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Fw: RWCHR Weekly Digest - Bulletin hebdomadaire du CRWDP

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Read our recent work and upcoming events in this week's newsletter [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/9e0f7803-8e95-4c…] Le Français suivra RWCHR Weekly Digest A Message from RWCHR International Chair Irwin Cotler [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/eb493fac-d2dc-f5…] I write on the occasion of four major concurrent international initiatives taking place at the same time: First, the gathering of the co-chairs of the Inter-Parliamentary alliance on China on the occasion of the G20 in Rome, in which we called for Magnitsky Sanctions targeting CCP leaders for their mass atrocities targeting the Uyghurs and their frontal assault on democracy in Hong Kong, repression of Tibet and menacing of Taiwan; Second, a global summit of world leaders and environmental advocates, in which RWCHR partner Liberal International will share their Ten Principles for Climate Justice<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…>; Third, the commencement of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance meetings in Thessaloniki, Greece, where I serve as head of an exemplary Canadian Delegation; and fourth the mass demonstrations in Sudan seeking restoration of democracy following the military coup. In each and all of these, I have been engaged-along with the RWCHR-to advance the pursuit of justice and better the human condition. Best, Irwin Cotler, International Chair of the RWCHR [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/e6553959-2019-7b…] Our Work Allan Zysblat Memorial Lectureship features RWCHR International Chair Irwin Cotler and Senior Fellow Adam Dodek Professor Cotler headlined an event hosted by the Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (CFHU) titled “Global Political Pandemic: Political Prisoners as a Looking Glass”<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…>, in remembrance of, and in tribute to, Professor Allan Zysblatwhich, focused on resurgent global authoritarianism, the backsliding of democracies, and assaults on human rights and political prisoners, the whole underpinned by a growing culture of impunity against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. RWCHR Senior Fellow Adam Dodek moderated the discussion and delivered opening remarks. [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/b8065b38-6438-7e…] Photo: Irwin Cotler & Adam Dodek [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/427c9ec8-9787-8b…] Panel Discussion on Antisemitism in Ontario and Quebec Featuring RWCHR International Chair and Special Envoy Irwin Cotler RWCHR International Chair Irwin Cotler, also in his capacity as Special Envoy, delivered opening remarks at a recent panel discussion hosted by Ontario Tech University’s Centre on Hate, Bias and Extremism<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…>. The conversation, featuring Dr. Barbara Perry, Dr. Matthew Stein, and Irina Levit, showcased the Centre’s groundbreaking recent report on antisemitic hate crimes in Quebec and Ontario. [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/fb9bcedd-5164-27… Week’s In Conversation with a Survivor Hosted Alongside the FSWC The Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies (FSWC), in partnership with the RWCHR, hosted “In a Conversation With a Survivor”<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…>, featuring this week’s guest speaker, “Sixties Scoop” survivor Bill Groat and his son Cody, Assistant Professor in the Department of History and the Indigenous Studies Program at Western University. Join us every two weeks to listen to the testimony of, and speak with, Holocaust survivors. Special Envoy Cotler’s Statement on the Anniversary of Tree of Life Synagogue Massacre Special Envoy Irwin Cotler published a statement<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> this week on the anniversary of the “murderous antisemitic attack” on the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, which, as President Joe Biden put it, “stole the lives of eleven souls in prayer”. May their memories serve always as a blessing. [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/3575a470-c3d6-4f… Statement Commemorating Women’s History Month The RWCHR released a statement<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> to commemorate Women’s History Month, an important moment of remembrance and reminder - remembrance of the valiant women’s rights struggles for justice, equality and peace - and reminder of how far we have to go to fulfill the clarion call of “women’s rights as human rights”- and that there are no human rights if they do not include the rights of women. Statement by RWCHR International Chair and Special Envoy Irwin Cotler on International Religious Freedom Day RWCHR International Chair and Special Envoy Cotler also published a statement<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> this week on International Religious Freedom Day, affirming our commitment to promote and protect freedom of religion or belief, which, “finds expression in Canada's efforts to facilitate interfaith and intercultural dialogue, the establishment of an International Contact Group on Freedom of Religion or Belief, and our efforts to function as a haven for refugees seeking the freedom to practice their religion free from fear.” Venezuelan Accountability Project Advances historic Justice Work In a historic partnership spearheaded by the RWCHR, the Venezuela Accountability Project - a consortium of leading international prosecutors, law professors and students - launched the next phase of its groundbreaking work in creating individualized international criminal dossiers on perpetrators of mass atrocity, to be used in advancing justice for victims and accountability for violators. [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/d0a0fe05-ab60-bf… leads Afghan Humanitarian Efforts Since the fall of Kabul on August 15, the RWCHR has been engaged in relief and rescue in Afghanistan, making appropriate representations to government leaders, and intergovernmental bodies, to protect and facilitate resettlement in Canada of targeted religious minorities like the Hazaras, judges, journalists, lawyers and human rights defenders. Through these efforts, the RWCHR successfully arranged the safe exfiltration and resettlement of some of the most vulnerable Afghans, and assisted with Government evacuation efforts. In particular, an entire school of minority children and their families - targeted by the Taliban not only for their ethnic background, but for their human rights activism and women's rights leadership - was saved thanks to the efforts of the Centre. RWCHR Partners and Senior Fellows [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/e87f2cba-defe-af…] IPAC G20 in Rome The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), where Professor Cotler’s serves as Canadian co-chair, held a “G20 counter-meeting”<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> this week in Rome, during which Parliamentary co-chairs from ten countries delivered a pre-recorded address. They called on G20 democracies to “impose targeted Magnitsky-style human rights sanctions against senior PRC officials responsible for gross violations of human rights in China and in Hong Kong.” [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/2ae6e1b3-92af-8d… “Global Showcase” Featured Baroness Helena Kennedy The International Bar Association (IBA) “Global Showcase” featured IBAHRI Director and RWCHR International Legal Advisory Board Member Baroness Helena Kennedy, who spoke with the World Bank Group’s Dr. Sandie Okoro<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> and also participated in a discussion on “law and lawyers under attack”<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…>. [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/7d7066a5-68a8-09… Statement Denouncing Coup in Sudan The National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a close partner of the RWCHR, released a statement denouncing the recent coup in Sudan<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…>. “The Endowment is deeply troubled by and rejects the detention of Prime Minister Hamdok and other civilian transitional authorities, excessive use of force against peaceful protestors, and the disruption of the country’s communications infrastructure,” the NED said in its statement. A Looking Glass at Global News: The RWCHR Connection Afghan Women Who Once Presided Over Abuse Cases Now Fear for Their Lives<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> - New York Times RWCHR Senior Fellow Kim Motley quoted saying that “Afghanistan is an open-air prison for these women”. ________________________________ Iranian women journalists, imprisoned journalist’s mother jailed arbitrarily<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) The RWCHR has been involved in the case and cause of Narges Mohammadi, who continues to be prosecuted, on trumped-up charges, for her work as a human rights advocate. ________________________________ Remembering Rabbi Jonathan Sacks a year after his death<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> - The Jerusalem Post Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, of Blessed Memory, was a leading global public intellectual and RWCHR Senior Fellow. ________________________________ Legislators to press G20 leaders in Rome to take tougher stance on China<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> - The Globe and Mail RWCHR International Chair Irwin Cotler is a co-chair of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC). ________________________________ Sudan’s military takes power in coup, arrests prime minister<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> - Associated Press Professor Cotler founded and chaired the Save Darfur Parliamentary Coalition, and has been engaged with the democracy movement in Sudan, including with its Minister of Justice. Upcoming Events November 3, 2021 - The Rise of Antisemitism in Canada<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…>, hosted by McCarthy Tétrault, headlined by RWCHR International Chair and Special Envoy Irwin Cotler. November 2-10, 2021 - The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance & The Thessaloniki Plenary, Professor Cotler Heads of the Canadian Delegation, hosted virtually under the leadership of the Greek Presidency and Ambassador Christopher Lazaris. November 9, 2021 - Holocaust Education Month: Opening Night in Commemoration of Kristallnacht<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…>, hosted by the Centre for Holocaust Education and Scholarship (CHES). November 10, 2021 - In Conversation with a Survivor: Bruce Stewart<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…>, hosted by the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies (FSWC) in partnership with the RWCHR. November 14, 2021 - Antisemitism: A Clear and Present Danger<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…>, hosted by Doctors Against Racism and Antisemitism (DARA), headlined by RWCHR International Chair and Special Envoy Irwin Cotler. This is a brief snapshot of the domestic and global reach of the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights. For ongoing updates and special alerts, follow us on social media! [Facebook]<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> [Twitter]<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> [LinkedIn]<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> [YouTube]<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> [Instagram]<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> Click Here to Support the Pursuit of Justice<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/9e0f7803-8e95-4c…] Bulletin hebdomadaire du CRWDP Message du professeur Irwin Cotler, Président international du CRWDP [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/eb493fac-d2dc-f5…] J'écris à l'occasion de quatre grandes initiatives internationales concurrentes qui se déroulent en même temps : premièrement, le rassemblement des coprésidents de l'Alliance interparlementaire sur la Chine à l'occasion du G20 à Rome, au cours duquel nous avons appelé à des sanctions Magnitsky contre les dirigeants du PCC pour leurs atrocités de masse contre les Ouïghours, leur assaut frontal contre la démocratie à Hong Kong, répression du Tibet et menace de Taiwan ; deuxièmement, un sommet mondial des dirigeants mondiaux et des défenseurs de l'environnement, au cours duquel le partenaire du CRWDP, Liberal International, partagera ses dix principes pour la justice climatique ; troisièmement, le début des réunions de l'Alliance internationale pour la mémoire de l'Holocauste à Thessaloniki, en Grèce, où je dirige une délégation canadienne exemplaire ; et quatrièmement, les manifestations de masse au Soudan visant à restaurer la démocratie à la suite du coup d'État militaire. Dans chacun d'entre eux, je me suis engagé, avec le CRWDP, à faire avancer la recherche de la justice et à améliorer la condition humaine. Cordialement. Irwin Cotler, Président international du CRWDP [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/e6553959-2019-7b…] Notre travail La conférence commémorative Allan Zysblat comprend le président international du CRWDP, Irwin Cotler, et le Collaborateur émérite Adam Dodek Le professeur Cotler a titré un événement organisé par les Amis canadiens de l'Université hébraïque de Jérusalem (CFHU) intitulé « Pandémie politique mondiale : les prisonniers politiques en tant que miroir », en mémoire et en hommage au professeur Alan Zysblat, qui s'est concentré sur la résurgence de l'autoritarisme mondial, le recul des démocraties et les atteintes aux droits humains et aux prisonniers politiques, le tout sous-tendu par une culture croissante de l'impunité sur fond de pandémie de la COVID-19. Le Collaborateur émérite du CRWDP, Adam Dodek, a animé la discussion et prononcé les remarques d’ouverture. [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/b8065b38-6438-7e…] Photo: Irwin Cotler & Adam Dodek [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/427c9ec8-9787-8b… ronde sur l'antisémitisme en Ontario et au Québec avec Irwin Cotler, Président international du CRWDP et Envoyé spécial Le Président international du CRWDP, Irwin Cotler, également en sa qualité d'Envoyé spécial, a prononcé un discours d'ouverture lors d'une récente table ronde organisée par le Centre on Hate, Bias and Extremism de l'Ontario Tech University. La conversation, mettant en vedette le Dr Barbara Perry, le Dr Matthew Stein et Irina Levit, a présenté le récent rapport révolutionnaire du Centre sur les crimes haineux antisémites au Québec et en Ontario. [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/fb9bcedd-5164-27… semaine, en conversation avec un survivant hébergé aux côtés du FSWC Les Amis du Centre Simon Wiesenthal pour les études sur l'Holocauste (FSWC), en partenariat avec le CRWDP, ont organisé « En conversation avec un survivant », avec le conférencier invité de cette semaine, Bill Groat, survivant de la « rafle des années soixantes », et son fils Cody, professeur adjoint du Département d'histoire et le programme d'études autochtones de l'Université Western. Rejoignez-nous toutes les deux semaines pour écouter le témoignage des survivants de l'Holocauste et discuter avec eux. Déclaration de l'Envoyé spécial Cotler à l'occasion de l'anniversaire du massacre de la synagogue Tree of Life L'Envoyé spécial Irwin Cotler a publié cette semaine une déclaration à l'occasion de l'anniversaire de "l'attaque antisémite meurtrière" contre la synagogue Tree of Life à Pittsburgh, qui, comme l'a dit le président Joe Biden, "a volé la vie d’onze âmes dans la prière". Que leurs souvenirs soient toujours une bénédiction. [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/7b9c7a15-0eee-79… du CRWDP commémorant le Mois de l'histoire des femmes Le CRWDP a publié une déclaration pour commémorer le Mois de l'histoire des femmes, un moment important de commémoration des vaillantes luttes des femmes pour la justice, l'égalité et la paix et de rappel du chemin que nous devons parcourir pour répondre à l'appel du clairon que « les droits des femmes sont des droits humains » et qu'il n'y a pas de droits humains s'ils n'incluent pas les droits des femmes. Déclaration du Président international du CRWDP et de l'Envoyé spécial Irwin Cotler à l'occasion de la Journée internationale de la liberté de religion Le président international du CRWDP et Envoyé spécial, Cotler, a également publié une déclaration cette semaine à l'occasion de la Journée internationale de la liberté de religion, affirmant notre engagement à promouvoir et à protéger la liberté de religion ou de conviction, qui « trouve son expression dans les efforts du Canada pour faciliter le dialogue interreligieux et interculturel, l'établissement d’un groupe de contact international sur la liberté de religion ou de conviction, et nos efforts pour agir en tant que refuge pour les réfugiés cherchant la liberté de pratiquer leur religion sans crainte ». Le Projet d’ imputabilité vénézuélien fait avancer le travail historique de justice Dans le cadre d'un partenariat historique dirigé par le CRWDP, le Projet d’imputabilité vénézuélien -- un consortium d'éminents procureurs internationaux, professeurs de droit et étudiants -- a lancé la prochaine phase de son travail révolutionnaire en créant des dossiers criminels internationaux individualisés sur les auteurs d'atrocités de masse, à utiliser pour faire progresser la justice pour les victimes et l’imputabilité des contrevenants. [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/d0a0fe05-ab60-bf… dirige les efforts humanitaires afghans Depuis la chute de Kaboul le 15 août, le CRWDP s'est engagé dans des opérations de secours et de sauvetage en Afghanistan, faisant des représentations appropriées auprès des dirigeants gouvernementaux et des organismes intergouvernementaux, pour protéger et faciliter la réinstallation au Canada de minorités religieuses ciblées comme les Hazaras, les juges, les journalistes, les avocats et défenseurs des droits humains. Grâce à ces efforts, le CRWDP a organisé avec succès l'exfiltration et la réinstallation en toute sécurité de certains des Afghans les plus vulnérables, et a contribué aux efforts d'évacuation du gouvernement. En particulier, une école entière d'enfants issus de minorités et de leurs familles - ciblés par les talibans non seulement pour leur origine ethnique, mais pour leur activisme en faveur des droits humains et leur leadership en matière de droits des femmes - ont été sauvés grâce aux efforts du Centre. Partenaires et Collaborateurs émérites [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/e87f2cba-defe-af…] G20 du IPAC à Rome L'Alliance interparlementaire sur la Chine (IPAC), dont le professeur Cotler est Coprésident canadien, a tenu une « contre-réunion du G20 » cette semaine à Rome, au cours de laquelle des Coprésidents parlementaires de dix pays ont prononcé un discours préenregistré. Ils ont appelé les démocraties du G20 à « imposer des sanctions Magnitsky -- axées sur les droits humains -- contre des hauts responsables de la RPC responsables de violations flagrantes des droits humains en Chine et à Hong Kong ». [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/2ae6e1b3-92af-8d… « Vitrine mondiale » de l’Association internationale du barreau met en vedette la baronne Helena Kennedy La « Vitrine mondiale » de l'Association internationale du barreau (IBA) a présenté la directrice de l'IBAHRI et Membre du conseil consultatif juridique international du CRWDP, la baronne Helena Kennedy, qui s'est entretenue avec le Dr Sandie Okoro du Groupe de la Banque mondiale et a également participé à une discussion intitulé « le droit et les avocats sous attaque ». [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/7d7066a5-68a8-09…] Déclaration de NED dénonçant le coup d'État au Soudan Le « National Endowment for Democracy » (NED), un partenaire proche du CRWDP, a publié une déclaration dénonçant le récent coup d'État au Soudan. « La Fondation est profondément troublée et rejette la détention du Premier ministre Hamdok et d'autres autorités civiles de transition, le recours excessif à la force contre des manifestants pacifiques et la perturbation des infrastructures de communication du pays », a déclaré NED dans son communiqué. Aperçu de l'actualité mondiale : la connexion CRWDP Les femmes afghanes qui présidaient autrefois des affaires d'abus craignent maintenant pour leur vie<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> - New York Times. RWCHR Senior Fellow Kim Motley quoted saying that “Afghanistan is an open-air prison for these women”. ________________________________ Femmes journalistes iraniennes, mère de journaliste emprisonnée arbitrairement<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> - Reporters sans frontières (RSF). The RWCHR has been involved in the case and cause of Narges Mohammadi, who continues to be prosecuted, on trumped-up charges, for her work as a human rights advocate. ________________________________ Souvenir du rabbin Jonathan Sacks un an après sa mort<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> - The Jerusalem Post. Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, of Blessed Memory, was a leading global public intellectual and RWCHR Senior Fellow. ________________________________ Les législateurs exhorteront les dirigeants du G20 à Rome à adopter une position plus ferme sur la Chine<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> - The Globe and Mail. RWCHR International Chair Irwin Cotler is a co-chair of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC). Évènements à venir 3 novembre 2021 - « La montée de l'antisémitisme au Canada »<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…>, organisé par McCarthy Tétrault, avec en vedette le président international et envoyé spécial du CRWDP, Irwin Cotler. 2-10 novembre 2021 - L'Alliance internationale pour la mémoire de l'Holocauste et la Plénière de Thessalonique, Professeur Cotler, Chef de la délégation canadienne, hébergé virtuellement sous la direction de la Présidence grecque et de l'Ambassadeur Christopher Lazaris. 9 novembre 2021 - « Mois de l'éducation sur l'Holocauste: Soirée d'ouverture en commémoration de Kristallnacht »<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…>, organisée par le « Centre for Holocaust Education and Scholarship » 10 novembre 2021 - En conversation avec un survivant : Bruce Stewart, organisé par le Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies (FSWC) en partenariat avec le CRWDP. 14 novembre 2021 - Antisémitisme : un danger clair et présent, organisé par Médecins contre le racisme et l'antisémitisme (DARA), dirigé par le président international du CRWDP et Envoyé spécial Irwin Cotler. 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McGill Centre for Human Rights & Legal Pluralism Newsletter - November 2021

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McGill Centre for Human Rights & Legal Pluralism November 2021 Newsletter [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/876a0fb07443c2ba7a644f4f3/images/2bdd8823-324…] Upcoming events: * Nov 4: Crip Camp Film Screening and Panel Discussion * Nov 9: What Happens to the Rule of Law During a Pandemic? with Michael Bryant and Pearl Eliadis * Nov 11: A Right of Peoples and Individuals to International Solidarity - Humphrey Lecture with Obiora C. Okafor * Nov 23: O'Brien Fellow Seminar with Andrey Shcherbovich and Alejandro Lorite Escorihuela * Nov 24: AML Patricia Allen Memorial Lecture with Radhika Coomaraswamy Upcoming Events [Move poster for Netflix film Crip Camp] Crip Camp Film Sceening and Panel Discussion with Melissa Graham, Ravi Malhotra, and Catherine Roy Moderated by Amanda Bowie-Edwards and Elise Mallette, McGill B.C.L./J.D. candidates. Thursday, November 4, 4:00 PM-7:00 PM (ET) Zoom: click here<https://mcgill.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=876a0fb07443c2ba7a644f4f3&…> to access the event. About the speakers Melissa Graham is a disability rights activist and PhD candidate for Social Work at York University. Read more about Melissa Graham here<https://mcgill.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=876a0fb07443c2ba7a644f4f3&…>. Ravi Malhotra is a Full Professor of the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section at the University of Ottawa and is cross-appointed to the School of Rehabilitation Sciences and to the Critical Disability Theory Program at York University. Read more about Ravi Malhotra here<https://mcgill.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=876a0fb07443c2ba7a644f4f3&…>. Catherine Roy has been active in the not-for-profit sector for over 30 years. She is presently Accessibility Advisor at McGill University. Read more about Catherine Roy here<https://mcgill.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=876a0fb07443c2ba7a644f4f3&…>. Zoom Nov 4: https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/84096739637<https://mcgill.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=876a0fb07443c2ba7a644f4f3&…>. [Man dressed in a black suit and grey tie standing in front of the court house] What Happens to the Rule of Law During a Pandemic? How COVID Exposes Canada's Precarious System of Judicial Review and Public Interest Litigation with Michael Bryant Moderated by Pearl Eliadis Support by Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg SENCRL srl Tuesday, November 9, 1:00-2:30 PM (ET) Zoom: click here<https://mcgill.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=876a0fb07443c2ba7a644f4f3&…> to access the event. About the speaker Michael Bryant was Attorney General of Ontario when that province passed its emergency management legislation that initially applied during the COVID19 pandemic. Since 2018 he has led the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, a premier watchdog of domestic laws and regulations, and a frequent litigator before the Supreme Court of Canada. Read more about Michael Bryant here<https://mcgill.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=876a0fb07443c2ba7a644f4f3&…>. Zoom Nov 9: https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/83223079813<https://mcgill.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=876a0fb07443c2ba7a644f4f3&…>. [Man with glasses, wearing a black blazer and red turtleneck] A Right of Peoples and Individuals to International Solidarity John P. Humphrey Lectureship in Human Rights with Obiora C. Okafor Moderated by Frédéric Mégret Thursday, November 11, 4:00-5:30 PM (ET) Please note: Time correction from previous announcement Zoom: click here<https://mcgill.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=876a0fb07443c2ba7a644f4f3&…> to access the event. Event description here<https://mcgill.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=876a0fb07443c2ba7a644f4f3&…>. About the speaker Obiora C. Okafor is the Inaugural York Research Chair in International and Transnational Legal Studies at Osgoode Hall Law School. Professor Okafor has published extensively in the fields of international human rights law and immigration/refugee law, as well as general public international law (especially with regard to third world approaches to international law). Read more about Obiora C. Okafor here<https://mcgill.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=876a0fb07443c2ba7a644f4f3&…>. Zoom Nov 11: https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/83897438474.<https://mcgill.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=876a0fb07443c2ba7a644f4f3&…> [Portrait of man with glasses, wearing a grey suit, looking down] The Long Road Towards Human Rights on the Internet O'Brien Fellow-in-Residence Seminar with Andrey Shcherbovich and Alejandro Lorite Escorihuela Tuesday, November 23, 1:00-2:30 PM (ET) Registration required: chrlp.law(a)mcgill.ca<mailto:chrlp.law@mcgill.ca>. In-person event only. Spaces limited. Reference, for discussion, the website of the Charter for Human Rights and Principles for the Internet: https://internetrightsandprinciples.org/charter/<https://mcgill.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=876a0fb07443c2ba7a644f4f3&…>. About the speaker Dr. Andrey Shcherbovich graduated from the National Research University Higher School of Economics, Faculty of Law (Department of International Law), Moscow, Russia, in 2008. In 2019 he was a CyberBRICS research fellow and visiting professor at FGV, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dr. Shcherbovich’s professional interests are related to Russian public law (constitutional and human rights law) with special regard to international principles of Internet Governance. Read more about Andrey Shcherbovich here<https://mcgill.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=876a0fb07443c2ba7a644f4f3&…>. [Portrait of woman with short hair wearing a red and yellow sari with the blue UN flag in the background] "Mothers-in-law": Confronting Violence Patricia Allen Memorial Lecture Annie Macdonald Langstaff seminar series with Radhika Coomaraswamy In conversation with Vishakha Wijenayake and Luisa Castaneda-Quintana, McGill Law PhD candidates Moderated by Shauna Van Praagh Wednesday, November 24, 10:00-11:30 AM (ET) Zoom: click here<https://mcgill.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=876a0fb07443c2ba7a644f4f3&…> to access the event. About the speaker Radhika Coomaraswamy is a lawyer, diplomat, and human rights advocate. She is a graduate of the United Nations International School in New York. Radhika served as the Chairperson of the Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission (2003-2006). She was the first Special Rapporteur on violence against women (1994-2003). Read more about Radhika Coomaraswamy here<https://mcgill.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=876a0fb07443c2ba7a644f4f3&…>. Zoom Nov 24: https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/84246217798<https://mcgill.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=876a0fb07443c2ba7a644f4f3&…>. Call for Applications [McGill's logo] The call for applications for the 2022 O’Brien Graduate Fellowships in the Faculty of Law, McGill University, remains open. O’Brien Fellows become members of the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, a focal point for innovative legal and interdisciplinary research, dialogue, and outreach on human rights and legal pluralism. This Fellowship Program is an entrance scholarship. Applicants for this scholarship must also simultaneously submit an application for admission, by the stipulated deadline, to one of McGill Law's graduate programs. Deadline to apply: December 19, 2021. Email here<mailto:obrienfellows.law@mcgill.ca> for more information. Please share this opportunity widely! Call for Submissions [Generic image of computer screen with written text on it] Do you have an upcoming or a recent article you would like to publicize? Or something to say that needs to be said? The CHRLP also invites submissions for the fourth year of its Blog with an open call for blog posts. Interested authors are encouraged to draw inspiration from the theme "Solidarity in an Interconnected World". More information, including editorial guidelines, can be found in the following call for submissions<https://mcgill.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=876a0fb07443c2ba7a644f4f3&…>. Submissions (in English, French, or Spanish) can be sent to human.rights(a)mcgill.ca<mailto:human.rights@mcgill.ca>. 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