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International human rights lawyer discusses genocide and conflict
November 22, 2023Content warning: mentions of violence and genocide. Payam Akhavan is an international human rights lawyer and special advisor to the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC). He’s best known for his work with the United Nations (UN) investigating conflicts and protecting survivors of genocide. The Peak attended Akhavan’s panel, titled “A Search for Justice,” where he discussed recent global conflicts. Akhavan described the search for justice as a journey, best understood “not as intellectual abstraction, but experiential knowledge, through encounters with injustice.” Despite his work trying to bring justice to others, Akhavan feels a “profound sense of futility,” even…
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Indigenous leader discusses UN reconciliation policies in action
November 16, 2023Khelsilem is an Indigenous political leader, Chairperson of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), former SFU lecturer, and a leading voice for Sen̓áḵw’s affordable housing non-profit. The project is currently building 1,000 units of affordable homes and 6,000 apartments on Sen̓áḵw…
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UN IPCC report highlights effects of 1.5°C increase in average global temperatures
October 24, 2018The United Nations (UN) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released a special report titled Global Warming of 1.5°C, detailing what effects an average global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels will have on the world. According to…
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Student group condemns SFSS for “institutionalized racism”
September 11, 2018SFU Students of Caribbean and African Ancestry (SOCA) has published public letters on their Facebook page condemning the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) for their treatment of marginalized groups on campus. SOCA addresses the SFSS In their public…
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World News Beats
September 9, 2018“Scallop War” breaks out between France and the UK An incident in which 35 French fishing boats chased five UK ones out of the Baie de Seine has been dubbed the “Scallop War.” Following the incident which occurred on…
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SFU students participate in UN sustainability forum
August 1, 2018Between July 13 and 18, SFU students participated in the United Nations (UN) High-level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development. After being established in 2012, the forum is conducted for eight days annually. The need and goals for…
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World News Beat
June 10, 2018Tunisian boat sinks, killing scores of people Over 48 people drowned as their boat sunk near Eastern Tunisia, with roughly 70 others being rescued by the coastguard. The boat was carrying around 180 people hailing from Tunisia and other African…
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World News Beats
March 25, 2018Stephen Hawking dies at age 76 Stephen Hawking, world famous physicist, died peacefully at 76 years of age in the city of Cambridge where his former college honored him with its flag at half mast. Hawking had been diagnosed…
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Delay the marijuana legalization date to avoid breaking international law
September 25, 2017Canada is scheduled to become the second country in the world — after Uruguay, though countries like Spain and South Africa have done it partially — to legalize marijuana. The current date of legalization is scheduled for July 1, 2018.…
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Why Saudi Arabia is the right choice to head UN Human Rights Council
June 8, 2015Last month Saudi Arabia announced their bid to behead head the United Nations Human Rights Council, following the end of its current leader Germany’s term. Though some choose to label the move as outrageous due to the alleged “non-humanist conduct”…
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