We undersigned Western faculty members are pleased to learn that one of our colleagues, the highly respected Western Law professor S. Michael Lynk, has recently been appointed by the United Nations to the role of Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Palestine and the Occupied Territories.
At the same time, we are very concerned Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion has responded to the announcement with a statement on Twitter calling into question professor Lynk’s track record with respect to advancing peace in the region.
Professor Lynk is a highly respected researcher, and his writings on Middle East affairs present a balanced, principled and responsible perspective, grounded in the scholarship of human rights and international law. As his Western colleagues, we are proud that he has been granted this appointment, and we respectfully urge Minister Dion to withdraw his call for a review of professor Lynk’s appointment.
Anton Allahar, Social Science
Bipasha Baruah, Arts & Humanities
Ron Benner, Arts & Humanities
Andrew Botherell, Law, Arts & Humanities
Henri Boyi, Arts & Humanities
Richard Bronaugh, Law
Peter Chidiac, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
James Compton, Information and Media Studies
Rebecca Coulter, Education
Michael Coyle, Law
Steve D’Arcy, Huron University College
Radoslav Dimitrov, Social Science
Anna Dolidze, Law
Hesham El Neggar, Engineering
Joel Faflak, Arts & Humanities
Randa Farah, Social Science
Wael Haddara, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Bernie Hammond, King’s University College
David Heap, Arts & Humanities
Alison Hearn, Information and Media Studies
Erica Lawson, Arts & Humanities
Alison Lee, Arts & Humanities
Hanan Lutfiyya, Science
Calin-Andrei Mihailescu, Arts & Humanities
Rod Millard, Social Science
Marco Mura, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Ileana Paul, Arts & Humanities
Adriana Premat, Social Science
Joanna Quinn, Social Science
Tilottama Rajan, Arts & Humanities
Marjorie Ratcliffe, Arts & Humanities
Matthew Rowlinson, Arts & Humanities
Sara Seck, Law
Jacob Shelley, Law, Health Sciences
Nabil Sultan, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Jeff Tennant, Arts & Humanities
Samuel Trosow, Law, Information and Media Studies
Kim Verwaayen, Arts & Humanities
Andrew Walsh, Social Science
Tony Weis, Social Science
