The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran has welcomed the recent release of a number of prisoners of conscience by Tehran. “This…
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Iran needs to be ‘named and shamed’ on rights violations
The diaspora’s input is crucial in gathering information about alleged human rights violations in Iran as they are free to speak without intimidation, said the…
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LOOKING IN: Proposing their way out of Ghana
“Sssstttt.” I looked back. Unlike in Canada, a forceful push of breath through open lips and locked teeth is socially acceptable in Ghana. The intended…
View More LOOKING IN: Proposing their way out of GhanaDiaspora Diary: UN human rights panel on Iran to tap into views of diaspora in Canada
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran will be visiting Canada and the U.S. to gather information from the diaspora on suspected violations.…
View More Diaspora Diary: UN human rights panel on Iran to tap into views of diaspora in CanadaDiaspora Diary: Emigrants can be spoilers in conflict resolution
Politically-mobilized diaspora communities have the potential to act as “spoilers’” in conflict resolution and post-war reconciliation in their home countries, Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the…
View More Diaspora Diary: Emigrants can be spoilers in conflict resolutionDiaspora groups as essential bridge builders
Diaspora populations are increasingly being seen as “bridge builders” between host countries and the nations they come from, particularly amid crisis situations as with the…
View More Diaspora groups as essential bridge buildersOur TV screens don’t reflect us
Film and mainstream television programming in Canada does not reflect its cultural diversity and no serious efforts are afoot to make our screens “look and…
View More Our TV screens don’t reflect usArab Spring comes to Canada
Is the Arab Spring coming to a neighbourhood near you? That is the question on the minds of many Arab and Canadian citizens these days.…
View More Arab Spring comes to CanadaHistorian urges Armenian diaspora and Turkish civil society to join forces
The Armenian Diaspora and Turkey’s civil society should work together to pressure the Turkish government to recognize the Armenian Genocide, a Turkish-German historian told the…
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