Cotler calls for sanctions on 19 Iranian rights offenders using Magnitsky Act

Cotler calls for sanctions on 19 Iranian rights offenders using Magnitsky Act
Irwin Cotler, founder and chair of the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights, speaks at a press conference in Ottawa on Dec. 10, 2018. NTD Television
Joan Delaney
Joan Delaney
Senior Editor, Canadian Edition
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Widespread repression in Iran is impacting innocent people from all walks of life and former justice minister Irwin Cotler says Canada has the tools to do something about it.

Cotler, now head of the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights, is calling for the sanctioning under Canada’s Magnitsky Act of major Iranian government officials and others responsible for widespread human rights violations.

Joan Delaney
Joan Delaney
Senior Editor, Canadian Edition
Joan Delaney is Senior Editor of the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times based in Toronto. She has been with The Epoch Times in various roles since 2004.
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