STAND Canada interviews The Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS) An interview with Kyle Matthews, Executive Director of The Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS), conducted by STAND’s Co-Director of Strategic Policy, Diana Anton. To kick off Genocide Awareness Month STAND Canada is pleased to share with you an interview with Kyle Matthews, Executive Director of The Montreal Institute for Genocide and… Read More
Social Media: Tool for Oppression and Resistance amongst China’s Uyghurs It goes without saying that social media is one of the most important communication tools of our generation. For the Uyghurs in China, where they are subject to genocidal policies, social media acts as a double-edged sword, providing opportunities for resistance and, at the same time, crippling oppression and surveillance.… Read More
STATEMENT OF SUPPORT AND SOLIDARITY FOR THE PEOPLE OF MYANMAR STATEMENT OF SUPPORT AND SOLIDARITY FOR THE PEOPLE OF MYANMAR STAND Canada has been following the ongoing crisis occurring in Myanmar, located in South East Asia. Myanmar has a population of approximately 54 million people, composed of many ethnic and religious groups in the country, including Rohingya Muslims. In August 2017, a severe suppression and repression… Read More
COVID-19 Second Wave Impact on Indigenous People: Canada | Update Prepared by: Madanpreet Kaur, Policy Researcher December 2020 Indigenous communities are a historically disadvantaged vulnerable group in Canada. First Nation reserves were disproportionately affected by the Spanish flu in 1918 and the H1N1 Influenza pandemic in 2009. Lack of access to proper health care facilities, housing, unemployment and poverty, food and water insecurity… Read More
COVID-19 Second Wave Impact on India Written by Gen Nacionales, Policy Researcher In August 2019, the Modi government of India revoked Kashmir’s semi-autonomous status and separated the area into two territories, Ladakh and Jammu-Kashmir. Since the separation, non-Kashmiri people are now able to buy land on the territories, which led to Kashmiri people losing land and job protection. The separation… Read More