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4 unusual facts about Irwin Cotler


Access to Information Act

In April 2005, the Justice Minister Irwin Cotler introduced a discussion paper entitled A Comprehensive Framework for Access to Information Reform.

Genesis Prize

Irwin Cotler, Attorney General of Canada, 2003-2006, Member of Parliament, Canada

Irwin Cotler

Saad Eddin Ibrahim, an Egyptian democracy activist imprisoned by the Egyptian government, was represented by Cotler and acquitted in 2003.

Lawfare

According to Canadian MP and former minister Irwin Cotler, the use of law to delegitimize Israel is present in five areas: United Nations, international law, humanitarian law, the struggle against racism and the struggle against genocide.


ONE Family Fund

The organization's board of directors includes Canadian politician Irwin Cotler, American lawyer Alan Dershowitz, and former Israeli military Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi.


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