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Amir Attaran

  • Prof of Law & Medicine, University of Ottawa
Ottawa
As seen in: The New York Times, Financial Times, Sydney Morning Herald, The Hill, The Toronto Star, The Age, Radio-Canada, Maclean's, Ottawa Citizen, The Lancet and
Professor. Litigator. Scientist. Bicyclist. Husband. Father. Son. Wrecks grifters, anti-vaxxers & scientific illiterates. Personal account (not @uOttawa).
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How can the international community respond to evidence of genocide in Ukraine?

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By Martin McKee, Amir Attaran, Jutta Lindert
| The Lancet
President Biden must have known that his use of the word genocide would attract attention when he spoke in Iowa about rising energy price and referred to Russia's actions in Ukraine. 1 Ward M. Biden labels Russian atrocities in Ukraine ‘genocide’ 2022. Available from: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/12/biden-russia-ukraine-genocide-00024807. Accessed 13th April 2022. It has a particular meaning in international law.
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Column: How Kieran Moore, Doug Ford and Justin Trudeau all broke the Quarantine Act

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By Amir Attaran, Jacob J. Shelley
| Sudbury Star
The federal rules are clear: these men needed to keep their masks on in public places for 14 days after travelling outside Canada. Each of them has ignored the law. A maskless Premier Doug Ford makes a funding announcement at The Ottawa Hospital on March 25. Photo by Jean Levac /Postmedia Article content Ontarians have spent the last month wondering where Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario’s elusive chief medical officer of health, was hiding as COVID-19 gathered force into a mighty sixth wave.
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Column: How Kieran Moore, Doug Ford and Justin Trudeau all broke the Quarantine Act

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By Amir Attaran, Jacob J. Shelley
| Kirkland Lake Northern News
The federal rules are clear: these men needed to keep their masks on in public places for 14 days after travelling outside Canada. Each of them has ignored the law. A maskless Premier Doug Ford makes a funding announcement at The Ottawa Hospital on March 25. Photo by Jean Levac /Postmedia Article content Ontarians have spent the last month wondering where Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario’s elusive chief medical officer of health, was hiding as COVID-19 gathered force into a mighty sixth wave.
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