Legal Centre for Palestine
@lcpal.bsky.social
A legal resource for Palestinians in Canada.
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Read our Statement of Claim against the Canadian Government — The Legal Centre for Palestine
The Legal Centre for Palestine, alongside a coalition of Canadian legal advocates, has commenced proceedings alleging Canada‘s failure to act to prevent genocide is a violation of its legal obligation...
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We’re taking the Canadian government to court over Gaza. In November 2024, we filed a lawsuit accusing Canada of violating the Genocide Convention and our plaintiffs’ Charter rights. Learn more and donate here:
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Introducing our moderator for C9 Becomes Law:
Joshua Sealy-Harrington is an Associate Professor & the Chair in Palestinian Human Rights in Canada at Windsor Law. He teaches and researches about constitutional law, critical legal theory, and social change.
Register: bit.ly/HateLawWebinar
Joshua Sealy-Harrington is an Associate Professor & the Chair in Palestinian Human Rights in Canada at Windsor Law. He teaches and researches about constitutional law, critical legal theory, and social change.
Register: bit.ly/HateLawWebinar
August 21, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Introducing our moderator for C9 Becomes Law:
Joshua Sealy-Harrington is an Associate Professor & the Chair in Palestinian Human Rights in Canada at Windsor Law. He teaches and researches about constitutional law, critical legal theory, and social change.
Register: bit.ly/HateLawWebinar
Joshua Sealy-Harrington is an Associate Professor & the Chair in Palestinian Human Rights in Canada at Windsor Law. He teaches and researches about constitutional law, critical legal theory, and social change.
Register: bit.ly/HateLawWebinar
Join The Legal Centre for Palestine, Independent Jewish Voices, and the Centre for Free Expression for a timely webinar and discussion of Canada's Combatting Hate Act. This event will take place on Wednesday, August 26th, at 7 PM Eastern. Register at bit.ly/HateLawWebinar
August 13, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Join The Legal Centre for Palestine, Independent Jewish Voices, and the Centre for Free Expression for a timely webinar and discussion of Canada's Combatting Hate Act. This event will take place on Wednesday, August 26th, at 7 PM Eastern. Register at bit.ly/HateLawWebinar
🚨THIS WEDNESDAY, July 29th 🚨 Professor Heidi Matthews of Osgoode Hall Law School will examine violations in the context of
international law, pulling from her deep familiarity and
research in international criminal law, law of war, and
international legal history.
Sign up at bit.ly/flotilla-law
international law, pulling from her deep familiarity and
research in international criminal law, law of war, and
international legal history.
Sign up at bit.ly/flotilla-law
July 25, 2026 at 12:45 PM
🚨THIS WEDNESDAY, July 29th 🚨 Professor Heidi Matthews of Osgoode Hall Law School will examine violations in the context of
international law, pulling from her deep familiarity and
research in international criminal law, law of war, and
international legal history.
Sign up at bit.ly/flotilla-law
international law, pulling from her deep familiarity and
research in international criminal law, law of war, and
international legal history.
Sign up at bit.ly/flotilla-law
🚨UPCOMING WEBINAR 🚨 This webinar examines these violations in the context of both international and Canadian law. Key topics to be explored include Canada's responsibilities and options for accountability under international and domestic mechanisms.
Register: www.bit.ly/flotilla-law
Register: www.bit.ly/flotilla-law
Kidnap and Torture on the High Seas: The Flotilla, the Law, and Accountability
Presented by The Legal Centre for Palestine
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July 17, 2026 at 6:45 PM
🚨UPCOMING WEBINAR 🚨 This webinar examines these violations in the context of both international and Canadian law. Key topics to be explored include Canada's responsibilities and options for accountability under international and domestic mechanisms.
Register: www.bit.ly/flotilla-law
Register: www.bit.ly/flotilla-law
If you have had personal information such as your workplace, home address, or educational institution made public and/or had false allegations made that threatened your safety, employment, education, or professional reputation, please fill out our incident form: www.lcpal.ca/incident-report-doxxing
July 16, 2026 at 7:32 PM
If you have had personal information such as your workplace, home address, or educational institution made public and/or had false allegations made that threatened your safety, employment, education, or professional reputation, please fill out our incident form: www.lcpal.ca/incident-report-doxxing
Help the Centre gather information about censorship of Canada-based accounts sharing Palestine-related content. If your posts have been restricted as a result of pro-Palestine advocacy, please let us know by filling out the our Special Incident Report Form here:
www.lcpal.ca/incident-rep...
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July 13, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Help the Centre gather information about censorship of Canada-based accounts sharing Palestine-related content. If your posts have been restricted as a result of pro-Palestine advocacy, please let us know by filling out the our Special Incident Report Form here:
www.lcpal.ca/incident-rep...
www.lcpal.ca/incident-rep...
This Wednesday, July 8th at 7 PM Eastern, join us for a public legal education session with David Shelnutt of @TheBikingLawyerLLP. If you attend solidarity actions or rallies where police are present, you won't want to miss this. Sign up: bit.ly/accountabilitypolice
July 5, 2026 at 3:23 AM
This Wednesday, July 8th at 7 PM Eastern, join us for a public legal education session with David Shelnutt of @TheBikingLawyerLLP. If you attend solidarity actions or rallies where police are present, you won't want to miss this. Sign up: bit.ly/accountabilitypolice
In our second Public Legal Education session, Seeking Accountability After Police Violence, our speaker @thebikinglawyer offers an overview of the legal and administrative options available to individuals who have been injured by the police. Register: bit.ly/accountabilitypolice
June 24, 2026 at 12:03 PM
In our second Public Legal Education session, Seeking Accountability After Police Violence, our speaker @thebikinglawyer offers an overview of the legal and administrative options available to individuals who have been injured by the police. Register: bit.ly/accountabilitypolice
Did you miss our April webinar on the use of injunctions to repress free speech on Palestine? Check out our overview here: bit.ly/InjunctionsBlog
June 23, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Did you miss our April webinar on the use of injunctions to repress free speech on Palestine? Check out our overview here: bit.ly/InjunctionsBlog
Legal Centre for Palestine Founding Member Emilio Dabed breaks down the double standards evident in Canada's approach to previous atrocities compared to the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Watch the full interview here: bit.ly/LCPTalks1
May 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Legal Centre for Palestine Founding Member Emilio Dabed breaks down the double standards evident in Canada's approach to previous atrocities compared to the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Watch the full interview here: bit.ly/LCPTalks1
Prime Minister Carney’s joint statement with the leaders of the UK and France threatening “concrete actions” over Israel’s starvation of Gaza and expanded onslaught is a welcome change of tune.
May 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Prime Minister Carney’s joint statement with the leaders of the UK and France threatening “concrete actions” over Israel’s starvation of Gaza and expanded onslaught is a welcome change of tune.
“...Every time you get a state that disobeys or breaches a norm, the norm is weakened because other states see you getting away with it and they think ‘oh I could do that too’."
#Palestine - Less than a year after the International Court of Justice ruled Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories illegal and supported Palestinian rights to self-determination, the UN court hears about it again.
By @janethanderson.bsky.social
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By @janethanderson.bsky.social
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Is Israel losing the legal battle?
Less than a year after the International Court of Justice ruled Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories illegal and supported Palestinian rights to self-determination, the UN court hears ab...
www.justiceinfo.net
May 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
“...Every time you get a state that disobeys or breaches a norm, the norm is weakened because other states see you getting away with it and they think ‘oh I could do that too’."
New blog post up on Canada's double standards responding to previous genocides and war crimes, vs. Canada's response to genocide in Gaza: bit.ly/CanadaDouble...
Double Standards: Canada’s Response to Previous Genocides and War Crimes — The Legal Centre for Palestine
Canada has a well-established history of attempting to fulfil its duty to prevent genocide by taking action against perpetrators and providing support to victims. However, in the case of Israel’s geno...
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April 25, 2025 at 11:10 PM
New blog post up on Canada's double standards responding to previous genocides and war crimes, vs. Canada's response to genocide in Gaza: bit.ly/CanadaDouble...
We are aware of increasing efforts to weaponize the law to repress support for Palestinian rights. Even where unsuccessful, lawfare can have a chilling effect on free speech. We won’t let frivolous lawsuits stop our movement–but we can’t do it alone.
As pro-Palestinian organizers face arrests and deportations in the U.S., some Canadian lawyers are taking notes.
Shiri Pasternak, Jillian Rogin & Joshua Sealy-Harrington write about the new push for 'lawfare' to stifle criticism of Israel in Canada. breachmedia.ca/palestine-so...
Shiri Pasternak, Jillian Rogin & Joshua Sealy-Harrington write about the new push for 'lawfare' to stifle criticism of Israel in Canada. breachmedia.ca/palestine-so...
Canadian lawyers borrow from U.S. playbook to quash Palestine solidarity ⋆ The Breach
In a new push for ‘lawfare’, pro-Israel groups are weaponizing the courts to silence criticism of Israel
breachmedia.ca
April 17, 2025 at 8:27 PM
We are aware of increasing efforts to weaponize the law to repress support for Palestinian rights. Even where unsuccessful, lawfare can have a chilling effect on free speech. We won’t let frivolous lawsuits stop our movement–but we can’t do it alone.
"Of all the professions, lawyers should be the most ardent protectors of these rights. It’s a shame to see some Canadian lawyers actively eroding these values."
First, @advocates-soc.bsky.social uninvites
Tareq Hadhad as guest speaker; second, they cancel their gala rather than rise to responsibility to remedy their own attack on free speech. Writing in Open Canada, @amandaghahremani.com & I call on them to meaningfully recommit to defending free speech.
Tareq Hadhad as guest speaker; second, they cancel their gala rather than rise to responsibility to remedy their own attack on free speech. Writing in Open Canada, @amandaghahremani.com & I call on them to meaningfully recommit to defending free speech.
#Canada’s largest legal society disinvited a prominent Syrian-Canadian entrepreneur + peace activist from its annual gala because he called the violence in #Gaza a #genocide. @alexneve.bsky.social and I explain how this is a troubling attack on free speech.
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April 16, 2025 at 7:57 PM
"Of all the professions, lawyers should be the most ardent protectors of these rights. It’s a shame to see some Canadian lawyers actively eroding these values."
Prime Minister Carney’s claim that his government is maintaining an arms embargo on Israel is not true. Canada continues to funnel weapons to Israel through the United States.
April 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Prime Minister Carney’s claim that his government is maintaining an arms embargo on Israel is not true. Canada continues to funnel weapons to Israel through the United States.
The Advocates’ Society (TAS) has apologized for its cancellation of Syrian refugee and entrepreneur Tareq Hadhad’s speaking engagement for expressing sympathy for the victims of the genocide in Gaza.
April 7, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The Advocates’ Society (TAS) has apologized for its cancellation of Syrian refugee and entrepreneur Tareq Hadhad’s speaking engagement for expressing sympathy for the victims of the genocide in Gaza.
April 4, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Canada’s selective application of its anti-terrorism laws is evident: it has not designated groups supporting the IDF as terrorist entities, despite extensively documented human rights violations. #Samidoun
April 3, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Canada’s selective application of its anti-terrorism laws is evident: it has not designated groups supporting the IDF as terrorist entities, despite extensively documented human rights violations. #Samidoun
On the crown dropping charges against the "Indigo 11":
March 28, 2025 at 11:40 PM
On the crown dropping charges against the "Indigo 11":
Genocide Convention of 1948, to which Canada is a signatory, requires the prevention and punishment of genocide. We filed a case against the Canadian government in November to hold Canada accountable for failure to prevent genocide in Gaza.
More on our case here:
More on our case here:
Read our Statement of Claim against the Canadian Government — The Legal Centre for Palestine
The Legal Centre for Palestine, alongside a coalition of Canadian legal advocates, has commenced proceedings alleging Canada‘s failure to act to prevent genocide is a violation of its legal…
bit.ly
March 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Genocide Convention of 1948, to which Canada is a signatory, requires the prevention and punishment of genocide. We filed a case against the Canadian government in November to hold Canada accountable for failure to prevent genocide in Gaza.
More on our case here:
More on our case here:
