Birju Dattani made earlier statements appearing to rationalize terrorism and signed a letter accusing Israel of seeking to 'terrorize the civilian population' of Gaza You can save this article by ...

The federal government now says Birju Dattani, the new head of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, did disclose the alias he used to make controversial social media posts — after it initially ...

Birju Dattani was named as chief commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission in June. He was supposed to start work on Thursday, but is on leave amid questions over some of his old social ...

Birju Dattani’s tenure as Canada’s chief human rights commissioner was short-lived. After holding the post for less than a year, Dattani was forced to resign by a smear campaign targeting him ...

Some Jewish groups and opposition parties had objected to Birju Dattani’s appointment, arguing social-media posts and academic writings he had made regarding Israel and Palestine were antisemitic.

Before being appointed leader of the human rights Commission, Birju Dattani shared a stage with a member of an Islamic fundamentalist group and called for boycotting Israel You can save this ...

Several reports had suggested that Birju Dattani, who was appointed by Justice Minister and Attorney General Arif Virani on June 14, had a past association with anti-Israel and radical elements.

Birju Dattani announced his resignation in a LinkedIn post Monday, saying "I have agreed to resign as Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, effective today." "I remain a ...

Birju Dattani was a relatively unknown bureaucrat until two weeks ago. A young lawyer who had occupied only middling positions in human rights commissions and, most recently, at Centennial College, he ...

Though the public furor over the appointment of Birju Dattani as Canada’s next human-rights commissioner centred around his comments about Israel, his resignation on Monday was prompted by a ...