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Lobbying by HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH, INC: its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.

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Organization

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH, INC

Meetings this Parliament
2
With MPs
0
Since Nov 2021
69
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Feb 19, 2026.

Who they meet

Since the current Parliament opened.

Institutions

  • Global Affairs Canada (GAC)2

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Jul 24, 2026

Filed by Carine Chehab, Senior Canada Director

Lobbyists

  • Caitlin Williams · Officer, Advocacy
  • Samer Muscati · Associate Director

Institutions they may lobby: Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Senate of Canada

What they're lobbying on (6)
  • Mining Urging the Canadian government to regulate the human rights practices of Canadian mining companies abroad
  • Labour Canada should introduce regulations to provide incentives or require international apparel brands domiciled in Canada to make non-financial, human rights-related disclosures.
  • Justice and Law Enforcement Urging the Canadian government to again provide robust support for the International Criminal Court. Gradually abolish immigration detention. Under no circumstances should a person for immigration-related reasons be treated in a punitive manner, including being subjected to solitary confinement, or detained in facilities used for criminal law enforcement, such as jails, prisons, or police stations, or in jail-like facilities.
  • International Relations Hold repressive governments to account for their human rights violations and work with foreign governments to secure the release of Canadians detained abroad.
  • Health Ensure the adequate availability and accessibility of palliative care at all levels of care, in particular in light of the government's implementation of the Supreme Court ruling in Carter vs. Canada on physician-assisted dying. Ensure adequate government support for people with disabilities and older people during extreme climate change in Canada. Ensure adequate long-term care for older persons living in Canada.
  • Aboriginal Affairs Uphold the responsibility to provide adequate care for Indigenous communities including upholding their right to safe drinking water, the impact of climate change on Indigenous communities, and justice and accountability for police mistreatment and abuse of Indigenous women and girls.

Registration 961051-16403-34. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Farida Deif (66), Carine Chehab (3).

  • Reported by Carine Chehab · In-house (organization)

    • Isabelle Buchanan · Policy advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    International Relations Hold repressive governments to account for their human rights violations and work with foreign governments to secure the release of Canadians detained abroad. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Carine Chehab · In-house (organization)

    • Isabelle Buchanan · Policy advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    International Relations Hold repressive governments to account for their human rights violations and work with foreign governments to secure the release of Canadians detained abroad. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Carine Chehab · In-house (organization)

    International Relations Hold repressive governments to account for their human rights violations and work with foreign governments to secure the release of Canadians detained abroad. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Farida Deif · In-house (organization)

    International Relations Hold repressive governments to account for their human rights violations and work with foreign governments to secure the release of Canadians detained abroad. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Farida Deif · In-house (organization)

    • Kassandra Fiore · Policy advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Jeremy Bruce · Policy Analyst, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Enkhjin Zorigtbaatar · Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    International Relations Hold repressive governments to account for their human rights violations and work with foreign governments to secure the release of Canadians detained abroad. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Farida Deif · In-house (organization)

    • Kassandra Fiore · Policy advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Nadia Hadj Mohamed · Senior Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    International Relations Hold repressive governments to account for their human rights violations and work with foreign governments to secure the release of Canadians detained abroad. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Farida Deif · In-house (organization)

    • Pierre Dalphond · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Justice and Law Enforcement

    Official report

  • Reported by Farida Deif · In-house (organization)

    • Peter Wilkinson · Chief of Staff, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Kassandra Fiore · Policy advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    International Relations

    Official report

  • Reported by Farida Deif · In-house (organization)

    • Jeremy Bruce · Policy Analyst, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Kassandra Fiore · Policy advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Tania Belisle-Leclerc · Director of Policy, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Qasir Hanif · Director of Stakeholder Relations, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    International Relations

    Official report

  • Reported by Farida Deif · In-house (organization)

    Immigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Farida Deif · In-house (organization)

    • Ratna Omidvar · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Immigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Farida Deif · In-house (organization)

    • Lindsay Mathyssen · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    International Relations

    Official report

  • Reported by Farida Deif · In-house (organization)

    International Relations

    Official report

  • Reported by Farida Deif · In-house (organization)

    • Matthew Green · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    International Relations

    Official report

  • Reported by Farida Deif · In-house (organization)

    • Lindsay Mathyssen · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    International Relations

    Official report

  • Reported by Farida Deif · In-house (organization)

    International Relations

    Official report

  • Reported by Farida Deif · In-house (organization)

    • Matthew Green · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    International Relations

    Official report

  • Reported by Farida Deif · In-house (organization)

    International Relations

    Official report

  • Reported by Farida Deif · In-house (organization)

    International Relations

    Official report

  • Reported by Farida Deif · In-house (organization)

    International Relations

    Official report

  • Reported by Farida Deif · In-house (organization)

    • Kassandra Fiore · Policy advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Jeremy Bruce · Policy Analyst, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Alexandre Boulé · Deputy Chief of Staff, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Peter Wilkinson · Chief of Staff, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    International Relations

    Official report

  • Reported by Farida Deif · In-house (organization)

    • Ya'ara Saks · Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, House of Commons

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Farida Deif · In-house (organization)

    • Oz Jungic · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    International Relations

    Official report

  • Reported by Farida Deif · In-house (organization)

    • Shahad Khalladi · Policy Analyst, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    International Relations

    Official report

  • Reported by Farida Deif · In-house (organization)

    • Kim Pate · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Immigration

    Official report

From the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying's open data, published November 5, 2026. Reports cover oral, arranged meetings with designated public office holders since November 22, 2021; lobbyists file them by the 15th of the following month. Names of MPs are matched to the current House of Commons, and bills are linked when the lobbyist's own description makes clear which bill it means. Contains information licensed under the Open Data Licence Agreement — Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying. Licence. PolitiKit is independent and is not endorsed by the Commissioner of Lobbying.