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Canada must act now to get international justice in Syria

Published: 7 February 2017

Launching a formal complaint against Syria under the Convention against Torture would at long last set the wheels of international justice in motion and send a strong message to the countless Syrians who have suffered so terribly. It is a unique opportunity for Canada to promote the cause of international justice.

Op-ed co-written by Payam Akhavan, professor of international law at McGill University and a former UN war crimes prosecutor at The Hague.

Read more: The Globe and Mail

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