/newsroom/taxonomy/term/3169/all en /newsroom/channels/news/expert-us-diplomats-boycott-2022-beijing-winter-olympics-335431 <p>The United States has announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in China – a move that has been heavily criticized by Beijing. The White House said no official delegation would be sent to the Games because of concerns about China's human rights record but said U.S. athletes could attend and would have the government's full support. (<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59556613" target="_blank">BBC News</a>)</p> <p>Here is an expert from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University that can provide comment on this issue:</p> Wed, 08 Dec 2021 16:55:03 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 283711 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/international-criminal-court-south-africas-withdrawal-263692 <p>"South Africa's main opposition party on Monday tried to block a government plan to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, saying the move is illegal and that the country's top court should intervene.</p> Tue, 25 Oct 2016 19:21:08 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 26326 at /newsroom /newsroom/rene-provost Tue, 29 Jun 2021 19:23:10 +0000 Anonymous 23630 at /newsroom /newsroom/outremont-zoning-new-places-worship-2015 <p>"The borough of Outremont has overwhelmingly adopted a controversial bylaw banning new places of worship on Bernard and Laurier avenues." (Source: <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/outremont-sysnagogue-ban-bylaw-1.3354636">CBC</a>)</p> Tue, 08 Dec 2015 20:09:40 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 25021 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/human-rights-day-december-10-240619 Tue, 09 Dec 2014 14:19:21 +0000 raphael.larocque-cyr@mcgill.ca 21725 at /newsroom