Michael Kovrig Urges Unity Against Hostage Diplomacy, as Canada Helps Craft Rules

Michael Kovrig Urges Unity Against Hostage Diplomacy, as Canada Helps Craft Rules
Former diplomat Michael Kovrig embraces his wife Vina Nadjibulla upon his arrival at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Sept. 25, 2021. DND-MDN Canada/Cpl. Justin Dreimanis
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A Canadian man who was held in China for nearly three years is calling on governments around the world to co-ordinate sanctions and travel bans on states that arrest foreigners for political reasons.

“Arbitrary detention creates small tears in the fabric of international law through which innocent people are dragged into darkness,” Michael Kovrig said Wednesday at a United Nations forum convened by the federal Liberal government.