex-spouses

Matthew Behrens

While the Trudeau government has long boasted of employing a gendered lens to enact its policies, that analysis has certainly not applied to extradition.

Blog

Jan 24, 2018

After 10 years, Hassan Diab is finally free

Judy Haiven

A celebration of the release and return home of Canadian professor Hassan Diab after three years of imprisonment in France, and a condemnation of Canada's role in his mistreatment.

Blog

Oct 13, 2016

Nothing 'sunny' about Canadian's extradition to France. Why should China be any different?

Gerry Caplan

Two years ago, Dr. Hassan Diab was extradited to France and immediately imprisoned on spurious and very rocky charges. With Trudeau considering an extradition treaty with China, should we be worried?

Columnists

May 20, 2016

After years of injustice, Canada should bring Hassan Diab home

Monia Mazigh

This week, a French judge ordered the release of Hassan Diab from jail while an investigation into his case continues. Canada should follow suit and give Diab due process.

Blog

Nov 10, 2015

Canada must intervene in France's weak case against Hassan Diab

Gerry Caplan

The essential story is simple. Diab was born in Lebanon and holds Lebanese and Canadian citizenship. At the moment, he remains behind bars in France with little evidence of his guilt.

Columnists

Jun 24, 2015

Canadian woman faces 33 years in U.S. prison for protecting kids from abusive father

Matthew Behrens

Under Canada's woefully unfair Extradition Act, the U.S. is seeking a Canadian mother for an alleged violation of a highly problematic custody order, which threatens to pull her family apart.

Columnists

Feb 23, 2015

A Canadian in Paris: Hassan Diab's indefinite jail journey

Matthew Behrens

The long-running extradition saga of Dr. Hassan Diab -- sought by French authorities for a 1980 crime he did not commit -- took a dramatic turn when the Supreme Court refused to hear his final appeal.

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