When former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faced sexual harassment allegations that threatened to end his career, he made a ...

Jewish human rights advocate and former Canadian Justice Minister Irwin Cotler will receive a Defender of Freedom Award for his advocacy for political prisoners throughout the world, the Geneva ...

President Herzog, Natan Sharansky, and others submit letters calling on the Nobel Peace Prize Committee to award the prize to the Jewish-Canadian for his 'steadfast courage, moral clarity ...

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(JTA) — Irwin Cotler, a former Canadian justice minister and a human rights activist, is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s choice as his nation’s first envoy to combat anti-Semitism.