Featured, Statements | Published February 2nd, 2010 Leave a comment
1 February 2010
The Board of Directors of Rights & Democracy, a not-for-profit organization created by Canada’s parliament in 1988 to encourage and support human rights around the world, recently voted, with substantial objection, to repudiate grants given to Al Haq and Al MezanCentre for Human Rights, two …Continue reading
Featured, News Releases | Published January 8th, 2010 Leave a comment
News Release
NCCAR Warns of Discrimination and Damage From New Screening Procedures
Ottawa, ON, 8 January, 2010 – The National Council on Canada-Arab Relations (NCCAR) is concerned about new ”country-of-origin” screening measures by the United States that will negatively impact Canadians. These measures will likely mean …Continue reading
Win to provide better reporting of the Israeli-Palestinian issue on CBC
NCCAR’s President, Rula Odeh, recently challenged the CBC through its ombudsman on a report about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that contained a number of flaws. Through a methodical, researched and persistent effort, Ms. Odeh …Continue reading
Established 60 years ago, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) is now more relevant than ever, both as the purveyor of essential education, health and relief services and as a reminder to the international community of unfulfilled …Continue reading
Featured, Statements | Published December 1st, 2009 Leave a comment
NCCAR applauds Canadian parliamentarians who traveled to the West Bank and Gaza in August on a humanitarian fact-finding mission in order to assess the humanitarian situation there and gain first hand knowledge and understanding to bring back to Parliament and Canadians. NCCAR welcomes their report and recommendations.
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