Written by: The Human Rights Advocacy Council
The Human Rights Advocacy Council of CTYA attended the official proclamation of May 10 as “Will to Intervene” Day in Toronto. It appeals to Torontonians to help prevent mass atrocities and make “never again” a reality. The cities of Vancouver and Calgary have also joined in reinforcing their cities commitments to preventing mass atrocities.
The Will to Intervene Project (W2I) was developed by the Montreal Insitute For Genocide and Human Rights Studies at Concordia University. It aims to advance public policy changes to prevent crimes of mass atrocities across the world. In fact, the U.S. has used some of the recommendations made by W2I to make foreign policy changes.
This proclamation comes of significance to Toronto, Canada’s most diverse city, where in 2009, the Tamil community mobilized in thousands in protest of severe crimes against humanity being committed to the Tamils in Sri Lanka.
For more information on the project visit:
http://migs.concordia.ca/W2I/home.htm
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