At Toronto event, Margaret Atwood reiterates need for due process in Galloway case

At the first annual event of Journalists for Human Rights in Toronto, Margaret Atwood reiterated her support for due process in the Steven Galloway defamation trial. The author, who was receiving an award, spoke about her decision to sign an open letter in November 2016 calling for an investigation into how the University of British Columbia handled the Galloway case.

Atwood emphasized the importance of Article 10 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which guarantees "the right of every human being to a fair, open and impartial trial." She lamented the Canadian media’s reluctance to cover the case over the last eight years and expressed concern over the growing pressures faced by legacy media publications, which make it difficult to "defend against lawsuits."

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