Heidi Matthews
@Heidi__Matthews
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Assist Prof of Law @OsgoodeNews @YorkUniversity | @Harvard_Law Dr. | law, war, sex | Newfie | twin mommy | opinions my own | IG: miss__matthews
Toronto/St. John’s
Joined November 2009
I'm honoured to be part of the first event by the Palestine Research Cluster @YorkUniversity. "The War on Gaza Now: Healthcare, Food Security, and Human Rights" will feature @trklou @Glia_Intl, Prof. Abu Shaban (Al-Azhar Uni) & myself. Sept 18 @ 3:30pm https://t.co/UDTZbevX5E
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Just finished - brilliant! A fantastic book, highlighting the powerful, and often dark, work done by terms such as “pre-history”, “civilisation”, and “barbarism” throughout history.
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“These sanctions affect every aspect of my daily life... Placing people under sanctions plunges them into a state of constant anxiety and powerlessness, with the aim of discouraging them.” - #ICC Judge Nicolas Guillou on US sanctions: https://t.co/87ARt0UAjP
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AN international judge who was sanctioned by Donald Trump for approving arrest warrants for Israeli leaders has described how the punishment affects…
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Still no confirmation from Minister McGuinty on whether or not Canadian officers attended the Israeli military seminar, despite McGuinty promising to follow up. The seminar was held to “strengthen cooperation ... between the participating militaries.” https://t.co/RJXF4A8X4p
readthemaple.com
The seminar reportedly focused on Israel’s experiences in waging its genocidal war on Gaza.
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IDF soldiers & anyone coming from Gaza to Canada should be interviewed to see if they have evidence of atrocities, incl. potentially their own. Otherwise, the RMCP’s structural investigation is pointless. Comments from me & @realjamesyap here:
cbc.ca
A violent incident at a Toronto speaking event has sparked calls for more scrutiny on Israeli soldiers entering Canada, with some saying they should be barred entry or investigated for potential...
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Israel has boasted that Canadian military officials were present for an IDF seminar on the "lessons" of its genocidal war on Gaza. When asked, Canada's Defence Minister @DavidMcGuinty 'can't confirm' if they were there.
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McGuinty says he cannot confirm if Canada had officials at a seminar focused on the war in Gaza and that Canada’s peacekeeping role ‘remains to be seen.'
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Three countries - the United States, Israel, and Argentina - vote against a UN General Assembly resolution aimed at preventing and ending this use of torture. These resolutions used to be adopted unanimously. What does it say when these states oppose any opposition to torture?
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Important point: Russia, the US, and Ukraine have no authority to cancel the #ICC's outstanding arrest warrants for Putin and other Russian leaders. Nor do they have the authority to give them immunity they would not otherwise have under international law.
Here is Trump's full 28 point plan for Ukraine. It would destroy Ukraine as a sovereign state and leave it helpless to face a Russian attack in the future. It would also give Putin full vindication and immunity from prosecution. And, of course, it would allow the US to get back
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NEW: I explain how Canada’s ongoing purchases of Israeli weapons and military technology fuel genocide against Palestinians. This is a transcript of my testimony at the people’s tribunal on Canadian responsibility.
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A transcript of a testimony given by The Maple’s news editor at a “people’s tribunal” on Canadian complicity in Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
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Canada’s Israel lobby wants a veto on how Palestinians tell their own histories
CIJA Calls for Accountability in CMHR’s Proposed Exhibit CIJA's @GustavoZentner , Vice President, Manitoba and Saskatchewan issued the following statement: The Canadian Museum for Human Rights has rightly earned an international reputation for its rigorous consultation
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Over 70 legal scholars and practitioners have signed an open letter opposing the governments proposed "cumulative impact" measure, as an unwarranted attack on the right to protest - if you wish to add your name to the letter you can do so here: https://t.co/Ipp5UNSIuY
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Canadians must demand to know how this happened @AnitaAnandMP @MarkJCarney. Transparency, accountability and an official apology are required immediately.
Canadian officials asked a former UN rapporteur trying to enter Canada: • “What exactly will you be saying about Israel in Ottawa?” • “Why did your UN reports criticize Israeli military actions?” • “What is your position on the war in Gaza?” https://t.co/Bh4fZ8oV0z
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In light of UNSC Res 2803 just reminding everyone of the existence of this classic article by Dapo Akande, suggesting the possibility of judicial review of ultra vires UNSC acts
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UN Security Council resolution a violation of Palestinian right of self-determination and UN Charter, UN expert warns
ohchr.org
GENEVA – A UN expert today expressed serious concern with the Security Council’s adoption of Resolution 2803, warning that it runs counter to the Palestinian right to self-determination, consolidates...
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Mahmood Mamdani on Zohran, Uganda and forced expulsion: "The worst of Amin’s killings, which are in the hundreds, and you might even say in the thousands, take place in the first year after he takes power. Those killings are informed, guided by the British and the Israelis. The
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After being expelled from his homeland in 1972, the academic has grappled with questions of political belonging – a major theme of his son’s mayoral campaign
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This is something. Not a lot, but something.
🚨 Can confirm: all of Canada’s objections to the International Criminal Court’s investigation into the situation in Palestine have officially been lifted in the wake of its recognition of Palestinian statehood. The objections were not legally sound, but this still matters.
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CBC report shows why Canada urgently needs tighter oversight on military exports. When Canadian components can end up in airstrikes abroad, we have a responsibility to act. That’s why I introduced Bill C-233 to strengthen export-control accountability. https://t.co/jdE9BuLnW7
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Hundreds of shipments of explosives and fighter jet components have made their way from Canada to Israel by passing through the U.S. over the last two years, a new report by a group of four NGOs...
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NEW: Canadian authorities detained Richard Falk while he and his wife, Hilal Elver, were en route to a Palestine conference in Ottawa last week. I sat down with professor Falk to discuss what happened and Canada's complicity in the genocide in Gaza.
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Richard Falk and Hilal Elver were detained for approximately three hours at Pearson airport.
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So many miracles men can’t experience - pregnancy. childbirth. getting screeched at online by incels for celebrating your PhD…
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indecipherable headline, instant classic
Mamdani’s “gender-affirming care” plan surgically erases gays — just like Iran https://t.co/j5MbxSwp3P
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I am alarmed to learn that this week, former UN Special Rapporteur, world-renowned Professor of international law, and Jewish American citizen, Richard Falk, along his wife, legal scholar Professor Hilal Elver, were detained at the Canadian border for four hours. (1/2)
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