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James Yap @jamesyap.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

After the US Civil War, the 13th Amendment abolished slavery “except as a punishment for crime.” Today, thousands of (disproportionately Black) inmates are forced to work in US prisons in conditions of modern slavery. This initiative targets Canadian complicity in this important problem.

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James Yap @jamesyap.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

How are state actors in the Global South helping to shape international legal obligations around the global arms trade? Pleased to share this new piece exploring the topic in @opiniojuris.bsky.social - written with my wonderful colleague @shahdhm.bsky.social. opiniojuris.org/2026/04/02/w...

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What does the Bogota Declaration Mean for Corporations?

[Shahd Hammouri is a lecturer in international law and legal theory at the University of Kent. She is the author of the forthcoming book Corporate War Profiteering and International Law (Cambr…

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James Yap @jamesyap.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

This is why @nationalpost.bsky.social is irrelevant to anyone concerned with facts. I left U of T over six months ago, but noone bothered to fact-check that. None of this is relevant to anything - what a joke. Still, it warms my heart that someone wasted their time writing this! 😂

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James Yap @jamesyap.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

These crimes must be investigated and prosecuted. Excellent work by my colleagues at @claihr, together with our partners @hindrajabfoundation.be and Palestinian Centre for Human Rights.

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James Yap @jamesyap.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

It’s unreal that Canada would detain and interrogate a 95-year-old, world-renowned Ivy League scholar and his wife for four hours on his birthday on spurious “national security” grounds.

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James Yap @jamesyap.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Anyone who’s worked with Amnesty International knows they’re extremely cautious about using the word genocide. Many criticize them for it, but it greatly magnifies the significance of statements like this. amnesty.ca/gazagenocide

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Amnesty International investigation concludes Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza

Amnesty International investigation concludes Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza Read full report Share: ‘You Feel Like You Are

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James Yap @jamesyap.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Incredibly proud of the many students who contributed tremendous work to this important project.

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International Human Rights Program (IHRP) @ihrp.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Join us next Monday, Nov. 25th, 12:45-2pm, @uoftlaw.bsky.social for a conversation with Kate Kempton and Professor John Borrows as they discuss an upcoming landmark case confronting proposed mining in the Ring of Fire and the effects of colonialism in Canada. No registration required.

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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 10/10/2024

"Canadians are not helpless to stop this — Canadians are very much involved." — Human-rights experts @jamesyap.bsky.social (@uoft.bsky.social) and Anjli Parrin (University of Chicago Law) talk to Kunal Chaudhary about the suffering of women and girls in Gaza.

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Human-rights experts speak out on the suffering of women and girls in Gaza | TVO Today

TVO Today talks to lawyers James Yap and Anjli Parrin about how the war has affected maternal health care — and why they’re urging the UN to hold Canada to account.

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