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The B’nai Brith Canada Institute for International Affairs has a mandate to protest the abuse of human rights throughout the world and advocate on behalf of worldwide Jewish communities in distress. The Institute has a special focus on pro-Israel advocacy and education.

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Rochelle Wilner
President

Frank Dimant
Chief Executive Officer

Amos Sochaczevski
National Chair

Ruth Klein
National Director


SUBMISSION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE

in preparation for the 56th session of the
United Nations Commission on Human Rights

FOOTNOTES

  1. Notes for an Address by The Honorable Lloyd Axworthy, Minister of Foreign Affairs, to the University of Calgary Law School, Calgary, February 17, 2000.
  2. Purposes and Principles, Article 2.1, UN Charter, San Francisco, June 26, 1945.
  3. Opinion regarding the Exclusion of Israel from the United Nations Regional Grouping System, Sir Robert Jennings QC, November 4, 1999.
  4. The Wednesday Watch, Analysis and Commentary from UN Watch, Geneva, February 23, 2000.
  5. Resolutions of the UNCHR, Situation in Palestine, 1999/55 (L.4/Rev.1).
  6. Ibid., Question of the violation of human rights in the occupied Arab territories, including Palestine, Resolution 1999/5 (L.9).
  7. Ibid., Human rights in the occupied Syrian Golan, 1999/6 (L.13).
  8. Ibid., Israeli settlements in the occupied Arab territories, 1999/7 (L.15).
  9. Ibid., Human rights situation in southern Lebanon and west Bekaa, 1999/12 (L.25/Rev.1).
  10. Press briefing by Hannu Halinen, Special Rapporteur on Occupied Territories, United Nations Press Release, March 31, 1999
  11. The Jerusalem Post, February 27, 2000.
  12. See, for example, World Report 1999: Israel, The Occupied West Bank, Gaza Strip, and Palestinian Authority Territories, Human Rights Watch; The Palestinian Human Rights Monitor, Volume 2, Number 5 (Tax report), The Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group, August 1998.
  13. Peacewatch, no. 189, The Palestinian Security Services: Between Police and Army, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, November 13, 1998.
  14. Human Rights Watch, World Report, ibid.
  15. Judicial independence in PNA-controlled areas, Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights and the Environment, October 1 1998 - October 1 1999, Jerusalem, 1999.
  16. Letter to the Editor, Jerusalem Post, September 24, 1999.
  17. Ha'Aretez, February 4, 2000
  18. Ibid.
  19. The Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, http://www.ifrc.org
    20. .
  20. Ibid.
  21. The Review, AIJAC, Melbourne, December 1999.
  22. Ha'Aretz, February 1, 2000.
  23. Constitution, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), November 1945
  24. Center for Monitoring the Impact of Peace, Islamic Education for Ninth Grade, p.79, http://www.edume.org.
  25. Ibid., Islamic Education for Eighth Grade, p. 95.
  26. Relations between Israel and the Council, Article XXII (1), Oslo Accords, Interim Agreement, Washington, September 28, 1995.
  27. Geneva Convention, Part II, General Protection of Prisoners of War, Article 12, 1949.
  28. Agreement on the Gaza Strip and Jericho Area, Cairo, May 4, 1994, Article XIX entitled Missing Persons, Appendix 1, item 2.
  29. International Commission for Missing Israeli Soldiers, http://www.mia.org.il/laws.html.
  30. Amnesty International Report, 1988, page 254.
  31. Canadian Policy, Canada's Position on Key Issues, Department of Foreign Affairs, 1998.
  32. Overview of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) Programme, CIDA Activities in the West Bank and Gaza, 1999.
  33. UN Press Release: Palestinian Economic Data from the UN Office of the United Nations Special Co-ordinator, January 17, 2000).
  34. The Centre for Palestine Research and Studies (CPRS), Public Opinion Poll no. 44, 14-16 October 1999.
  35. Ibid., Public Opinion Poll no. 45, 2-4 December 1999.
  36. Ha'aretz, January 27, 2000
  37. The PA Economy - Free Market or Kleptocracy? Parts I and II, MEMRI Inquiry and Analysis, Number 10 & 11, January 1999.
  38. Palestinians Censure Dissidents, Washington Post, December 1, 1999
  39. The Centre for Palestine Research and Studies (CPRS), Public Opinion Poll no. 44, 14-16 October, 1999.
  40. Ibid., Public Opinion Poll no. 45, 2-4 December 1999.
  41. Trends in Terrorism, Report of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), December 18, 1999.
  42. National Post, December 30, 1999.
  43. Trends in Terrorism, ibid.
  44. National Post, February 19, 2000, citing the New York Times.
  45. Al-Muhajiroun, The Voice, The Eyes & The Ears of the Muslims, Press Release, February 8, 2000
  46. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 53/108, Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism, December 8, 1998.
  47. International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, http://www.un.org/ Depts - Treaty Section, Chapter XVIII.
  48. Ibid. Article 18.
  49. Human Rights Watch, New York, February 15, 2000.
  50. Constitution of Iran, Chapter 3, The Rights of the People, Article 23, adopted October 24, 1979, amended July 28, 1989.
  51. Jewish Telegraphic Agency, March 1, 2000
  52. Constitution of Iran, ibid., Article 37
  53. See, for example, Discussion Regarding the Decision of the United Nation's Human Rights Committee with respect to Denominational School Funding in the Province of Ontario, B'nai Brith Canada, 1999.

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