Robert J. Currie, Dalhousie University There’s recently been a lot of news coverage about various efforts by states allied with Ukraine to seize Russian assets that are on their territories, and use these assets — or the money made from selling them — to help Ukrainian war relief. Canada was the first state to put […]
Leading by Example
Canada’s Approach to Seizing Frozen Assets and Holding Corrupt Leaders to Account A working paper produced as part of the World Refugee & Migration Council’s Canadian Task Force Against Global Corruption. Introduction Bad governance often causes forced displacement and is almost always associated with corruption. Grand corruption, defined as “the abuse of high-level power that benefits […]
Canadian Ukrainian Social Impact Reconstruction Trust Fund
Alison Lawton & Lauren Casey Discussion paper produced as part of the World Refugee & Migration Council’s Canadian Task Force Against Global Corruption. Abstract According to international law, Russia must provide full reparations and compensation to Ukraine for the harm inflicted during an undeclared war. In response, Canada has enacted legislation allowing for the seizure […]
Mindset Social Innovation Founder, Alison Lawton, Appointed to the WRMC’s Canadian Task Force Against Global Corruption
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Mindset Social Innovation Foundation is thrilled to announce the appointment of its founder, Alison Lawton, to the World Refugee & Migration Council’s Canadian Task Force Against Global Corruption. This appointment recognizes Lawton’s outstanding expertise and dedication to promoting social impact through investment. At a conference on June 20 […]
The Withering of Human Rights: Proposals to Counter Forced Displacement, Gender-Based Violence, Corruption and Other Human Rights Violations
World Refugee & Migration Council Member Allan Rock spoke at Montreal’s Concordia University for the Henri Habib Distinguished Speakers Series on 4 April 2023. Read Allan Rock’s five objectives for Canada’s international efforts to counter human rights violations: Introduction I begin with words of gratitude for the invitation to speak here today. It is a […]