Keep Political Prisoner Cases in the Headlines, Cotler Tells Media

Irwin Cotler (L), chair of the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights, speaks at a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Aug. 30, 2018. With him is Brandon Silver, the director of policy and projects at the centre. Limin Zhou/The Epoch Times

In launching an initiative to help overseas political prisoners, former justice minister Irwin Cotler said he wants to “shatter the silence” regarding ongoing arrests of human rights defenders under authoritarian regimes.

Now the chair of the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights (RWCHR) based in Montreal, Cotler said it’s important that cases of political prisoners are constantly in the headlines.