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183Lawyers Without Borders Canada is a non-governmental international cooperation organization that, for the past 20 years, has contributed to the implementation of the human rights of vulnerable people by strengthening access to justice and legal representation.
We aspire to a world where human rights and fundamental freedoms are respected, enforced and promoted. A world where justice is done in an independent and fair manner.
We work closely with local partners in the countries where we operate to ensure that victims of serious human rights violations receive justice. With them, we ensure that war crimes and crimes against humanity do not go unpunished and strengthen the rule of law so that never happen again.
Our assistance is destined for populations in vulnerable situations, including women, youth, indigenous communities, people discriminated against on the basis of their gender identity, and any person whose human rights have been violated.
Our major achievements
Achieved in collaboration with the exceptional people and organizations we support.
Afro-descendant community in Anchicayá, Colombia receives National Human Rights Award
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Vicky Hernandez: A landmark decision for Latin America’s LGBTI community
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Release of 17 persons in habeas corpus: a great moment for the protection of the rights of detainees in Haiti
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Our History
Twenty years of cooperation, commitment and solidarity.
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Three jurists found Lawyers Without Borders Quebec
2002
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First international cooperation missions
2003
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A Nigerian woman sentenced to death is acquitted
2003
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First large-scale cooperation project in Colombia
2005
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Foundation of the first ASFQ university group
2007
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ASF Quebec becomes ASF Canada
2008
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El Salvador held responsible for the death of Manuela, incarcerated after a miscarriage
2008
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Campaign for the repatriation of Omar Khadr
2009
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2009 Anchicayá community's right to reparations is recognized
2008
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Former head of the Colombian security services, Jorge Noguera, is sentenced
2011
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Five perpetrators of the Dos Erres massacre are sentenced
2012
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Guatemala held responsible for five massacres in Río Negro
2012
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The Inter-American Court rules in favor of the victims in the "Diario Militar" case
2012
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Ex-dictator Ríos Montt convicted of genocide
2012
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Ex-dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier nailed by the Court
2014
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The perpetrator of Guatemala' Spanish Embassy attack is sentenced
2015
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In defense of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi
2015
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Guatemala tried for sexual slavery
2016
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Support for Edward Snowden's lawyer, Robert Tibbo
2017
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Berta Cáceres' murderers are sentenced by the Honduran justice system
2018
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Colombia's "false positives" declared a crime against humanity
2019
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First specialized court for human trafficking established in Guatemala
2020
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Honduras judged responsible for the death of a trans woman
2021
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Honduran woman Alejandra's aggressors sentenced
2021
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UN agrees to talk to cholera victims
2021
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Customary property rights of "slaves by descent" recognized in Kayes
2022
Our team
Professionals committed to the defense and promotion of human rights.
- Team
- Board of Directors
Claire L’Heureux-Dubé
Honorary Chair
The Honourable Claire L'Heureux-Dubé is a former judge of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Delia Cristea
Chair
Délia is Partner, General Counsel, at Power Sustainable.
Pierre Brun
Board Member
Pierre is a lawyer at Melançon Marceau Grenier & Sciortino.
Lise Tremblay
Board Member
Lise is a retired lawyer, special advisor to the executive direction of the Quebec Bar.
Lisa Oldring
Board Member
Lisa is currently a Senior Fellow with the UCLA Law Promise Institute Europe and a doctoral candidate at the University of Amsterdam Faculty of Law, specializing in international human rights law.
Luc Côté
Board Member
Luc is a lawyer and senior consultant in international law.
Alexandra Schwarz
Board Member
Alexandra is the Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of FinDev Canada
Pierre Marc Bellavance
Membre
Pierre Marc is Executive Vice-President and Leader, Legal Affairs, Compliance and Corporate Secretary at Beneva.
Julianna Fox
Member
Julianna Fox is Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer and General Counsel for Global Legal Operations at WSP Global.
Miriam Cohen
Member
Miriam is an associate professor at the Université de Montréal's Faculty of Law.
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Benin
Canada
Colombia
El Salvador
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Mali
Oumou Abdoulaye
Volunteer Legal Advisor
Oumou has been part of the team since 2024.
Mali
Agnes Abbo
Director of finance and administration
Agnes has been part of the team since 2024.
Maritza Andino Batres
Accounting Agent
Maritza has been part of the team since December 2018.
Honduras
Andrea Rosales
Communications and Advocacy Agent
Andrea has been part of the team since 2024.
Honduras
Andrés Hernández Vargas
Project Agent
Andrés has been part of the team since 2024.
Colombia
Stelsie Angers
Director Colombia
Stelsie has been part of the team since April 2017.
Colombia
Caroline Arbour
Human Resources Coordinator
Caroline has been part of the team since 2015.
Canada
Acherif Ag Assalat
Program agent in strategic litigation
Acherif has been part of the team since 2024.
Mali
Danouchka Assoumou Augé
Legal coordinator
Danouchka has been part of the team since 2023.
Mali
Emmanuelle Audet-Boucher
Institutional affairs director
Emmanuelle has been part of the team since 2011.
Canada
Audrey Gagné-Breton
Volunteer Legal Advisor
Audrey has been part of the team since 2024.
Honduras
Marlyatou Bah
Accounting Analyst
Marlyatou has been part of the team since January 2021.
Canada
Mariam Bocoum
Head of Peace and Reconciliation
Mariam has been part of the team since October 2017.
Mali
Fatoumata Bongal Diero
Volunteer human rights research advisor
Fatoumata has been part of the team since 2024.
Mali
Fatoumata Bouare
Gender Equality and Community Engagement Specialist
Fatoumata has been part of the team since September 2021.
Mali
Isabelle Bourassa
Institutional Communications Advisor
Isabelle has been part of the team since June 2018.
Canada
Geneviève Bourgault
Coordinator - Institutional Accounting
Geneviève has been part of the team since January 2018.
Canada
Sylla Bouyeh Mahamadou
Volunteer legal advisor in transitional justice
Sylla has been part of the team since 2024.
Mali
Juan Carreira
Volunteer Legal Advisor
Juan has been part of the team since 2023.
El Salvador
Ronald Cenet
Head of Finance
Ronald has been part of the team since 2023.
Haiti
Cindy Binette
Institutional affairs Manager
Cindy has been part of the team since 2022.
Arnaud Cloutier
Legal Advisor
Arnaud has been part of the team since March 2020.
Canada
Geneviève Comeau
Project Manager
Geneviève has been part of the team since August 2017.
Canada
Florence Couillard
Volunteer legal advisor in gender equality
Florence has been part of the team since 2024.
Mali
Sidi Coulibaly
Support Team
Sidi has been part of the team since 2023.
Mali
Annie Dallaire
Financial Advisor/JGO System Manager
Annie has been part of the team since 2017.
Canada
Biassoun Dembélé
Program, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Biassoun has been part of the team since September 2021.
Mali
Ann-Sophie Déry
Project Manager
Ann-Sophie has been part of the team since November 2017.
Canada
Elyse Desjardins
Program Director
Elyse has been part of the team since January 2016.
Canada
Elhadji Malick Diagne
Administration, Finance and Logistics Coordinator
Elhadji Malick has been part of the team since 2024.
Mali
Assitan Diakité
Gender Equality and Community Action Agent
Assitan has been part of the team since 2023.
Mali
Aminata Diallo
Accounting assistant
Aminata has been part of the team since 2023.
Abdoulaye Diarra
Support team
Abdoulaye has been part of the team since 2024.
Mali
Aboubacar Diarra
Support Team
Aboubacar has been part of the team since 2022.
Mali
Jeanne Diarra
Program Agent
Jeanne has been part of the team since October 2019.
Mali
Mathilde Doucet
Legal Advisor
Mathilde has been part of the team since 2022.
Canada
Abdoulaye Doucoure
Project Coordinator
Abdoulaye has been part of the team since August 2017.
Mali
Cheickna Doumbia
Volunteer legal advisor - research and development
Cheickna has been part of the team since 2024.
Mali
Gonzague Dupas
Development Coordinator
Gonzague has been part of the team since May 2018.
Canada
Gabriela Eunice Estrada Jirón
Accountant
Gabriela Eunice has been part of the team since April 2018.
Guatemala
Aura Fernández
Legal Advisor
Aura has been part of the team since 2022.
Honduras
Christian Filip
Project Coordinator
Christian has been part of the team since 2018.
Colombia
Catherine Gadoury-Brun
Program Agent
Catherine has been part of the team since June 2021.
Canada
Racki Gakou
Communication and Advocacy Officer
Racki has been part of the team since August 2021.
Mali
Marlon Alexis Garcia Turcios
Logistics and Security Agent
Marlon Alexis has been part of the team since November 2018.
Honduras
Nicole González
Project Agent
Nicole has been part of the team since October 2019.
Guatemala
Richard Gorman
Project Manager
Richard has been part of the team since May 2018.
Canada
Moussa Bienvenu Haba
Legal Advisor
Moussa Bienvenu Haba has been part of the team since June 2021.
Canada
Zeinab Hamoud Traoré
Accounting assistant
Zeinab has been part of the team since March 2018.
Mali
Alice Hardy
Volunteer Legal Advisor
Alice has been part of the team since 2024.
Mali
Marie-Eve Houde
Collaborative Management and Strategic Planning Coordinator
Marie-Eve has been part of the team since 2009.
Canada
Hugo Federico Mangione
Volunteer Legal Advisor
Hugo has been part of the team since 2024.
Marie-Hélène Janvier
International Talent Mobilization Advisor
Marie-Hélène has been part of the team since December 2016.
Canada
Noumouténin Konate
Administrative agent
Noumouténin has been part of the team since 2023.
Mali
Rodrigue Kossi Vosden
Support Team
Rodrigue has been part of the team since September 2015.
Mali
Hortense Lafond
Program Agent
Hortense has been part of the team since April 2021.
Canada
Laura Pomar Rincón
Logistics and Administration Assistant
Laura has been part of the team since 2024.
Colombia
Andrée-Anne Laurin
Project Manager
Andrée-Anne has been part of the team since March 2019.
Canada
Alex Lemieux
Communications Advisor
Alex has been part of the team since February 2020.
Canada
Claudia Lopez David
Director Guatemala
Claudia has been part of the team since March 2018.
Guatemala
Nicolas Louis
Support Team
Nicolas has been part of the team since October 2017.
Haiti
Karen Ludwig
Administrative agent
Karen has been part of the team since 2023.
Canada
Amadou Maiga
Program agent
Amadou has been part of the team since 2024.
Sophie Mailly
Project Manager
Sophie has been part of the team since September 2019.
Canada
Mélissande Masson
Legal advisor
Mélissande joined the team in January 2024.
Canada
Ana Marcela Mencía del Cid
Administration, Finance and Logistics Coordinator
Ana Marcela has been part of the team since October 2018.
Honduras
Brian Menelet
Director Mali
Brian has been part of the team since 2023.
Mali
Marie-Philip Métivier
Strategic Litigation Legal Advisor
Marie-Philip has been part of the team since August 2021.
Mali
Josette Montmaitre
Support Team
Josette has been part of the team since October 2017.
Haiti
Jarol Orlando Navarro Forero
Accounting Analyst
Jarol has been part of the team since October 2020.
Canada
Otto Navarro
Legal Advisor - Protection and Transitional Justice
Guatemala
Taïna Noster
Director Haiti
Taïna has been part of the team since October 2017.
Haiti
Paul Pérou
Safety Coordinator and Senior Logistician
Paul has been part of the team since 2023.
Luz Pocco
Accounting Analyst
Luz has been part of the team since May 2012.
Canada
Jessica Ramírez
Project agent
Jessica has been part of the team since June 2018.
Guatemala
Marcela Riaño Romero
Logistics and Administration Officer
Marcela has been part of the team since December 2020.
Colombia
Darwin Rivera
Regional Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer
Darwin has been part of the team since 2023.
Honduras
Geneviève Robitaille
Volunteer legal advisor in advocacy
Geneviève has been part of the team since 2024.
Mali
Humberto Rodriguez
Project Agent
Humberto has been part of the team since 2022.
Colombia
Paola Andrea Rojas B.
Administration, finance and logistics coordinator
Paola Andrea has been part of the team since 2018.
Colombia
Romina Serna
Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Manager
Romina has been part of the team since 2024.
Karine Ruel
Legal Affairs Director
Karine has been part of the team since June 2018.
Canada
Hugo Fernando Saidiza Peñuela
Legal Advisor
Hugo Fernando has been part of the team since May 2018.
Colombia
Cyntia Salim Lopez
Human Resources Officer
Cyntia has been part of the team since 2021.
Canada
Reina Salinas Martínez
Receptionist and Administrative Assistant
Reina has been part of the team since December 2018.
Honduras
Kadidiatou Sidibe
Logistics agent
Kadidiatou has been part of the team 2022.
Mali
Emma Sitland
Volunteer legal advisor in strategic litigation
Emma has been part of the team since 2023.
Mali
Alyson St-Pierre
Program Agent
Alyson has been part of the team since 2021.
Canada
Barbara Trachsel
Africa Program Coordinator
Barbarahas been part of the team since June 2021.
Canada
Habibatou Traoré
Volunteer communications advisor
Habibatou has been part of the team since 2024.
Mali
Nana Traoré
Volunteer legal advisor
Nana has been part of the team since 2024.
Mali
Mélanie Tremblay
Development Agent
Mélanie has been part of the team since December 2020.
Canada
María José Urquiza
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Agent
María José has been part of the team since 2023.
Honduras
Lucas Valderas Martos
Director Honduras
Lucas has been part of the team since July 2018.
Honduras
Marlène Vasquez
Accounting Officer
Marlène has been part of the team since December 2019.
Canada
Donaldo Velásquez
Legal Advisor
Donaldo has been part of the team since 2023.
Honduras
Dominic Voisard
Legal Coordinator
Dominic has been part of the team since July 2012.
Guatemala
Charlotte Volet
Program Agent
Charlotte has been part of the team since November 2020.
Canada
Diana Zambrano
Project Manager - Colombia
Diana has been part of the team since November 2020.
Canada
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