You’re invited to a powerful and timely event at the Dominion-Chalmers Centre in Ottawa. Join Professor Alex Neve, the distinguished human rights advocate, as he shares insights into the human rights implications of the Hassan Diab case. The event will also feature Mr. Donald Bayne, Hassan’s lawyer, who will provide a compelling overview of Hassan’s long struggle for justice.
Event: Seeking Justice for Hassan Diab – Almost 20 Years of Violated Human Rights
Where: Woodside Hall, Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, 290 Lisgar Street, Ottawa – [Map]
Date: Friday, November 14, 2025
Time: Doors open at 5:30 pm | Event starts at 6:00 pm
Highlights:
- Keynote: Alex Neve, 2025 Massey Lecturer and former Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada
- Presentation: Donald Bayne, Lawyer for Hassan Diab
- Q&A: Ask questions and engage with the speakers
- Meet Hassan Diab
The event is free and open to the public – Everyone welcome!
Light refreshments will be served.
See: Poster for the Event
2025 Massey Lectures
The Massey Lectures are an annual five-part series of lectures given in Canada by distinguished writers, thinkers, and scholars who explore important ideas and issues of contemporary interest.
In the 2025 Massey Lectures (September – October), Alex Neve, human rights lawyer and former secretary general of Amnesty International Canada, explores what it takes to make human rights truly universal. The core promise of human rights is that these rights extend to everyone, everywhere, at all times, without exception. However, too often human rights are applied selectively, withdrawn on the whims of political leaders, or ignored altogether. Professor Neve investigates what we can do to fulfill the promise that human rights are inherent, inalienable, and applicable to all people.
For more information:
- Book: Universal, by Alex Neve
- This isn’t human rights’ finest hour, Massey Lecturer Alex Neve says — but it could be
- Q&A with Alex Neve about Hassan Diab’s case
Action: Send a Postcard to Prime Minister Mark Carney
We have a new postcard! Please take part in our postcard campaign and urge Prime Minister Mark Carney to take immediate action for justice and human rights in Hassan’s case.
Postcards are available at Octopus Books, 116 Third Avenue, Ottawa. Please drop by Octopus Books to sign a postcard, and get extra postcards to distribute to others.
You can also request postcards by emailing diabsupport@gmail.com. Please include your mailing address and the number of postcards you’d like. (No postage is required when mailing within Canada.)
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Thank you for your continued support!