David Matas
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- David Matas Summary**
- Background:** David Matas is a prominent Canadian human rights lawyer from Manitoba with a career spanning over four decades, focusing on refugee law, constitutional law, and international human rights advocacy.
- Notable Works:**
- International Advocacy:** Known for his efforts to expose human rights abuses, particularly the organ harvesting of Falun Gong practitioners in China. He and co-author David Kilgour traveled extensively, raising awareness globally.
- Constitutional Contributions:** Played a key role in Canada's constitutional reform discussions as part of the CBA Committee on the Constitution in the late 1970s, contributing to significant recommendations for constitutional change.
- Awards and Honors:**
- Disciplinary Note:** In 2024, he faced disciplinary action for breaching an undertaking with the Law Society of Manitoba but did not harm his clients, resulting in a reprimand and cost payment.
Matas's work has had a lasting impact on human rights advocacy both domestically and internationally.