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Extradition

• Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights (JUST): Extradition Law Reform, 2023
  • JUST Committee Report: “Reforming Canada’s Extradition System”, June 2023
  • Rapport du Comité permanent de la justice et des droits de la personne: “Réforme du régime canadien d’extradition”, Juin 2023 (Français)
  • JUST: EXTRADITION LAW REFORM
  • JUST: RÉFORME DE LA LOI SUR L’EXTRADITION (Français)
  • The Government’s response, signed by Justice Minister Arif Virani, October 5, 2023
• ICLMG Testifies on Extradition Law reform at the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights (JUST), February 8, 2023
• Canada’s extradition law desperately needs reform, by Michelle Weinroth, The Hill Times, May 29, 2023
• Video (7 minutes): “Why We must reform Canada’s extradition system now!”, ICLMG, April 2022
• Video (7 minutes): Webinar: “The Least Fair Law in Canada – Why the Extradition Act Must be Reformed”, March 2022
• Changing Canada’s Extradition Laws: The Halifax Colloquium’s Proposals for Law Reform, October 2021
• Wrongful Extradition: Reforming the Committal Phase of Canada’s Extradition Law, by Robert J. Currie, Manitoba Law Journal, 2020
• The Problematically Low Threshold of Evidence in Canadian Extradition Law: An Inquiry into its Origins; and Repercussions in the Case of Hassan Diab, by Maeve W. McMahon, Manitoba Law Journal, 2019
• Independent Review of the Extradition of Dr. Hassan Diab, by Murray D. Segal, 2019
• ICLMG Webcomic: Justice for Hassan Diab, August 2019
• Canadian Extradition Law Practice, by Gary Botting, 2015
• “Op-Ed: Bring Canada’s extradition law into this century”, by Maria Heynen and Colin Stuart, Ottawa Citizen, May 15, 2014
• Memorandum: Issues Raised by the Diab Case Concerning Extradition from Canada, by Maeve MacMahon, August 2012
• Canada’s Extradition Law: The Least Fair Act on Earth, by Gary Botting, Prism Magazine, June 17, 2011
• Canadian Extradition and Secret Trials, The Real News, video recording, February 15, 2011
• Extradition: The longest arm of the law, CBC News, February 27, 2006
• Canada Extradition Act / Loi sur l’extradition
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  • Français
• Extradition treaty between Canada and France
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  • Français
• What’s Wrong with Canada’s Extradition Act

France’s Anti-Terrorism Laws

• How France confronts terrorism, Boston Globe, February 17, 2009
• Will France Americanize Its Legal System?, Time, January 9, 2009
• Sarkozy Seeks Changes That Would Reinforce Presumed Innocence of Suspects, Washington Post, January 8, 2009
• Use of French terrorism law on railroad saboteurs draws criticism, New York Times, November 4, 2008
• France terror laws ‘flout rights’, BBC News, July 2, 2008
• The French Experience of Counter-terrorism, by Jeremy Shapiro and Benedicte Suzan, Brookings Institute, Spring 2008
• Who Needs Jacques Bauer?, Wall Street Journal Opinion Archives, February 25, 2007
• Outreau puts French justice in question, BBC News, July 2, 2004

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Human Rights

• “France: Hassan Diab prosecution undermines justice for victims of 1980 synagogue attack”, Amnesty Canada, March 15, 2023.
• “France: Resumption of baseless and flawed Hassan Diab prosecution undermines effective justice for victims of 1980 synagogue bomb attack”, Amnesty International, March 15, 2023.
• France: La reprise des poursuites infondées et entachées d’irrégularités contre Hassan Diab compromet l’efficacité de la justice pour les victimes de l’attentat de 1980 contre une synagogue”, Amnesty International, Mars 15, 2023. (Français)
• “France: La reprise des poursuites infondées et entachées d’irrégularités contre Hassan Diab compromet l’efficacité de la justice pour les victimes de l’attentat de 1980 contre une synagogue”, Amnesty France, March 15, 2023. (Français)
• “France: Amnesty international demande l’abandon des charges contre Hassan Diab”, Mars 15, 2023.
• Fair Trial Manual, Second Edition, Amnesty International, 2014.
• Report submitted by the Hassan Diab Support Committee to the UN Human Rights Council Working Group, Periodic Review of Canada’s Record, 16th session, May/June 2013.
• Human Rights Watch Report, June 2010.
  • No Questions Asked: Intelligence Cooperation with Countries that Torture
  • Sans poser de questions: La coopération en matière de renseignement avec des pays qui torturent (Français)
• Concerns and Recommendations on France, Human Rights Watch, March 2010
• Secret Evidence, a JUSTICE report by Eric Metcalfe, June 2009.
• Human Rights Watch Report, July 2008
  • Preempting Justice: Counterterrorism Laws and Procedures in France
  • La justice court-circuitée: Les lois et procédures antiterroristes en France (Français)
• The Investigation and Prosecution of Terrorist Suspects in France , by Jacqueline Hodgson, School of Law, University of Warwick, 2006
• The Role For Human Rights Obligations in Canadian Extradition Law, by Joanna Harrington, Canadian Yearbook of International Law, 2005
• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• Déclaration universelle des droits de l’homme (Français)
• Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

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Informational Kits

• Informational Kit, August/September 2021
• Informational Kit, April 2017
• Informational Kit, April-May 2016
• Informational Kit, January 2016
• Kit for France, May 2015
• Kit for France, December 2014
• Press Kit for Court of Appeal for Ontario Decision, May 2014
• Press Kit for Court of Appeal for Ontario Hearing, November 2013

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Interviews and Podcasts

• The Real News “Rattling the Bars” (host Eddie Conway) interview with Roger Clark and Monia Mazigh, June 2, 2021,
• CBC “As It Happens” Interview with Alex Neve, former Secretary General of Amnesty International – Canada, May 19, 2021 (starts at 36:36)
• CBC “All in a Day” interview with Donald Bayne (Hassan Diab’s Canadian lawyer), May 19, 2021
• CBC “As It Happens” Interview with Alex Neve, former Secretary General of Amnesty International – Canada, May 19, 2021 (starts at 36:36)
• The Real News interview with Donald Bayne (Hassan’s Canadian lawyer): “Canada’s Extradition Law Condemns Hassan Diab to a Kafkaesque Ordeal”, November 18, 2017
• CBC Radio “The Current” interview with Donald Bayne (Hassan Diab’s Canadian lawyer) and Rania Tfaily (Hassan’s wife), November 17, 2017
• CBC Radio “As It Happens” interview with Professor Rania Tfaily (Hassan’s wife), November 14, 2017
• Canadian Hassan Diab Falsely Accused Of 1980 Bombing, by Redeye Collective, May 2, 2016
• CKUT Community Radio, July 23, 2014 (Interview starts at 08:00 time mark)
• CHRY Community Radio, July 8, 2014
• Free City Radio, June 20, 2014
• Free City Radio, December 6, 2013
• CKUT Community Radio, Montreal, February 27, 2013
• Extradition injustice: The case of Hassan Diab, rabble.ca, February 29, 2012
• Interview conducted by Chris Cobb of the Ottawa Citizen newspaper, August 2011
• Prism TV’s “Rights and Security”, video recording, June 19, 2011
• CBC Radio interview conducted by Alan Neal of “All in a Day”, June 6, 2011
• PressTV report on Toronto event about Hassan Diab’s case, May 2011
• Canadian Extradition And Secret Trials, The Real News, video recording, February 2011
• “The Five O’Clock Train”, CHUO Radio, 89.1 FM, Ottawa, January 20, 2011
• CHRY Community Radio, Toronto, May 20, 2010
• CKUT Community Radio, Montreal, May 19, 2010
• CHRY Community Radio, Toronto, March 4, 2010
• Carleton Midweek Report, December 2, 2009
• CHRY Community Radio, Toronto, November 12, 2009
• CitizenShift: Canada’s National (In)security 2009, July 2009

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Legal Documents

• Legal Documents Related to Dr. Hassan Diab’s Case

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Events

• “Kafka Revisited: An Evening with Dr. Hassan Diab, Beit Zatoun House, Toronto, September 27, 2013
• Ottawa Dinner Event, Church of the Ascension, Ottawa, April 6, 2013
• “The Politics of Absurdity: Extradition in the Age of Fear”, Octopus Books, Ottawa, March 20, 2013
• Hassan Diab Fundraising Event, First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa, Ottawa, June 9, 2012
• “J’Accuse”: Toronto event for Hassan Diab, University of Toronto, February 3, 2012
• Rally at Department of Justice, Ottawa, January 20, 2011
• Fundraising Dinner In Support of Hassan Diab, Ottawa, November 26, 2011
• “J’Accuse”: Toronto Fundraiser for Hassan Diab, Beit Zatoun House, Toronto, October 29, 2011
• Public Lecture: Extradition Law on Trial, Carleton University, October 19, 2011
• Remarks by Don Bayne, Hassan Diab’s Canadian Lawyer, at the “Welcome Hassan Home” Reception, Ottawa, Canada, February 3, 2018
  • Video of Don Bayne’s remarks
  • Transcript

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Press Conferences

• Ottawa, May 12, 2021 – Press conference – Today, France’s highest court, the Court of Cassation, hears an appeal from Hassan’s lawyers regarding the shocking and deeply troubling January 27, 2021, French Court of Appeal decision.
  • Video
• Ottawa, January 27, 2021 – Press conference – Reaction to the shocking and deeply troubling January 27, 2021, French Court of Appeal decision.
  • Video
• Ottawa, November 13, 2014 – Press conference following the refusal of the Supreme Court of Canada to hear Hassan Diab’s case
  • Video
• Ottawa, April 13, 2012 – Press conference in response to the Justice Minister’s surrender order
  • Video
• Ottawa, June 6, 2011 – Press conference in response to the extradition Judge’s committal decision
  • Video (Part 1)
  • Video (Part 2)

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Press Releases and Media Advisories

• Ottawa, September 5, 2024 – Media Advisory: (English / Français)
  • Parliamentary Petition (e-4901) and Open Letter to Minister of Justice Arif Virani
• Ottawa, April 22, 2024 – Media Notice: (English / Français)
  • One Year on From French Court INJUSTICE: Hassan Diab Remains Unprotected and in Limbo
• Ottawa, January 12, 2024 – Media Notice: (English / Français)
  • Canada Must Put an End to This Miscarriage of Justice
• Ottawa, June 8, 2023 – Press Release:
  • Over 130 members of Canadian legal community call on Trudeau government to deny French extradition request in case of Hassan Diab
• Ottawa, April 21, 2023 – Media Statement:
  • Protect Dr. Hassan Diab from this outrageous miscarriage of justice!
• Ottawa, March 28, 2023 – Media Statement: (English / Français)
  • Trial in Absentia of Dr. Hassan Diab Begins in Paris Court on 3 April 2023
  • Le procès par contumace de M. Hassan Diab débutera devant un tribunal parisien (le 3 avril 2023
• Ottawa, January 24, 2022 – Media Advisory: (English / Français)
  • The International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) and the Hassan Diab Support Committee (HDSC) present a press conference on Tuesday, 25 January, 2022, 10:30 am (EST)
  • Conférence de presse présentée par la Coalition pour la surveillance internationale des libertés civiles (CSILC) et le Comité de soutien à Hassan Diab (HDSC), le mardi 25 janvier 2022, à 10h.30 am (HNE)
• Ottawa, November 25, 2021 – Media Advisory: (English / Français)
  • Time for Canada to ensure that Hassan Diab’s persecution is brought to an end and that he will not face extradition to France for a second time
  • Il est temps que le Canada mette fin à la persécution de Hassan Diab et qu’il garantisse que celui-ci n’aura pas à faire face encore une fois à l’extradition vers la France
• Ottawa, May 19, 2021 – Press Release:
  • Politics Trumps Justice: In a shocking decision, Cour de Cassation upheld Court of Appeal decision ordering Diab to stand trial despite its deeply troubling flaws
• Ottawa, May 10, 2021 – Media Advisory: (English / Français)
  • Hassan Diab Support Committee press conference on Wednesday 12 May, 2021
  • Conférence de presse du Comité de soutien à Hassan Diab, le mercredi, 12 mai 2021
• Ottawa, January 26, 2021 – Media Advisory: (English / Français)
  • Hassan Diab Support Committee press conference on Wednesday January 27, 2021
  • Conférence de presse du Comité de soutien à Hassan Diab, le mercredi, 27 janvier 2021
• Ottawa, July 25, 2019 – Media Advisory: (English / Français)
  • Hassan Diab press conference on Parliament Hill, 3pm Friday July 26, to respond to Segal Report
  • Conférence de presse (Hassan Diab) pour commenter le Rapport Segal: Salle de conférences de presse 135-B (l’édifice de l’Ouest de la Colline du Parlement) le vendredi 26 juillet à 15h.00
• Ottawa, May 29, 2019 – Press release:
  • Hassan Diab and His Supporters Demand Public Release of Segal Report and Renew Call for Public Inquiry and Reform of Canada’s Extradition Act
• Ottawa, May 28, 2018 – Media Advisory: (English / Français)
  • Press Conference Calling for Public Inquiry into Hassan Diab’s Case – 30 May, 2018, 10:30 AM, Ottawa
  • Conférence de presse pour demander une enquête publique et indépendante sur l’extradition vers la France du Dr. Hassan Diab – le 30 mai 2018, 10h.30
  • Video of the Press Conference on 30 May, 2018
• Ottawa, January 12, 2018 – Press release:
  • French Investigative Judges Dismiss Allegations; Dr. Hassan Diab Set to be Released from Prison in France
• Ottawa, December 14, 2017 – Press release:
  • French Prosecutor Concedes Credible Evidence Points to Diab’s Innocence, but Asks for Trial
• Ottawa, November 15, 2017 – Press release:
  • Diab’s Eighth Release Order Overturned; High-Profile Canadians Urge PM Trudeau to Bring Diab Home
• Ottawa, November 10, 2017 – Press release:
  • Fourth French Judge Orders Dr. Hassan Diab Released on Bail on November 14 Unless Decision Is Overturned
• Ottawa, November 1, 2017 – Press release:
  • Representatives of a Foreign State Try to Interfere in Dr. Diab’s case; PM Trudeau Urged to Remedy Miscarriage of Justice.
• Ottawa, September 22, 2017 – Press release: (English / Français)
  • End of Investigations and Delayed Decision in Dr. Hassan Diab’s Case. Supporters Send Parliamentary Petition and Open Letter to Trudeau.
  • Le cas du Hassan Diab: Le juge d’instruction déclare son enquête terminée. Décision retardée. Le Comité de Soutien de M. Diab envoie une pétition parlementaire et une lettre ouverte.
• Ottawa, June 22, 2017 – Press release: (English / Français)
  • Amnesty International Calls for End to Hassan Diab’s Imprisonment as New Evidence Further Confirms His Innocence
  • Amnesty International demande la libération d’Hassan Diab dont l’innocence est confirmée par de nouvelles preuves
• Ottawa, June 21, 2017 – Media advisory:
  • Amnesty International Press Conference on Hassan Diab’s Case, June 21, 2017, 1pm, Ottawa
• Ottawa, May 17, 2017 – Media advisory:
  Supporters of Hassan Diab, Canadian citizen detained in France, Seek Trudeau’s Intervention
• Ottawa, May 2, 2017 – Press release:
  • Diab’s Sixth Release Order Overturned; Supporters Deeply Disappointed with Canadian Government’s Inaction
• Ottawa, April 27, 2017 – Media advisory:
  • Press Conference Reacting to Continued Detention of Diab in France Despite Six Release Orders
• Ottawa, April 25, 2017 – Press release:
  • French Investigative Judges Order Diab’s Release for Sixth Time; Diab’s Supporters Call on the Prime Minister to Intervene

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