Cancelled by Israel: Canada human rights pro Birju Dattani speaks out

09 Apr 2025 • 29 min • EN
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Birju Dattani's tenure as Canada's chief human rights commissioner was short-lived. After holding the post for less than a year, Dattani was forced to resign by a smear campaign targeting him for his social media posts criticizing Israel. Now, Dattani is suing his critics, and joins The Marc Steiner Show to discuss his case and the wider implications for human rights and free speech in countries backing Israel's genocide of Palestinians. Links: Read the Statement of Claim: https://www.stlbarristers.ca/for-mediaSupport Birju Dattani's legal fund: https://gogetfunding.com/help-birju-dattani-put-cija-lantsmann-and-levant-on-trial/ Studio Production: David Hebden Post-Production: Alina Nehlich Read the transcript of this podcast here.  Help TRNN continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer. Sign up for our newsletter Follow us on Bluesky Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Donate to support this podcast

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