From its inception, PEN Canada has defended the right to freedom of expression enshrined in article 2(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In 2024, PEN International raised concerns ...
A new report finds scholars and university students face frequent and pervasive attacks on their academic freedom and the autonomy of their institutions — from North America to the Middle East, Asia, ...
Step into an afternoon of inspiration and storytelling as we present Voices of Freedom at Hirut Jazz Cafe in Toronto’s east end. This special edition of the reading series, hosted by the Writers in ...
Hundreds of local newspapers have been shut down; investigative units that flourished have been eliminated in all but a handful of outlets. CTV cancelled the weekly W5 program. What went wrong? What’s ...
This year for Day of the Imprisoned Writer, PEN is calling for urgent international action from November 15 – 29 to protect ...
This year for Day of the Imprisoned Writer, PEN is calling for urgent international action from November 15 – 29 to protect four writers targeted for their peaceful free expression … ...
PEN Canada calls on the Canadian government to insist that combatants in the Hamas-Israel war protect and respect the right of journalists reporting from Israel, Gaza and the West Bank, … ...
Dear Members of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, We, the undersigned 34 freedom of expression and human rights organisations, are writing regarding the recent submission to the ...
PEN Canada condemns the Ontario government’s use of the Notwithstanding Clause to impose restrictions on third-party political advertising for a full twelve months before a provincial election.
Lori Sterling is currently senior counsel at Bennett Jones LLP and an experienced board director. Lori has over 30 years experience in both federal and provincial governments. At the federal level, ...
To the United Nations Human Rights Council, We, the undersigned free expression and human rights organizations, write to you in response to the recent news that jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize ...