Jack’s interview, broadcasted Saturday, November 30th, marked the first time he had appeared on camera or been allowed to speak to the media since 2019.

In north-east Syria, an estimated 56,000 people face mass human rights violations and inhumane conditions in detention.

Following the Supreme Court of Canada’s mid-November refusal to hear the appeal of four Canadian men arbitrarily detained for up to 7 years under dire conditions in Northeast Syria, their families and legal team are taking the rare step of seeking a reconsideration and full hearing before the country’s highest court.

Letter from UN to Canadian Government states:
“There is allegedly no legal basis, no judicial authorisation, review, control, or oversight of Jack Letts' detention which entirely lacks in predictability and due process of law.”