Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada has suggested that an independent review be conducted regarding the alleged rescission of a verbal agreement to hire a director for the University of Toronto Faculty of Law’s International Human Rights Program.
LRWC cited potential violations of international law if these allegations are found to be true, such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; Articles 10, 11 and 18 of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders; and Articles 16 and 23 of the UN Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers.