Irwin Cotler

Irwin Cotler is the Member of Parliament for Mount Royal, first elected in November, 1999. He is a former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada (2003-2006) and is Professor of Law Emeritus at McGill University where he taught law for 30 years. An Officer of the Order of Canada, Prof. Cotler is the recipient of 10 honorary doctorates. He currently serves as Liberal Critic for Justice and Human Rights and is Vice-Chair of the House of Commons Committee on Justice and Human Rights and Vice-Chair of the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Human Rights

ARTICLES BY: Irwin Cotler

July 26, 2012 2:38 pm

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Remembering the Munich Massacre at the London Olympics

Two years ago, during the Winter Olympic games in Vancouver, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), observed a moment of silence - appropriately enough - in...

May 29, 2012 2:40 pm

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Iranian Negotiations Could Be Explosive

Negotiations over Iran's nuclear program between Iran and six major powers -- the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and Germany (the P5+1)...

March 20, 2012 11:12 am

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Iran: Leading State Sponsor of International Terror

There is increasing - and compelling - evidence of Iranian footprints in a series of recent aborted terrorist attacks in India, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Thailand.  ...

March 5, 2012 10:30 am

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Pakistani Assassinations Reminder of Work to be Done

One year ago this week, the world mourned the loss of Shahbaz Bhatti, Pakistan's minority affairs minister who was tragically assassinated. Minister...

January 22, 2012 2:52 am

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Remembering Raoul Wallenberg

Last week included an important moment of remembrance and reminder as Canada observed Raoul Wallenberg Day, marking the 67th anniversary of his January 17th, ...

January 20, 2012 3:23 pm

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Where Does a Canadian Degree Get You in Iran? In Prison

In the latest of a long list of crimes perpetrated against the Iranian Baha'i community by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's regime, several graduates of Canadian...