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23 700Lawyers 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.
The ultimate beneficiaries of our actions are women victims of gender-based violence, exploited children, marginalized indigenous communities, people discriminated against because of their sexual and gender identity.
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.
Fannie Lafontaine
Board Member
Fannie is a professor and Canada Research Chair in International Criminal Justice and Human Rights at Laval University.
Lise Tremblay
Board Member
Lise is a lawyer, special advisor to the executive direction of the Quebec Bar.
Lisa Oldring
Board Member
Lisa is the Law and Policy Advisor for Stop Ecocide Canada and the Vice-Chair of the Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley.
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.
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Benin
Canada
Colombia
El Salvador
France
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Mali
Salvador
Louis Alseny Camara
Project Manager
Louis has been part of the team since 2022.
Canada
Miguel Ángel Amador Flores
Accounting Agent
Miguel Ángel has been part of the team since May 2021.
Honduras
Laëtitia Amiot
Institutional Affairs Advisor - Philanthropy, Partnerships and Volunteering
Laëtitia has been part of the team since April 2021.
Canada
Maritza Andino Batres
Accounting Agent
Maritza has been part of the team since December 2018.
Honduras
Stelsie Angers
Director Colombia
Stelsie has been part of the team since April 2017.
Colombia
Caroline Arbour
Human Resources Advisor
Caroline has been part of the team since October 2015.
Canada
Lilliam Arrieta Carsana
Director El Salvador
Lilliam has been part of the team since July 2021.
El Salvador
Emmanuelle Audet-Boucher
Programs and corporate affairs Director
Emmanuelle has been part of the team since August 2011.
Canada
Marlyatou Bah
Accounting Analyst
Marlyatou has been part of the team since January 2021.
Canada
Lominy Baptiste
Support Team
Lominy has been part of the team since November 2020.
Haiti
Arlette Barahona
Legal Advisor
Arlette has been part of the team since 2018.
El Salvador
Olympe Baudoin
Institutional Affairs and Communications Director
Olympe has been part of the team since April 2016.
Canada
Jade Blouin-Lessard
Volunteer Legal Advisor
Jade has been part of the team since 2022.
Benin
Mariam Bocoum
Head of Peace and Reconciliation
Mariam has been part of the team since October 2017.
Mali
Isabelle Boisvert-Chastenay
Gender Equality Advisor
Isabelle has been part of the team since September 2021.
Canada
Fatoumata Bouare
Gender Equality and Community Engagement Specialist
Fatoumata has been part of the team since September 2021.
Mali
Cheick Bougadar Diakite
Head of Strategic Litigation
Cheick has been part of the team since 2018.
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
Marie Boyenval
Volunteer Legal Advisor
Marie has been part of the team since 2022.
Mali
Jodherson Cadet
Senior Advocacy and Communications Officer
Jodherson has been part of the team since May 2021.
Haiti
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
Annie Dallaire
Financial Advisor/JGO System Manager
Annie has been part of the team since August 2018.
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
Hugues Fils Deshauteur
Administration, Finance and Logistics Coordinator
Hugues has been part of the team since June 2017.
Haiti
Elyse Desjardins
Latin America Program Coordinator
Elyse has been part of the team since January 2016.
Canada
Olritch Destiné
Support Team
Olritch has been part of the team since november 2020.
Haiti
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
Indira Díaz
Legal Advisor
Indira has been part of the team since November 2021.
Honduras
Gérald Dimanche
Logistician
Gérald has been part of the team since June 2017.
Haiti
Amadou Djiré
Senior Accountant
Amadou has been part of the team since 2022.
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
Gonzague Dupas
Consultant
Gonzague has been part of the team since May 2018.
France
Rosantha Duvert Magloire
Administration and Finance Agent
Rosantha has been part of the team since September 2018.
Haiti
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 May 2022.
Honduras
Christian Filip
Project Coordinator
Christian has been part of the team since 2018.
Colombia
Frédérique Fournier
Program Agent
Frédérique has been part of the team since December 2020.
Canada
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
Logistician
Marlon Alexis has been part of the team since November 2018.
Honduras
Saša Glusac
Project Manager
Saša has been part of the team since May 2017.
Canada
Robert Goita
Support Team
Robert has been part of the team since 2022.
Mali
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
Antoine Grondin Couture
Legal Advisor
Antoine has been part of the team since May 2022.
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
Marie-Eve Houde
Collaborative Management and Strategic Planning Coordinator
Marie-Eve has been part of the team since 2009.
Canada
Ingrid Elida Ajsivinac Chopox
Volunteer
Guatemala
Marie-Hélène Janvier
Head of Volunteer Cooperation Program and Security
Marie-Hélène has been part of the team since December 2016.
Canada
Ronald Alandre Jean-Louis
Monitoring and Evaluation Agent
Ronald has been part of the team since November 2019.
Haiti
Colette Kamdem
Program Agent
Colette has been part of the team since 2023.
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
Andrée-Anne Laurin
Project Manager
Andrée-Anne has been part of the team since March 2019.
Canada
Landy Leconte
Gender Equality Agent
Landy has been part of the team since July 2019.
Haiti
Alex Lemieux
Communications Advisor
Alex has been part of the team since February 2020.
Canada
Josée Lemire
Development Director
Josée has been part of the team since May 2021.
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
Teresa Macario Algua
Legal Advisor
Teresa has been part of the team since March 2019.
Guatemala
Claire Magnoux
Legal Knowledge Management and Training Coordinator
Claire has been part of the team since February 2021.
Canada
Sophie Mailly
Project Manager
Sophie has been part of the team since September 2019.
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
Legal Coordinator
Marie-Philip has been part of the team since August 2021.
Haiti
Océane Mlanao
Volunteer Legal Advisor
Océane has been part of the team since February 2022.
Mali
Josette Montmaitre
Support Team
Josette has been part of the team since October 2017.
Haiti
Nelly Moreno
Legal Advisor
Nelly has been part of the team since May 2020.
Honduras
Gabriel Morin
Human Resources Advisor
Gabriel has been part of the team since March 2019.
Canada
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
Marie Marthe Nicolas
Legal Advisor
Marie Marthe has been part of the team since June 2018.
Haiti
Taïna Noster
Director Haiti
Taïna has been part of the team since October 2017.
Haiti
Pascal Paradis
Executive Director
Pascal has been the Executive Director since 2005.
Canada
Gaël Pétillon
Director Haiti
Gaël has been part of the team since March 2012.
Haiti
Myrlande Petit-Phar
Accounting Analyst
Myrlande has been part of the team since June 2022.
Canada
Brigitte Julieth Pinzón Rojas
Accounting Technician
Brigitte Julieth has been part of the team since 2022.
Colombia
Luz Pocco
Accounting Analyst
Luz has been part of the team since May 2012.
Canada
Paul Rachelet
Support Team
Paul has been part of the team since October 2017.
Haiti
Jessica Ramírez
Project agent
Jessica has been part of the team since June 2018.
Guatemala
Helida Ramos
Legal advisor
Helida has been on the team since October 2021.
Guatemala
María del Mar Reyes Hincapié
Volunteer Legal Advisor
María del Mar is part of the team since July 2022
El Salvador Salvador
Marcela Riaño Romero
Logistics and Administration Officer
Marcela has been part of the team since December 2020.
Colombia
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
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 April 2021.
Canada
Reina Salinas Martínez
Receptionist and Administrative Assistant
Reina has been part of the team since December 2018.
Honduras
Ana Elisa Samayoa
Legal Advisor
Ana Elisa has been part of the team since November 2019.
Guatemala
Crispin Sangara Bahiziré
Volunteer Legal Advisor
Crispin has been part of the team since July 2022.
Mali
Cheick Oumar Sangare
Support Team
Cheick has been part of the team since October 2018.
Mali
Kadidiatou Sidibe
Administrative Agent
Kadidiatou has been part of the team 2022
Mali
Marie-Josée Simard
Coordinator - Programme Finances
Marie-Josée has been part of the team since August 2014.
Canada
Valentina Sincère
Legal Advisor
Valentina has been part of the team since June 2018.
Haiti
Alyson St-Pierre
Program Agent
Alyson has been part of the team since 2021.
Canada
Kadidiatou Tarpaka
Volunteer Legal Advisor
Kadidiatou has been part of the team since 2022.
Mali
Sonny Tatatsiresy
administrative, financial and logistics coordinator
Sonny has been part of the team since September 2021.
Mali
Julia Tétrault-Provencher
Legal Advisor
Julia has been part of the team since December 2021.
Canada
Jean Robens Theagène
Project Agent
Jean has been part of the team since November 2020.
Haiti
Bruno Thériault
Human Resources and Organizational Development Director
Bruno has been part of the team since October 2019.
Canada
Barbara Trachsel
Africa Program Coordinator
Barbarahas been part of the team since June 2021.
Canada
Moussa Traoré
Program Agent
Moussa has been part of the team since August 2021.
Mali
Mélanie Tremblay
Development Agent
Mélanie has been part of the team since December 2020.
Canada
Philippe Tremblay
Sr Attorney
Philippe has been part of the team since 2009.
Canada
Jennifer Esmeralda Tubac Ramírez
Administrative Assistant
Jennifer has been part of the team since May 2018.
Guatemala
Lucas Valderas Martos
Director Honduras
Lucas has been part of the team since July 2018.
Honduras
Estefanía Vargas Villabona
Legal Coordinator
Estefanía has been part of the team since October 2015.
Colombia
Marlène Vasquez
Accounting Officer
Marlène has been part of the team since December 2019.
Canada
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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Si vous l'avez manqué cette semaine: une cause historique a été entendue à la @CourIdh sur le droit à l'#avortement. Découvrez l'histoire derrière le mouvement #JusticiaParaBeatriz.
https://asfcanada.ca/medias/beatriz-vs-el-salvador-une-audience-historique-sur-le-droit-a-lavortement/
This week our partners participated in a historic moment attending the @IACourtHR where was discussed for the first time the consequences of the country’s total criminalization of abortion. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/mar/24/historic-moment-as-el-salvador-abortion-case-fuels-hopes-for-expanded-access-across-latin-america?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
77 international aid agencies are calling on @cafreeland to #KeepThePromise to boost foreign aid for the upcoming #Budget2023.
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We stand for access to justice, women's rights, gender equality.
#Canada has done so much, but there is still much to do.
Les jeunes juristes haïtien·ne·s @wedjinnie et @RichlorNelson clôturent 3 mois de stage par la présentation de pertinentes recherches sur la détérioration de la situation sécuritaire en #Haiti.
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