The Fate of Raoul Wallenberg
(Comments prepared for delivery to the Raoul Wallenberg Symposium, January 18, 2005,
Osgoode Hall, York University, Toronto, Ontario)
by David Matas
The panel I have been asked to moderate is titled “Combatting Racism, Intolerance and Human Rights Violations”. This panel occurs in the context of a symposium titled “Raoul Wallenberg Day International Human Rights Symposium”. The symposium, according to the program, is intended to serve four purposes. One of these is to celebrate Raoul Wallenberg’s extraordinary life and humanitarian contribution. Another is to educate the next generation of Canadian leaders about human rights issues.