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CAHRI - minutes FEB 19 2021 call
by Viviana Fernandez 22 Feb '21

22 Feb '21

Dear all, Thank you for participating in the February 19th, 2021 CAHRI call. Here are some notes from our discussion that we hope summarize the main points shared. Participants: Christina Szurlej, Atlantic Human Rights Centre, St. Thomas University; Nandini Ramanujam, Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, McGill University; Adele Perry and Helen Fallding, Centre for Human Rights Research, University of Manitoba; Anna Purkey, Human Rights Program, St. Paul University, University of Waterloo; Mona Paré, Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory on the Rights of the Child (LRIDE), University of Ottawa; Nicole Barrett, International Justice & Human Rights Clinic, University of British Columbia (UBC); Landon Pearson, Landon Pearson Centre for the Study of Childhood and Children's Rights, Carleton University; John Packer, Joao Velloso and Viviana Fernandez, Human Rights Research & Education Centre (HRREC), University of Ottawa. The meeting started with a round of introductions. John Packer then spoke about the Canadian Yearbook of Human Rights, its origins, the recent online editions (since 2015) and the goal to make this a joint project of CAHRI. For the next edition (2019-2020), he outlined the progress made to date and explained the idea of creating a special section on Covid-19 and its impacts for human rights in Canada, with guest editor Alex Neve, former Secretary General for Amnesty International Canada. The section would feature contributions from CAHRI members. Papers would be policy-oriented, not longer than 10-12 pages and the deadline would be in April to ensure a summer publications for the Yearbook. John will follow-up with those CAHRI members interested in joining the Editorial Board for the Yearbook and will share guidelines for the special section on a separate email, including Alex Neve. Proposals to date cover the following subjects: * St. Thomas University: Covid-19 and women's rights (disproportionate responsibilities on childcare, care of the elderly, domestic violence, etc.) * Carleton University: human rights based approach applied to children rights during the pandemic, civil and political rights of children. * St. Paul University: migration/refugee related issues, border closures, etc. * McGill University: Disability in Canada. * HRREC: Covid-19 in prisons and incarceration. * LRIDE: children's rights and welfare. * UBC: Effects on the right of association, freedom of expression or how treaty bodies reporting has been impacted during the pandemic. * University of Manitoba submitted several proposals, including: * Canadian Parents of Students with Disabilities and the Impact of COVID-19: Is this an Inclusive and Equitable Education? * High Impact of COVID-19 in Canada's Indigenous Communities are Human Rights gone Wrong. * Incapacitation Governance, Biosecurity, and Human Rights. * The Pandemic, Poverty and Human Rights. The group agreed to consider organizing an round table in May (online event) to address "Canada's reaction to the pandemic from a human rights perspective" based on the submitted papers. We can also develop a short policy paper with specific recommendations for government to be released in June. The release could be promoted in the media and on social media to maximize exposure and reach key federal actors. The meeting continued by sharing short updates from members. Notable dates and initiatives include: Event at St. Thomas University on February 25th at 2pm on perspectives on being a good ally; the 40th anniversary of HRREC during academic year 2021-2022; the 30th anniversary of the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child on December 13th 2021; the 40th anniversary of the Canadian Charter in 2022; a new international program on Disability, Inclusion and Climate Action, launched by McGill University. Members are encouraged to share news and announcements through the listserv going forward. Finally, John Packer mentioned the possibility of participating in projects to be proposed by Amnesty International that could be of interest to CAHRI members. He will share information on this shortly. Very best wishes, Viviana Viviana A. Fernandez Directrice adjointe / Assistant Director Human Rights Research and Education Centre / Centre de recherche et d'enseignement sur les droits de la personne Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa http://www.cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca<http://www.cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/> Follow me on Twitter at @vafi1217 Hors du bureau | Travail à distance : Je suis joignable par courriel ou sur Team (uOttawa). Out of the office | Working from home: You can contact me by email or on Team (uOttawa).

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Nouvelles & événements du CREDP | HRREC News & Events --- 16.02.2021
by Viviana Fernandez 19 Feb '21

19 Feb '21

Dear all, As mentioned, happy to share our latest newsletter. You will see information about upcoming events and news items from our members. Wishing you a lovely weekend, Viviana Viviana A. Fernandez Directrice adjointe / Assistant Director Human Rights Research and Education Centre / Centre de recherche et d'enseignement sur les droits de la personne Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa http://www.cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca<http://www.cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/> Follow me on Twitter at @vafi1217 Hors du bureau | Travail à distance : Je suis joignable par courriel ou sur Team (uOttawa). Out of the office | Working from home: You can contact me by email or on Team (uOttawa). ------------------- English follows. L'équipe du Centre de recherche et d'enseignement sur les droits de la personne (CREDP) est heureuse de vous présenter quelques initiatives intéressantes, annonces, nouvelles et événements en ligne concernant le Centre! Événements 22 FÉVRIER 16 h 30 à 17 h 30 | Webinaire ZOOM | Ouvert à tous. | Inscription obligatoire pour recevoir le lien vers le webinaire. * Une approche du racisme anti-Noir basée sur les droits de la personne<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/fr/22-fevrier-2021-approche-du-racisme-anti-noir…> - avec le Professeur Neuberger-Jesin John Packer, Slava Balan, candidat au doctorat en droit et membre du CREDP, et des diplômés du cours en ligne Human Rights & Governance: The Human Rights Based Approach to Policy, Law & Development (Droits de la personne & gouvernance : L'approche fondée sur les droits de la personne en matière de politique, de droit et de développement). Les intervenants discuteront des défis du racisme anti-Noir du point de vue de l'approche fondée sur les droits de la personne et les étudiants feront de brèves présentations sur les aspects de l'application de cette approche au sujet choisi. Événement (en anglais) organisé par le Centre de recherche et d'enseignement sur les droits de la personne (CREDP) de l'Université d'Ottawa. 23 FÉVRIER 11h 30 à 13 h | Webinaire ZOOM | Ouvert à tous. | Inscription obligatoire pour recevoir le lien vers le webinaire. * Action pour le climat menée par les jeunes et droit des enfants à l'environnement<https://droitcivil.uottawa.ca/laboratoire-recherche-interdisciplinaire-droi…> - avec Chris Tollefson (Professeur, University of Victoria), Albert Lalonde (Militant pour le climat), Haana (Passionnée d'environnement) et Annabel Webb (Boursière en droits environnementaux, Fondation David Suzuki). Événement (en anglais) organisé par le Laboratoire de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les droits de l'enfant (LRIDE) dans le cadre du Cycle de conférences de la Section de droit civil de la Faculté de droit de l'Université d'Ottawa. 24 FÉVRIER 16 h à 17 h | Webinaire ZOOM | Ouvert à tous. | Inscription obligatoire pour recevoir le lien vers le webinaire. * Travailler pour les droits de la personne<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/fr/24-fevrier-2021-serie-travailler-droits-perso…> - avec Samantha Peters, J.D., M.A. (Mentore Juridique pour la Communauté Noire, Faculté de droit, Section de Common Law, uOttawa). Événement (en anglais) organisé par le Centre de recherche et d'enseignement sur les droits de la personne (CREDP) de l'Université d'Ottawa. 1er MARS 16 h à 17 h | Webinaire ZOOM | Ouvert à tous. | Inscription obligatoire pour recevoir le lien vers le webinaire. * QUIZ sur les droits de la personne!<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/fr/1er-mars-2021-quiz-droits-personne> - Testez vos connaissance avec nos animateurs : John Packer (Professeur Neuberger-Jesin et directeur, CREDP, uOttawa), Karine Vanthuyne (Titulaire d'une Chaire d'enseignement universitaire et professeure agrégée, École d'études sociologiques et anthropologiques, Faculté des sciences sociales, uOttawa) et Pierre-Gilles Bélanger (Candidat au doctorat en droit et professeur à temps partiel, Faculté de droit, Section de droit civil, uOttawa). Événement (en français) organisé par le Centre de recherche et d'enseignement sur les droits de la personne (CREDP) de l'Université d'Ottawa. Nouvelles * Déclaration sur la procédure judiciaire contre le professeur Jan Grabowski - 10.02.2021<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/fr/declaration-procedure-judiciaire-contre-profe…> * Félicitations au professeur Olabisi Akinkugbe (Schulich School of Law), membre communautaire du CREDP, qui a reçu une bourse de recherche Dalhousie Belong<https://www.dal.ca/news/2021/02/01/recognizing-the-rich-diversity-of-dal-re…> * Lisez l'article de John Packer, professeur Neuberger-Jesin, dans le Globe and Mail : Mynmar n'a jamais fait la transition vers la démocratie. La communauté internationale le sait maintenant avec certitude.<https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-myanmar-was-never-transitio…> * Le professeur Neuberger-Jesin, John Packer, commente les événements au Myanmar dans l'article par Radio-Canada: Des Birmans du Canada réclament le retour des institutions démocratiques<https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1767886/birmanie-myanmar-aung-san-suu-…> * Félicitations à notre membre Aboubacar Dakuyo qui a défendu sa thèse de doctorat avec succès!<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/fr/felicitations-notre-membre-aboubacar-dakuyo-q…> * Lisez l'article d'opinion du professeur John Packer dans le Ottawa Citizen sur les raisons pour lesquelles Murray Sinclair devrait être le prochain Gouverneur général du Canada<https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/packer-why-murray-sinclair-should-be-cana…> * Lisez l'article de Sarah Olutola, membre du CREDP, publié dans Teen Vogue : La publication annulée du livre de Josh Hawley n'est pas orwellienne. C'est une conséquence.<https://www.teenvogue.com/story/josh-hawley-lost-book-deal-isnt-orwellian-o…> * La Cour interaméricaine des droits de l'homme cite un rapport rédigé par l'équipe de la Clinique sur les droits de la personne du CREDP<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/fr/cour-interamericaine-droits-lhomme-cite-rappo…> * Bienvenue au boursier postdoctoral David DesBaillets!<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/fr/bienvenue-au-boursier-postdoctoral-david-desb…> Suivez-nous sur les médias sociaux! Twitter : @uOttawaHRREC Facebook : HRREC<https://www.facebook.com/uOttawaHRREC/> LinkedIn : Human Rights Research and Education Centre YouTube: HRREC uOttawa<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCfldcVEEMX09Yg4x5HsaTA> ________________________________ The team at the Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) is pleased to present some interesting initiatives, announcements, news and online events concerning the HRREC. Events FEBRUARY 22 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. | ZOOM Webinar | Open to all. | Registration required to receive the link to the webinar. * A Human Rights Based Approach to Anti-Black Racism<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/february-22-2021-human-rights-based-approach-…> - with Neuberger-Jesin Professor John Packer, HRREC member Slava Balan, Ph. D. candidate in law and graduates of the Fall 2020 online course Human Rights & Governance: The Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA) to Policy, Law and Development (DCC4119). The speakers will discuss the challenges of anti-Black racism from an HRBA perspective and the students will make brief presentations on aspects of the application of the HRBA to the chosen topic. Event (in English) organized by the by the Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) at the University of Ottawa. FEBRUARY 23 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. | ZOOM Webinar | Open to all. | Registration required to receive the link to the webinar. * Youth-Led Climate Action & Children's Right to the Environment<https://droitcivil.uottawa.ca/interdisciplinary-research-laboratory-rights-…> - with Chris Tollefson (Professor, University of Victoria), Albert Lalonde (Climate activist), Haana (Environmentalism enthusiast) and Annabel Webb (Environmental Rights Fellow, David Suzuki Foundation). Event (in English) organized by the by the Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory on the Rights of the Child (IRLRC) as part of the Civil Law Section Lecture Series of the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa. FEBRUARY 24 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. | ZOOM Webinar | Open to all. | Registration required to receive the link to the webinar. * Working for Human Rights<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/february-24-2021-working-human-rights-series-…> - with Samantha Peters, J.D., M.A. (Black Legal Mentor in Residence, Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, uOttawa). Event (in English) organized by the by the Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) at the University of Ottawa. MARCH 1st 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. | ZOOM Webinar | Open to all. | Registration required to receive the link to the webinar. * Working for Human Rights<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/february-24-2021-working-human-rights-series-…> - Test your knowledge with our hosts: John Packer (Neuberger-Jesin Professor and Director, HRREC, uOttawa), Karine Vanthuyne (Chair in University Teaching and Associate Professor, School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, uOttawa) and Pierre-Gilles Bélanger (Ph.D. Candidate in Law and Part-time Professor, Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section, uOttawa). Event (in French) organized by the by the Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) at the University of Ottawa. News * Statement on Court Case Against Professor Jan Grabowski - 10.02.2021<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/statement-court-case-against-professor-jan-gr…> * Congratulations to HRREC Community Member Professor Olabisi Akinkugbe (Schulich School of Law) Who Received a Dalhousie Belong Research Fellowship Award<https://www.dal.ca/news/2021/02/01/recognizing-the-rich-diversity-of-dal-re…> * Read Neuberger-Jesin Professor John Packer's Op-Ed in The Globe and Mail: Mynmar Was Never Transitioning to Democracy. Now the International Community Know That for Sure.<https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-myanmar-was-never-transitio…> * Neuberger-Jesin Professor John Packer Comments on the Events in Myanmar in the Article by Radio-Canada: Burmese Canadians Demand the Return of Democratic Institutions<https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1767886/birmanie-myanmar-aung-san-suu-…> * Congratulations to Our Member Aboubacar Dakuyo Who Successfully Defended His Doctoral Thesis!<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/congratulations-our-member-aboubacar-dakuyo-w…> * Read Professor John Packer's Op-Ed in the Ottawa Citizen on Why Murray Sinclair Should Be Canada's Next Governor General<https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/packer-why-murray-sinclair-should-be-cana…> * Read HRREC Member Sarah Olutola's Article published in Teen Vogue: Josh Hawley's Lost Book Deal Isn't Orwellian. It's a Consequence.<https://www.teenvogue.com/story/josh-hawley-lost-book-deal-isnt-orwellian-o…> * The Inter-American Court of Human Rights Cites a Report Drafted by the HRREC Human Rights Clinic Team<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/inter-american-court-human-rights-cites-repor…> * Welcome to Postdoctoral Fellow David DesBaillets!<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/welcome-postdoctoral-fellow-david-desbaillets> Follow Us on Social Media! Twitter: @uOttawaHRREC Facebook: HRREC<https://www.facebook.com/uOttawaHRREC/> LinkedIn: Human Rights Research and Education Centre YouTube: HRREC uOttawa<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCfldcVEEMX09Yg4x5HsaTA> Centre de recherche et d'enseignement sur les droits de la personne | Human Rights Research and Education Centre Université d'Ottawa | University of Ottawa www.cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/> *Nous vous avons fait parvenir le présent courriel parce que vous êtes membre du CREDP ou ami de l'Université d'Ottawa ou parce que vous vous êtes inscrit à notre liste de distribution. Si vous ne voulez plus obtenir ce genre de courriel, vous pouvez vous désabonner en tout temps à HRREC(a)uOttawa.ca<mailto:hrrec@uottawa.ca?subject=SVP,%20veuillez%20retirer%20mon%20nom%20de%20votre%20liste%20de%20distribution.>. *You have received this email as a HRREC member or friend of the University of Ottawa, or because you have subscribed to our distribution list. If you would prefer to no longer receive this kind of email, you may unsubscribe at any time at HRREC(a)uOttawa.ca<mailto:hrrec@uottawa.ca?subject=Please%20remove%20my%20name%20from%20the%20distribution%20list>.

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REMINDER: CAHRI meeting
by Viviana Fernandez 19 Feb '21

19 Feb '21

Good morning, Thank you to those who participated in the Doodle poll. You will find the link to join the call below. If by any chance you are unable to attend and would like to nominate a replacement, please let me know to add them to the invitation. We look forward to seeing you soon. Best wishes, Viviana Viviana A. Fernandez Directrice adjointe / Assistant Director Human Rights Research and Education Centre / Centre de recherche et d'enseignement sur les droits de la personne Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa http://www.cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca Follow me on Twitter at @vafi1217 Hors du bureau | Travail à distance : Je suis joignable par courriel ou sur Team (uOttawa). Out of the office | Working from home: You can contact me by email or on Team (uOttawa). -------------------- Join Zoom Meeting https://uottawa-ca.zoom.us/j/99170599751?pwd=QkZEbUZqZnJCWHY1SGxlOTk3KzV3UT… Meeting ID: 991 7059 9751 Passcode: L2Vjtf One tap mobile +13017158592,,99170599751#,,,,*626821# US (Washington DC) +13126266799,,99170599751#,,,,*626821# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 991 7059 9751 Passcode: 626821 Find your local number: https://uottawa-ca.zoom.us/u/abcFQGNFxc Join by SIP 99170599751(a)zoomcrc.com Join by H.323 162.255.37.11 (US West) 162.255.36.11 (US East) 115.114.131.7 (India Mumbai) 115.114.115.7 (India Hyderabad) 213.19.144.110 (Amsterdam Netherlands) 213.244.140.110 (Germany) 103.122.166.55 (Australia Sydney) 103.122.167.55 (Australia Melbourne) 149.137.40.110 (Singapore) 64.211.144.160 (Brazil) 69.174.57.160 (Canada Toronto) 65.39.152.160 (Canada Vancouver) 207.226.132.110 (Japan Tokyo) 149.137.24.110 (Japan Osaka) Meeting ID: 991 7059 9751 Passcode: 626821

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Invitation to contribute to Special Focus of CYHR on "COVID and Canada"
by Helen Fallding 04 Feb '21

04 Feb '21

Dear colleagues, I am addressing you as representatives of the Canadian Association of Human Rights Institutes (CAHRI). We/HRREC-uOttawa hope this finds everyone alright despite the evident challenges. It is our observation that the myriad challenges posed by COVID have not so far been addressed by a Human Rights Based Approach nor even much informed by human rights. At the same time, the pandemic has exposed a wide range of human rights problems and exacerbated some of these. We have been disappointed that in some instances our governments have even declined or rejected the suggestion or opportunity to follow human rights norms, standards and methods. As such, for the 2019-2020 Canadian Yearbook of Human Rights (to be published in summer 2021) we have decided to include a Special Focus section on the Coronavirus and Canada. We are delighted that Alex Neve (until recently the long-time Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada) has agreed to serve as Guest Editor of the section. For the Yearbook (including style guidelines), see: https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/publications/canadian_yearbook_human_rights We hope that each member institution of CAHRI will take responsibility to contribute one paper (of 8-12 pages) on a selected topic or issue; altogether, we would have a good dozen plus an overview. You are entirely free to choose your topic, but we wish no two to cover the same subject matter. From uOttawa, we will address the challenges of COVID for and in prisons and other centres of detention in Canada. The deadline for submissions is 30 April 2021. We will turn them around quickly in view of the summer publication. Each paper should summarise the problem/situation and including conclusions and recommendations. It may be written on behalf of your Centre/Programme or in the individual name(s) of a person or persons submitting from your institution. We are open to the prospect of holding a Symposium to present and discuss the papers and, if merited, perhaps to submit a joint letter to our governments containing a summary of recommendations. With a view to this publishing initiative (notably to discuss the Special Focus and possible topics), and also to catch-up on various activities, we are proposing a meeting in mid-February (12, 18 or 19 February). Please respond to this Doodle poll to indicate preferred date and time: https://doodle.com/poll/bzwazefxt4x2ie5c?utm_source=poll&utm_medium=link Thank you for your kind attention and ongoing interest. We look forward to hearing from you. Best wishes, John Prof. John Packer Neuberger-Jesin Professor of International Conflict Resolution Professeur Neuberger-Jesin sur la résolution de conflits internationaux Directeur, Centre de recherche et d'enseignement sur les droits de la personne Director, Human Rights Research and Education Centre Université d'Ottawa | University of Ottawa Et/and Faculté de droit | Faculty of Law Pavillon Fauteux Hall 57 Louis-Pasteur, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5 Canada Tél. | Tel: +1 613-562-5800 (3462) Téléc. | Fax: +1 613-562-5124 jpacker(a)uottawa.ca<mailto:jpacker@uottawa.ca> @JP_Peacemaking www.cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca<http://www.cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/>

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CAHRI meeting
by Viviana Fernandez 03 Feb '21

03 Feb '21

Good morning, Thank you to those who participated in the Doodle poll. You will find the link to join the call below. If by any chance you are unable to attend and would like to nominate a replacement, please let me know to add them to the invitation. We look forward to seeing you soon. Best wishes, Viviana Viviana A. Fernandez Directrice adjointe / Assistant Director Human Rights Research and Education Centre / Centre de recherche et d'enseignement sur les droits de la personne Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa http://www.cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca Follow me on Twitter at @vafi1217 Hors du bureau | Travail à distance : Je suis joignable par courriel ou sur Team (uOttawa). Out of the office | Working from home: You can contact me by email or on Team (uOttawa). -------------------- Join Zoom Meeting https://uottawa-ca.zoom.us/j/99170599751?pwd=QkZEbUZqZnJCWHY1SGxlOTk3KzV3UT… Meeting ID: 991 7059 9751 Passcode: L2Vjtf One tap mobile +13017158592,,99170599751#,,,,*626821# US (Washington DC) +13126266799,,99170599751#,,,,*626821# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 991 7059 9751 Passcode: 626821 Find your local number: https://uottawa-ca.zoom.us/u/abcFQGNFxc Join by SIP 99170599751(a)zoomcrc.com Join by H.323 162.255.37.11 (US West) 162.255.36.11 (US East) 115.114.131.7 (India Mumbai) 115.114.115.7 (India Hyderabad) 213.19.144.110 (Amsterdam Netherlands) 213.244.140.110 (Germany) 103.122.166.55 (Australia Sydney) 103.122.167.55 (Australia Melbourne) 149.137.40.110 (Singapore) 64.211.144.160 (Brazil) 69.174.57.160 (Canada Toronto) 65.39.152.160 (Canada Vancouver) 207.226.132.110 (Japan Tokyo) 149.137.24.110 (Japan Osaka) Meeting ID: 991 7059 9751 Passcode: 626821

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Feb 9 - More Than an Innocent Mistake: The Story of David Milgaard's Wrongful Conviction
by Helen Fallding 02 Feb '21

02 Feb '21

The Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism at McGill University invites you to a critical conversation about miscarriages of justice in Canada. More Than an Innocent Mistake: The Story of David Milgaard’s Wrongful Conviction Date: February 9, 2021 Time: 1:00-2:30 pm ET (Montreal) Zoom: https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/84488268021 [cid:image001.png@01D6F95D.A4590320] The talk will explore the interrelationship between David Milgaard's wrongful conviction and wider systemic concerns, from root causes of miscarriages of justice to the neglected social impact of "tough on crime" political rhetoric. David Milgaard was arrested at the age of sixteen for non-capital murder. He was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. David was not guilty in any way of this crime. His mother, Joyce Milgaard, never gave up her fight to prove the truth about her son's innocence and she secured his freedom after he had served more than 22 years of imprisonment. David became involved with social justice issues while in prison and he continues to speak and advocate for change. For more information, please contact the CHRLP at human.rights(a)mcgill.ca<mailto:human.rights@mcgill.ca>.

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Indigenous self-determination: Feb. 4
by Helen Fallding 29 Jan '21

29 Jan '21

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Rights of Peasants: Feb. 24
by Helen Fallding 26 Jan '21

26 Jan '21

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Nouvelles & événements du CREDP - 14 DÉCEMBRE 2020 | HRREC News & Events - DECEMBER 14, 2020
by Viviana Fernandez 14 Dec '20

14 Dec '20

English follows. Le voici, le dernier bulletin de l’année 2020! Voici donc quelques annonces, nouvelles et événements (en ligne!) à venir concernant le CREDP. Nous avons hâte de vous retrouver en janvier 2021! Exposition virtuelle | IMAGES DE LA JUSTICE : Les enfants & les droits de la personne Visitez la galerie virtuelle pour voir toutes les merveilleuses œuvres d'art soumises pour cette deuxième édition d’IMAGES DE LA JUSTICE : Les enfants & les droits de la personne!<http://contekst.education/exhibits/images-of-justice/> Cette édition expose des dessins satiriques et critiques sur les droits de l'enfant, leurs libertés, ainsi que sur diverses questions politiques, sociales et juridiques, qu'elles soient privées ou publiques, nationales ou internationales, avec lesquelles les enfants, les familles et leurs défenseurs sont aux prises dans le monde entier. VOTEZ pour votre caricature préférée! Les membres du jury ont sélectionné dix œuvres parmi toutes celles soumises. VOTEZ EN LIGNE pour choisir votre caricature préférée!<https://contekst.education/online_poll_children_humanrights/> Le gagnant ou la gagnante de cette 2e édition se méritera un prix de 500 $ en 2021! Vous avez jusqu’au 10 JANVIER 2021 pour voter. Le CREDP est un fier partenaire de cette initiative, avec CONTEKST, le Laboratoire de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les droits de l'enfant – LRIDE (Faculté de droit, Section de droit civil, Université d'Ottawa), l'École des services à l'enfance et à la jeunesse (Faculté des services à la communauté, Université Ryerson) et la Revue canadienne des droits de l'enfant (Centre de ressources Landon Pearson pour l'étude des droits de l'enfant et de l'enfance). APPEL aux participants : Atelier pour jeunes chercheurs sur les déplacements forcés Le CREDP et le Carrefour des réfugiés de l’Université d’Ottawa lancent une série d’ateliers destinés aux jeunes chercheurs qui effectuent des recherches dans des domaines liés aux déplacements forcés. L'atelier se déroulera de manière virtuelle, à partir de la fin janvier 2020, et se répétera tous les mois. Chaque session comprendra un présentateur du groupe, dont les travaux en cours seront diffusés à l'avance. Un commentateur désigné sera chargé de faire des remarques sur le document avant d'avoir une discussion ouverte d'une durée de (environ) 90 minutes. Grâce à cette initiative, les participants créeront une communauté avec des collègues du monde entier, partageront leurs idées et renforceront leur écriture par un processus de collaboration informel. Les soumissions et toutes les questions peuvent être envoyées à DAVID HUGHES, Boursier postdoctoral Alex Trebek avec le Carrefour des réfugiés et le CREDP, à dhughes3(a)uOttawa.ca<mailto:dhughes3@uOttawa.ca>. Date limite pour appliquer : 8 JANVIER 2021 Cette initiative s'inscrit dans le cadre du projet Changement de l'ordre: Façonner l'avenir et garantir les droits dans un monde en transformation<https://www.cips-cepi.ca/changing-orders-shaping-the-future-and-securing-ri…> et bénéficie du soutien du Forum pour le Dialogue Alex Trebek. La Nouvelles * Lisez l'article de notre membre Adam R. Houston et sa collègue dans African Arguments : « Les dangers de faire de la politique avec les remèdes à la COVID-19 »<https://africanarguments.org/2020/12/the-dangers-of-playing-politics-with-c…> * Notre membre, la professeure Delphine Nakashe figure dans l'article « Un sort précaire » de la revue Perspective sur la recherche de l'Université d'Ottawa<https://recherche.uottawa.ca/perspectives/sort-precaire> * Quatre spécialistes, dont la professeure Karine Vanthuyne, membre du HRREC, nous parlent de l'importance d'intégrer les savoirs autochtones aux programmes universitaires dans la Gazette de l'UO<https://www.uottawa.ca/gazette/fr/nouvelles/limportance-dintegrer-savoirs-a…> * Lisez l'article de Slava Balan, membre du CREDP, publié par le Centre pour les droits de la personne et le pluralisme juridique de l'Université McGill - « Les Nations unies à 75 ans : Ont-elles tenu leur promesse en matière de droits de la personne? »<https://www.mcgill.ca/humanrights/article/inclusive-citizenship-and-deliber…> * Le programme Scholars At Risk (SAR) uOttawa contribue au Rapport de l'Assemblée générale des Nations unies sur la promotion et protection du droit à la liberté d'opinion et d'expression<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/fr/programme-scholars-risk-sar-uottawa-contribue…> * Lisez l'article d'opinion de Pierre-Gilles Bélanger, membre du CREDP, dans La Presse + : Le peuple chilien se dotera-t-il d'une nouvelle constitution?<https://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/2d484cfb-c032-4939-8fd1-ae1cbc6701b1__7C__…> Suivez-nous sur les médias sociaux! Twitter : @uOttawaHRREC Facebook : HRREC<https://www.facebook.com/uOttawaHRREC/> LinkedIn : Human Rights Research and Education Centre YouTube: HRREC uOttawa<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCfldcVEEMX09Yg4x5HsaTA> ________________________________ Here it is, the last newsletter of the year 2020! Here are a few announcements, news and upcoming events (online!) about HRREC. We look forward to seeing you in January 2021! Online Exhibition | IMAGES OF JUSTICE: Children & Human Rights Visit the virtual gallery showcasing all the wonderful artworks submitted for the second edition of IMAGES OF JUSTICE: Children & Human Rights!<http://contekst.education/exhibits/images-of-justice/> This edition exhibits satirical and critical cartoons on the rights of the child, their freedoms, as well as various political, social, and legal issues, be it private or public, domestic/national or international, with which children, families, and their advocates grapple across the world. VOTE for your favorite cartoon! The jury members selected ten artworks from among all those submitted. VOTE ONLINE to choose your favorite cartoon!<https://contekst.education/online_poll_children_humanrights/> The winner of this 2nd edition will win a $500 prize in 2021! You have until JANUARY 10, 2021 to vote. HRREC is a proud partner in this initiative, with CONTEKST, the Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory on the Rights of the Child - IRLRC (Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section, University of Ottawa), the School of Child and Youth Care (Faculty of Community Services, Ryerson University), and the Canadian Journal of Children's Rights (Landon Pearson Resource Centre for the Study of Childhood and Children's Rights). CALL for Participants: The Forced Displacement Workshop for Junior Scholars HRREC and its partner, the Refugee Hub, are launching a workshop series for junior scholars researching in areas related to forced displacement in any discipline<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/call-participants-forced-displacement-worksho…>. The workshop will be conducted virtually, starting in late January 2020 and recur monthly. Each session will feature a presenter from the group, whose work in-progress will be circulated in advance. One designated commentator will be tasked with providing remarks on the paper before having an open discussion over (approximately) 90 minutes. Through this initiative, participants will build a community with colleagues from around the world, share their ideas, and strengthen their writing through an informal collaborative process. Submissions and any questions can be sent to DAVID HUGUES, Alex Trebek Postdoctoral Fellow with the Refugee Hub and the HRREC, at dhughes3(a)uOttawa.ca<mailto:dhughes3@uOttawa.ca>. Deadline to apply: JANUARY 8. 2021. This initiative is part of the Project Changing Order: Shaping the Future and Securing Rights in a World in Transformation<https://www.cips-cepi.ca/changing-orders-shaping-the-future-and-securing-ri…> and benefits from the support of the Alex Trebek Forum for Dialogue. News * Read HRREC Member Adam R. Houston and his colleague's Article in African Arguments: "The Dangers of Playing Politics with COVID-19 Cures"<https://africanarguments.org/2020/12/the-dangers-of-playing-politics-with-c…> * Our Member Delphine Nakashe Is Featured in the Article "A Precarious Fate" by the University of Ottawa Research Perspective<https://research.uottawa.ca/perspectives/precarious-fate> * Four Specialists, Including HRREC Member Professor Karine Vanthuyne, Tell Us "Why We Should Incorporate Indigenous Ways of Knowing into Our Education" in the UO Gazette<https://www.uottawa.ca/gazette/en/news/why-we-should-incorporate-indigenous…> * Read HRREC Member Slava Balan's Article Published by the McGill University Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism – "The United Nations at 75: Has It Delivered the Promise of Human Rights?"<https://www.mcgill.ca/humanrights/article/inclusive-citizenship-and-deliber…> * Scholars At Risk (SAR) uOttawa Program Contributes to UNGA Report on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/scholars-risk-sar-uottawa-program-contributes…> * Read HRREC Member Pierre-Gilles Bélanger's Op-Ed in La Presse +: Will the Chilean People Adopt a New Constitution?<https://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/2d484cfb-c032-4939-8fd1-ae1cbc6701b1__7C__…> Follow Us on Social Media! Twitter: @uOttawaHRREC Facebook: HRREC<https://www.facebook.com/uOttawaHRREC/> LinkedIn: Human Rights Research and Education Centre YouTube: HRREC uOttawa<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCfldcVEEMX09Yg4x5HsaTA> Centre de recherche et d’enseignement sur les droits de la personne | Human Rights Research and Education Centre Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa www.cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/> *Nous vous avons fait parvenir le présent courriel parce que vous êtes membre du CREDP ou ami de l’Université d’Ottawa ou parce que vous vous êtes inscrit à notre liste de distribution. Si vous ne voulez plus obtenir ce genre de courriel, vous pouvez vous désabonner en tout temps à HRREC(a)uOttawa.ca<mailto:hrrec@uottawa.ca?subject=SVP,%20veuillez%20retirer%20mon%20nom%20de%20votre%20liste%20de%20distribution.>. *You have received this email as a HRREC member or friend of the University of Ottawa, or because you have subscribed to our distribution list. 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Nouvelles & événements du CREDP - 26 NOVEMBRE 2020 | HRREC News & Events - NOVEMBRE 26, 2020
by Viviana Fernandez 26 Nov '20

26 Nov '20

English follows. L’équipe du Centre de recherche et d’enseignement sur les droits de la personne (CREDP) travaille toujours à distance de l’Université d’Ottawa. Nous sommes heureux de vous présenter quelques initiatives intéressantes que nous prévoyons d’ici la fin de l’année! Voici donc quelques annonces, nouvelles et événements (en ligne!) à venir concernant le CREDP! Événements 10 DÉCEMBRE 16 h à 17 h | Webinaire ZOOM | Ouvert à tous. | Inscription obligatoire pour recevoir le lien vers le webinaire : HRREC(a)uOttawa.ca<mailto:HRREC@uOttawa.ca>. * Quiz pour la Journée internationale des droits de la personne!<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/fr/10-decembre-2020-quiz-journee-internationale-…> – Joignez-vous à nous pour souligner la Journée internationale des droits de la personne. Vous aurez l’occasion de tester vos connaissances avec nos intervenants. Plus de détails sous peu! Événement (en anglais) présenté par le Centre de recherche et d’enseignement sur les droits de la personne (CREDP). MARDI JE DONNE – 1er décembre 2020 [A picture containing logo Description automatically generated] Mardi je donne, c’est le jour du mouvement mondial pour la bienfaisance! Cette année, cette journée aura lieu le 1er décembre 2020. Nous vous invitons à visiter la page Soutenez le CREDP<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/fr/give> qui permet aux donateurs et aux partenaires de contribuer aux importantes initiatives du CREDP, telles que : * Le Programme Scholars at Risk uOttawa qui fait la promotion des droits de la personne et de la liberté universitaire en accueillant des chercheurs en danger sur notre campus et en rendant possible notre participation au Academic Monitoring Project<https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/actions/academic-freedom-monitoring-project/> de SAR à travers notre Clinique sur les droits de la personne<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/fr/courses/human_rights>; * La Bourse d'études supérieures Jacques-Gaudreau en droit international de la personne; et, * Le fonds du Centre de recherche et d’enseignement sur les droits de la personne. Appel aux dessinateurs – IMAGES DE LA JUSTICE : Les enfants & les droits de la personne – Date limite : 30 NOVEMBRE Le CREDP est heureux de participer, en partenariat avec CONTEKST, le Laboratoire de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les droits de l'enfant – LRIDE (Faculté de droit, Section de droit civil, Université d'Ottawa), l'École des services à l'enfance et à la jeunesse (Faculté des services à la communauté, Université Ryerson) et la Revue canadienne des droits de l'enfant (Centre de ressources Landon Pearson pour l'étude des droits de l'enfant et de l'enfance) à la deuxième édition d’IMAGES DE LA JUSTICE<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/fr/appel-aux-dessinateurs-exposition-mondiale-de…>, dont le thème porte sur les enfants et les droits de la personne! Cette édition exposera des dessins satiriques et critiques sur les droits de l'enfant, leurs libertés, ainsi que sur diverses questions politiques, sociales et juridiques, qu'elles soient privées ou publiques, nationales ou internationales, avec lesquelles les enfants, les familles et leurs défenseurs sont aux prises dans le monde entier. Nous invitons les dessinateurs et les illustrateurs de tous âges à soumettre leur œuvre! En effet, cette année, une catégorie spéciale pour les dessins réalisés par des enfants a été créée et un prix spécial sera attribué à un artiste de moins de 18 ans! Les œuvres devront être soumises avant le 30 NOVEMBRE 2020 à info(a)contekst.education<mailto:info@contekst.education>. Les œuvres sélectionnées seront exposées en ligne et seront portées à la connaissance du public par des moyens électroniques via les plateformes en ligne des collaborateurs. Nous vous tiendrons informés! #COVICATURE : Notre monde au milieu de la COVID-19 Avec le soutien de Contekst, le CREDP est heureux de poursuivre l’initiative #COVICATURE<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/covicature-our-world-amid-covid-19> qui a, au cours des dernières semaines, mis en vedette des caricatures satiriques et humoristiques sur les nouvelles réalités de notre monde en abordant des sujets variables touchés par la maladie COVID-19 qui portent, de manière générale, sur les droits de la personne, la justice, la paix et le bien-être. N'hésitez pas à partager cette annonce! Les caricatures peuvent encore être soumises à Covicature(a)contekst.education<mailto:Covicature@contekst.education>. * Lisez l’article publié dans The Fulcrum : Un diplômé de l'uOttawa donne un puissant coup de poing avec la galerie de caricatures politiques #COVICATURE<https://thefulcrum.ca/arts/u-of-o-law-researcher-packs-powerful-punch-with-…> * Nous sommes également heureux de partager l'article écrit par notre membre Sarah Olutola et publié par CBC Arts sur cette initiative!<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/cbc-arts-publishes-article-initiative-covicat…> (en anglais) [Timeline Description automatically generated] Hernández Guerrero, Ares (Cuba) Les caricatures sont publiées sur les médias sociaux du CREDP ainsi que sur ceux créés pour cette initiative : * Twitter : @covicature<https://twitter.com/covicature?s=09> * Instagram : @covicature<https://www.instagram.com/covicature/> * Visitez la galerie pour voir les caricatures retenues jusqu’à maintenant!<https://contekst.education/covicature/> Nouvelles * Le programme Scholars At Risk (SAR) uOttawa contribue au Rapport de l'Assemblée générale des Nations unies sur la promotion et protection du droit à la liberté d'opinion et d'expression<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/fr/programme-scholars-risk-sar-uottawa-contribue…> * Lisez l'article d'opinion de Pierre-Gilles Bélanger, membre du CREDP, dans La Presse + : Le peuple chilien se dotera-t-il d'une nouvelle constitution?<https://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/2d484cfb-c032-4939-8fd1-ae1cbc6701b1__7C__…> * Jennifer Bond et John Packer rejoindront une étude sur les défis qui menacent l’ordre international fondé sur des règles<https://commonlaw.uottawa.ca/fr/nouvelles/jennifer-bond-john-packer-rejoind…> * Félicitations au professeur Justin Piché, membre du CREDP, qui a reçu le Prix de la Faculté des sciences sociales pour ses activités dans les médias ou la communauté<https://sciencessociales.uottawa.ca/nouvelles/prix-facultaires-2020-felicit…> * Félicitations à John Packer, directeur du CREDP et professeur Neuberger-Jesin qui a remporté le tout premier prix du Blogue du CÉPI pour son article sur le meurtre de Khashoggi<https://thefulcrum.ca/news/law-professor-john-packer-wins-first-ever-cips-b…> * Lisez l'article d'Adam R. Houston, membre du CREDP, et de son collègue Srinivas Murthy dans Rabble.ca : Le Canada n'a plus à prendre les décisions quand il s'agit d'assurer un accès mondial équitable au vaccin COVID-19<https://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/views-expressed/2020/09/canada-no-longer-c…> Suivez-nous sur les médias sociaux! Twitter : @uOttawaHRREC Facebook : HRREC<https://www.facebook.com/uOttawaHRREC/> LinkedIn : Human Rights Research and Education Centre YouTube: HRREC uOttawa<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCfldcVEEMX09Yg4x5HsaTA> ________________________________ The Human Rights Research and Education Centre’s team is still working remotely from the University of Ottawa. We are pleased to present some interesting initiatives we are planning until the end of the year! Please find below a few announcements, news and upcoming events (online!) from HRREC! Events DECEMBER 10 4 to 5 p.m. | ZOOM Webinar | Open to all. | Registration required to receive the link to the webinar: HRREC(a)uOttawa.ca<mailto:HRREC@uOttawa.ca> * TRIVIA for International Human Rights Day!<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/december-10-2020-trivia-international-human-r…> – Please join us in marking International Human Rights Day. You will have the opportunity to test your knowledge with our speakers. More details coming soon! Event (in English) presented by the Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC). GIVING TUESDAY – December 1st, 2020 Giving Tuesday is the global day of giving! This year, Giving Tuesday will be on December 1st 2020. We invite you to visit the Support HRREC<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/give> page which allows donors and partners to contribute to important HRREC initiatives such as: * The Scholars at Risk Ottawa Program which promotes human rights and academic freedom by welcoming scholars at risk in our campus and by making possible our participation in the Academic Monitoring Project<https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/actions/academic-freedom-monitoring-project/> of SAR through our Human Rights Clinic<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/courses/human_rights>; * The Jacques Gaudreau Graduate Scholarship in International Human Rights Law; and, * The Human Rights Research and Education Centre’s Fund. Call for Cartoonists – IMAGES OF JUSTICE: Children & Human Rights – Deadline: NOVEMBER 30 HRREC is pleased to participate, in partnership with CONTEKST, the Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory on the Rights of the Child - IRLRC (Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section, University of Ottawa), the School of Child and Youth Care (Faculty of Community Services, Ryerson University), and the Canadian Journal of Children's Rights (Landon Pearson Resource Centre for the Study of Childhood and Children's Rights) in the second edition of the initiative IMAGES OF JUSTICE<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/call-cartoonists-global-satirical-cartoon-exh…>, under the general theme of Children and Human Rights! This edition will exhibit satirical and critical cartoons on the rights of the child, their freedoms, as well as various political, social, and legal issues, be it private or public, domestic/national or international, with which children, families, and their advocates grapple across the world. We invite cartoonists and illustrators of all ages to submit their work! This year, a special category for children's drawings has been created and a special prize will be awarded to an artist under 18 years of age! The deadline to submit artworks is NOVEMBER 30, 2020 at info(a)contekst.education<mailto:info@contekst.education>. The selected artworks will be exhibited online and they will be brought to the sight of the public via electronic means through the collaborators’ online platforms. We will keep you updated! #COVICATURE: Our World amid COVID-19 With the support of Contekst, the HRREC is pleased to continue #COVICATURE<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/covicature-our-world-amid-covid-19> which has, over the last weeks, showcased satirical and comic cartoons on novel realities of our world addressing variable subject-matter impacted by the COVID-19 disease and broadly relating to human rights, justice, peace and well-being. Do not hesitate to share this! Cartoons may still be submitted to Covicature(a)contekst.education<mailto:Covicature@contekst.education>. * Read the article published in The Fulcrum: uOttawa Graduate Packs Powerful Punch with #COVICATURE Political Cartoon Gallery<https://thefulcrum.ca/arts/u-of-o-law-researcher-packs-powerful-punch-with-…> * We are also happy to share the article written by our member Sarah Olutola and published by CBC Arts on this initiative!<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/cbc-arts-publishes-article-initiative-covicat…> [Timeline Description automatically generated] Hernández Guerrero, Ares (Cuba) The cartoons are posted on HRREC social media as well as those created for this initiative: * Twitter : @covicature<https://twitter.com/covicature?s=09> * Instagram : @covicature<https://www.instagram.com/covicature/> * Visit the gallery to see the cartoons selected so far!<https://contekst.education/covicature/> News * Scholars At Risk (SAR) uOttawa Program Contributes to UNGA Report on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/scholars-risk-sar-uottawa-program-contributes…> * Read HRREC Member Pierre-Gilles Bélanger's Op-Ed in La Presse +: Will the Chilean People Adopt a New Constitution?<https://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/2d484cfb-c032-4939-8fd1-ae1cbc6701b1__7C__…> * Securing Rights in a World in Transformation: Jennifer Bond and John Packer Join Study on Challenges to Liberal World Order<https://commonlaw.uottawa.ca/en/news/securing-rights-world-transformation-j…> * Congratulations to HRREC Member, Professor Justin Piché, Who Received the Faculty of Social Sciences Award for Activities in the Media or the Community<https://socialsciences.uottawa.ca/news/faculty-awards-2020-congratulations-…> * Congratulations to HRREC Director & Neuberger-Jesin Professor John Packer Who Won the First-Ever CIPS Blog Award for His Article on the Khashoggi Murder<https://thefulcrum.ca/news/law-professor-john-packer-wins-first-ever-cips-b…> * Read HRREC Member Adam R. Houston and his colleague Srinivas Murthy's Op-Ed in Rabble.ca: Canada Is No Longer Calling the Shots When It Comes to Equitable Global Access to the COVID-19 Vaccine<https://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/views-expressed/2020/09/canada-no-longer-c…> Follow Us on Social Media! Twitter: @uOttawaHRREC Facebook: HRREC<https://www.facebook.com/uOttawaHRREC/> LinkedIn: Human Rights Research and Education Centre YouTube: HRREC uOttawa<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCfldcVEEMX09Yg4x5HsaTA> Centre de recherche et d’enseignement sur les droits de la personne | Human Rights Research and Education Centre Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa www.cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/> *Nous vous avons fait parvenir le présent courriel parce que vous êtes membre du CREDP ou ami de l’Université d’Ottawa ou parce que vous vous êtes inscrit à notre liste de distribution. Si vous ne voulez plus obtenir ce genre de courriel, vous pouvez vous désabonner en tout temps à HRREC(a)uOttawa.ca<mailto:hrrec@uottawa.ca?subject=SVP,%20veuillez%20retirer%20mon%20nom%20de%20votre%20liste%20de%20distribution.>. *You have received this email as a HRREC member or friend of the University of Ottawa, or because you have subscribed to our distribution list. If you would prefer to no longer receive this kind of email, you may unsubscribe at any time at HRREC(a)uOttawa.ca<mailto:hrrec@uottawa.ca?subject=Please%20remove%20my%20name%20from%20the%20distribution%20list>.

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Politics of Commemoration: Dec. 4
by Helen Fallding 26 Nov '20

26 Nov '20

Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/96824169907?pwd=V2xvYUZrOHRocDF2ckl1NUoxcGtDdz09 [cid:image001.jpg@01D6C3E1.5463E8A0] Sean Carleton has advocated for the removal of John A. Macdonald statues. Melanie Newton studies gender, slavery and slave emancipation, and indigenous Caribbean history. Laura Madokoro will talk about radical ideas of human rights and resistance, including the 1920 Universal Negro Improvement Association’s Declaration of the Rights of the Negro Peoples of the World, and how these have been ignored in commemorations or genealogies of the history of human rights. Omeasoo Wāhpāsiw is a Cree scholar who has commented publicly on recent destruction of Canadian statues.

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Dec 10 - SAR conference: Solidarity in the Time of Social Distancing
by Helen Fallding 26 Nov '20

26 Nov '20

__________________________________________________ Solidarity in the Time of Social Distancing: The Effects of COVID-19 on Knowledge Creation, Exchange, and Dissemination Date: December 10, 2020 Time: 12-2 PM (ET) Click here to register<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScnP-DW9sTqm4FBRZZ09o6bAzfgY32rEWl…> Zoom link for Dec 10: https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/86892761515 [cid:image002.jpg@01D6C3F0.D9EE5190] On Human Rights Day, the Canadian Section of Scholars at Risk (SAR Canada) will host a virtual roundtable moderated by Professor Nandini Ramanujam of the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism at McGill University. Esteemed panelists will tackle the timely question of how to safeguard scholars, scholarship, and institutions of higher education in the midst of a pandemic. Panelists: · Robert Quinn, Founding Executive Director, Scholars at Risk · Eva Egron-Polak, Former Secretary General, International Association of Universities · Nathalie Des Rosiers, Principal of Massey College, University of Toronto · Shuchi Karim, SAR Scholar, Western University · Stuart J. Murray, Canada Research Chair in Rhetoric & Ethics, Carleton University · Andrew M. Johnston, Associate Professor of History, Carleton University _______________________________ Version française: La solidarité lors de la distanciation sociale : Les effets de la COVID-19 sur la création, l'échange et la diffusion des connaissances Le 10 décembre 12h-14h (heure de l'Est) Cliquez ici pour vous inscrire<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScnP-DW9sTqm4FBRZZ09o6bAzfgY32rEWl…> Lien Zoom pour le 10 déc: https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/86892761515 À l'occasion de la Journée des droits de la personne, la section canadienne de Scholars at Risk (SAR Canada) accueillera une table ronde virtuelle animée par la professeure Nandini Ramanujam du Centre pour les droits de la personne et le pluralisme juridique de l'Université McGill. D'éminents panélistes aborderont la question d'actualité de la protection des chercheur.e.s, des études scolaires, et des établissements d'enseignement supérieur en pleine pandémie. Panélistes: · Robert Quinn, Founding Executive Director, Scholars at Risk · Eva Egron-Polak, Former Secretary General, International Association of Universities · Nathalie Des Rosiers, Principal of Massey College, University of Toronto · Shuchi Karim, SAR Scholar, Western University · Stuart J. Murray, Canada Research Chair in Rhetoric & Ethics, Carleton University · Andrew M. Johnston, Associate Professor of History, Carleton University

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Nouvelles & événements du CREDP - 13 NOVEMBRE 2020 | HRREC News & Events - NOVEMBRE 13, 2020
by Viviana Fernandez 13 Nov '20

13 Nov '20

Dear colleagues, Please find below information on upcoming HRREC News & Events. Best wishes, Viviana —————————— English follows. L’équipe du Centre de recherche et d’enseignement sur les droits de la personne (CREDP) vous souhaite une belle fin de semaine! Nous travaillons toujours à distance de l’Université d’Ottawa et, malgré les circonstances, nous sommes heureux de vous présenter quelques initiatives intéressantes que nous prévoyons pour l’automne. Voici donc quelques annonces, nouvelles et événements (en ligne!) à venir concernant le CREDP! Événements 17 NOVEMBRE 11 h 30 à 13 h | Webinaire ZOOM | Ouvert à tous. | Inscription obligatoire pour recevoir le lien vers le webinaire. * Les enfants et la lutte contre le racisme dans le contexte scolaire<https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUvdumqrD0sG9cBVUrUbBWajQAemFWvip…> – avec les professeures Marie-Carène Pierre René (uOttawa), Cécile Rousseau, MD & Myrna Lashley (Université McGill). Événement (en anglais) présenté par le Laboratoire de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les droits de l’enfant (LRIDE) organisé dans le cadre du Cycle des conférences de la Section de droit civil. 19 NOVEMBRE 13 h à 14 h 30 | Webinaire ZOOM | Ouvert à tous. | Inscription obligatoire pour recevoir le lien vers le webinaire. * L'ENTREPRISE CITOYENNE & COVID-19 – Session #4 : Règlement des différends entre les investisseurs et l'État<https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-corporate-citizen-covid-19-investor-state-s…> – Dernier événement d'une série de quatre panels virtuels présentés par le Centre pour l'innovation dans la gouvernance internationale (CIGI) et le Centre de recherche et d'enseignement sur les droits de la personne de l'Université d'Ottawa pour souligner la nouvelle publication de CIGI éditée par Oonagh E. FITZGERALD, membre du CREDP, intitulée Corporate Citizen: New Perspectives on the Globalized Rule of Law<https://www.cigionline.org/publications/corporate-citizen-new-perspectives-…>. Cet ouvrage explore les cadres juridiques et les normes de conduite des sociétés multinationales. Cette session fait le point sur les travaux entrepris par les principales organisations internationales et les centres internationaux d'arbitrage des investissements, afin de répondre aux préoccupations croissantes du secteur public, de la société civile et des communautés autochtones concernant le règlement des différends entre investisseurs et États. Appel aux dessinateurs – IMAGES DE LA JUSTICE : Les enfants & les droits de la personne – Date limite : 30 NOVEMBRE Le CREDP est heureux de participer, en partenariat avec CONTEKST, le Laboratoire de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les droits de l'enfant – LRIDE (Faculté de droit, Section de droit civil, Université d'Ottawa), l'École des services à l'enfance et à la jeunesse (Faculté des services à la communauté, Université Ryerson) et la Revue canadienne des droits de l'enfant (Centre de ressources Landon Pearson pour l'étude des droits de l'enfant et de l'enfance) à la deuxième édition d’IMAGES DE LA JUSTICE<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/fr/appel-aux-dessinateurs-exposition-mondiale-de…>, dont le thème porte sur les enfants et les droits de la personne! Cette édition exposera des dessins satiriques et critiques sur les droits de l'enfant, leurs libertés, ainsi que sur diverses questions politiques, sociales et juridiques, qu'elles soient privées ou publiques, nationales ou internationales, avec lesquelles les enfants, les familles et leurs défenseurs sont aux prises dans le monde entier. Nous invitons les dessinateurs et les illustrateurs de tous âges à soumettre leur œuvre! En effet, cette année, une catégorie spéciale pour les dessins réalisés par des enfants a été créée et un prix spécial sera attribué à un artiste de moins de 18 ans! Les œuvres devront être soumises avant le 30 NOVEMBRE 2020 à info(a)contekst.education<mailto:info@contekst.education>. Les œuvres sélectionnées seront exposées en ligne et seront portées à la connaissance du public par des moyens électroniques via les plateformes en ligne des collaborateurs. Nous vous tiendrons informés! #COVICATURE : Notre monde au milieu de la COVID-19 Avec le soutien de Contekst, le CREDP est heureux de poursuivre l’initiative #COVICATURE<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/covicature-our-world-amid-covid-19> qui a, au cours des dernières semaines, mis en vedette des caricatures satiriques et humoristiques sur les nouvelles réalités de notre monde en abordant des sujets variables touchés par la maladie COVID-19 qui portent, de manière générale, sur les droits de la personne, la justice, la paix et le bien-être. N'hésitez pas à partager cette annonce! Les caricatures peuvent encore être soumises à Covicature(a)contekst.education<mailto:Covicature@contekst.education>. * Lisez l’article publié dans The Fulcrum : Un diplômé de l'uOttawa donne un puissant coup de poing avec la galerie de caricatures politiques #COVICATURE<https://thefulcrum.ca/arts/u-of-o-law-researcher-packs-powerful-punch-with-…> * Nous sommes également heureux de partager l'article écrit par notre membre Sarah Olutola et publié par CBC Arts sur cette initiative!<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/cbc-arts-publishes-article-initiative-covicat…> (en anglais) [A close up of a piece of paper Description automatically generated] Hernández Guerrero, Ares (Cuba) Les caricatures sont publiées sur les médias sociaux du CREDP ainsi que sur ceux créés pour cette initiative : * Twitter : @covicature<https://twitter.com/covicature?s=09> * Instagram : @covicature<https://www.instagram.com/covicature/> * Visitez la galerie pour voir les caricatures retenues jusqu’à maintenant!<https://contekst.education/covicature/> Cours en ligne à l’hiver 2021 Passez le mot, ces cours en ligne seront offerts à l’hiver 2021! DCC2303 | Legal Aspects of Human Rights (offert en anglais) avec le professeur John Packer (Faculté de droit, Section de Common Law, uOttawa) DCC2703| Dimensions juridiques des droits de la personne (offert en français) avec le professeur João Velloso (Faculté de droit, Section de Common Law, uOttawa) Les origines historiques du droit international des droits de la personne. Présentation du droit international comme celle d’un système juridique qui comporte des normes, des principes, des exigences et des outils méthodologiques de recherche spécifiques. DCL5131 | Children's Rights: An Interdisciplinary Approach (offert en anglais) avec la professeure Christine Gervais (Département de criminologie, Faculté des sciences sociales, uOttawa) Ce cours (ouvert aux étudiant.e.s des cycles supérieurs de toutes les facultés) est organisé par le Laboratoire de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les droits de l’enfant (LRIDE). Il examine d’un point de vue interdisciplinaire des questions spécifiques reliées aux divers aspects de la vie d’un enfant ainsi qu’aux différentes réalités des enfants : l’enfant en tant que personne et son identité, les relations filiales et la vie de famille, l’enfant dans la communauté, les enfants marginalisés, l’éducation et la participation. Nouvelles Membres du CREDP, nous désirons partager vos nouvelles! N’hésitez pas à les faire parvenir à Caroline Faucher (caroline.faucher(a)uOttawa.ca<mailto:caroline.faucher@uottawa.ca>). * Le programme Scholars At Risk (SAR) uOttawa contribue au Rapport de l'Assemblée générale des Nations unies sur la promotion et protection du droit à la liberté d'opinion et d'expression<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/fr/programme-scholars-risk-sar-uottawa-contribue…> * Lisez l'article d'opinion de Pierre-Gilles Bélanger, membre du CREDP, dans La Presse + : Le peuple chilien se dotera-t-il d'une nouvelle constitution?<https://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/2d484cfb-c032-4939-8fd1-ae1cbc6701b1__7C__…> * Jennifer Bond et John Packer rejoindront une étude sur les défis qui menacent l’ordre international fondé sur des règles<https://commonlaw.uottawa.ca/fr/nouvelles/jennifer-bond-john-packer-rejoind…> * Félicitations au professeur Justin Piché, membre du CREDP, qui a reçu le Prix de la Faculté des sciences sociales pour ses activités dans les médias ou la communauté<https://sciencessociales.uottawa.ca/nouvelles/prix-facultaires-2020-felicit…> * Félicitations à John Packer, directeur du CREDP et professeur Neuberger-Jesin qui a remporté le tout premier prix du Blogue du CÉPI pour son article sur le meurtre de Khashoggi<https://thefulcrum.ca/news/law-professor-john-packer-wins-first-ever-cips-b…> * Lisez l'article d'Adam R. Houston, membre du CREDP, et de son collègue Srinivas Murthy dans Rabble.ca : Le Canada n'a plus à prendre les décisions quand il s'agit d'assurer un accès mondial équitable au vaccin COVID-19<https://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/views-expressed/2020/09/canada-no-longer-c…> * Lisez l'article de John Packer, directeur du CREDP et professeur Neuberger-Jesin, dans le Globe and Mail : Deux soldats du Myanmar ont avoué un génocide. Mais cela aidera-t-il les Rohingyas?<https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-two-myanmar-soldiers-have-c…> * Une subvention pour la professeure Lori G. Beaman, membre du CREDP, et Melanie Adrian, professeure à Carleton<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/fr/subvention-professeure-lori-g-beaman-membre-d…> Soutenez le CREDP Nous vous invitons à visiter la page Soutenez le CREDP<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/fr/give> qui permet aux donateurs et aux partenaires de contribuer aux importantes initiatives du CREDP, telles que : * Le Programme Scholars at Risk uOttawa qui fait la promotion des droits de la personne et de la liberté universitaire en accueillant des chercheurs en danger sur notre campus et en rendant possible notre participation au Academic Monitoring Project<https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/actions/academic-freedom-monitoring-project/> du Réseau SAR à travers notre Clinique sur les droits de la personne<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/fr/courses/human_rights>; * La Bourse d'études supérieures Jacques-Gaudreau en droit international de la personne; et, * Le fonds du Centre de recherche et d’enseignement sur les droits de la personne. Suivez-nous sur les médias sociaux! Twitter : @uOttawaHRREC Facebook : HRREC<https://www.facebook.com/uOttawaHRREC/> LinkedIn : Human Rights Research and Education Centre YouTube: HRREC uOttawa<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCfldcVEEMX09Yg4x5HsaTA> ________________________________ The Human Rights Research and Education Centre’s team wishes you a wonderful weekend! We are still working remotely from the University of Ottawa and, despite the circumstances, we are pleased to present some interesting initiatives we are planning for the Fall. Please find below a few announcements, news and upcoming events (online!) from HRREC! Events NOVEMBER 17 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. | ZOOM Webinar | Open to all. | Registration required to receive the link to the webinar. * Children and Anti-Racism in the School Context<https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUvdumqrD0sG9cBVUrUbBWajQAemFWvip…> – with Professors Marie-Carène Pierre René (uOttawa), Cécile Rousseau, MD & Myrna Lashley (McGill University). Event by the Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory on the Rights of the Child (IRLRC) organized as part of the Civil Law Section Lecture Series. NOVEMBER 19 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. | ZOOM Webinar | Open to all. | Registration required to receive the link to the webinar. * THE CORPORATE CITIZEN & COVID-19 – Session #4: Investor-State Dispute Settlement<https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-corporate-citizen-covid-19-investor-state-s…> – Last event of a four part virtual panel series presented by the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and the uOttawa Human Rights Research and Education Centre to highlight the publication of CIGI’s newest book edited by HRREC member Oonagh E. FITZGERALD, Corporate Citizen : New Perspectives on the Globalized Rule of Law<https://www.cigionline.org/publications/corporate-citizen-new-perspectives-…>. This book explores the legal frameworks and standards of conduct for multinational corporations. This session will provide an update on the work being undertaken by key international organizations and international investment arbitration centres, to address the growing concern of public sector, civil society and Indigenous communities about Investor-State Dispute Settlement. Call for Cartoonists – IMAGES OF JUSTICE: Children & Human Rights – Deadline: NOVEMBER 30 HRREC is pleased to participate, in partnership with CONTEKST, the Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory on the Rights of the Child - IRLRC (Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section, University of Ottawa), the School of Child and Youth Care (Faculty of Community Services, Ryerson University), and the Canadian Journal of Children's Rights (Landon Pearson Resource Centre for the Study of Childhood and Children's Rights) in the second edition of the initiative IMAGES OF JUSTICE<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/call-cartoonists-global-satirical-cartoon-exh…>, under the general theme of Children and Human Rights! This edition will exhibit satirical and critical cartoons on the rights of the child, their freedoms, as well as various political, social, and legal issues, be it private or public, domestic/national or international, with which children, families, and their advocates grapple across the world. We invite cartoonists and illustrators of all ages to submit their work! This year, a special category for children's drawings has been created and a special prize will be awarded to an artist under 18 years of age! The deadline to submit artworks is NOVEMBER 30, 2020 at info(a)contekst.education<mailto:info@contekst.education>. The selected artworks will be exhibited online and they will be brought to the sight of the public via electronic means through the collaborators’ online platforms. We will keep you updated! #COVICATURE: Our World amid COVID-19 With the support of Contekst, the HRREC is pleased to continue #COVICATURE<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/covicature-our-world-amid-covid-19> which has, over the last weeks, showcased satirical and comic cartoons on novel realities of our world addressing variable subject-matter impacted by the COVID-19 disease and broadly relating to human rights, justice, peace and well-being. Do not hesitate to share this! Cartoons may still be submitted to Covicature(a)contekst.education<mailto:Covicature@contekst.education>. * Read the article published in The Fulcrum: uOttawa Graduate Packs Powerful Punch with #COVICATURE Political Cartoon Gallery<https://thefulcrum.ca/arts/u-of-o-law-researcher-packs-powerful-punch-with-…> * We are also happy to share the article written by our member Sarah Olutola and published by CBC Arts on this initiative!<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/cbc-arts-publishes-article-initiative-covicat…> [A close up of a piece of paper Description automatically generated] Hernández Guerrero, Ares (Cuba) The cartoons are posted on HRREC social media as well as those created for this initiative: * Twitter : @covicature<https://twitter.com/covicature?s=09> * Instagram : @covicature<https://www.instagram.com/covicature/> * Visit the gallery to see the cartoons selected so far!<https://contekst.education/covicature/> Online Courses Offered in Winter 2021 Spread the word, these courses will be offered online in Winter 2021! DCC2303 | Legal Aspects of Human Rights (offered in English) with Professor John Packer (Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, uOttawa) DCC2703| Dimensions juridiques des droits de la personne (offered in French) with Professor João Velloso (Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, uOttawa) Historical origins of international human rights law. Presentation of international law as a legal system that includes rules, principles and requirements, as well as specific methodological research tools. DCL5131 | Children's Rights: An Interdisciplinary Approach (offered in English) with Professor Christine Gervais (Department of Criminology, Faculty of Social Sciences, uOttawa) This course (open to graduate students from all faculties) is organized by the Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory on the Rights of the Child (IRLRC). It examines from an interdisciplinary perspective specific issues related to various aspects of a child's life and to the different realities of children: the child as a person and his or her identity, filial relationships and family life, the child in the community, marginalized children, education and participation. News HRREC Members, we would love to share your news! Do not hesitate to send them to Caroline Faucher (caroline.faucher(a)uOttawa.ca<mailto:caroline.faucher@uottawa.ca>). * Scholars At Risk (SAR) uOttawa Program Contributes to UNGA Report on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/scholars-risk-sar-uottawa-program-contributes…> * Read HRREC Member Pierre-Gilles Bélanger's Op-Ed in La Presse +: Will the Chilean People Adopt a New Constitution?<https://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/2d484cfb-c032-4939-8fd1-ae1cbc6701b1__7C__…> * Securing Rights in a World in Transformation: Jennifer Bond and John Packer Join Study on Challenges to Liberal World Order<https://commonlaw.uottawa.ca/en/news/securing-rights-world-transformation-j…> * Congratulations to HRREC Member, Professor Justin Piché, Who Received the Faculty of Social Sciences Award for Activities in the Media or the Community<https://socialsciences.uottawa.ca/news/faculty-awards-2020-congratulations-…> * Congratulations to HRREC Director & Neuberger-Jesin Professor John Packer Who Won the First-Ever CIPS Blog Award for His Article on the Khashoggi Murder<https://thefulcrum.ca/news/law-professor-john-packer-wins-first-ever-cips-b…> * Read HRREC Member Adam R. Houston and his colleague Srinivas Murthy's Op-Ed in Rabble.ca: Canada Is No Longer Calling the Shots When It Comes to Equitable Global Access to the COVID-19 Vaccine<https://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/views-expressed/2020/09/canada-no-longer-c…> * Read HRREC Director and Neuberger-Jesin Professor John Packer's Op-Ed in the Globe and Mail: Two Myanmar Soldiers Have Confessed to Genocide. But Will That Help the Rohingya?<https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-two-myanmar-soldiers-have-c…> * A Grant for HRREC Member Professor Lori G. Beaman and Carleton Professor Melanie Adrian<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/grant-hrrec-member-professor-lori-g-beaman-an…> Support HRREC We invite you to visit the Support HRREC<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/give> page which allows donors and partners to contribute to important HRREC initiatives such as: * The Scholars at Risk Ottawa Program which promotes human rights and academic freedom by welcoming scholars at risk in our campus and by making possible our participation in the Academic Monitoring Project<https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/actions/academic-freedom-monitoring-project/> of SAR Network through our Human Rights Clinic<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/courses/human_rights>; * The Jacques Gaudreau Graduate Scholarship in International Human Rights Law; and, * The Human Rights Research and Education Centre’s Fund. Follow Us on Social Media! Twitter: @uOttawaHRREC Facebook: HRREC<https://www.facebook.com/uOttawaHRREC/> LinkedIn: Human Rights Research and Education Centre YouTube: HRREC uOttawa<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCfldcVEEMX09Yg4x5HsaTA> Centre de recherche et d’enseignement sur les droits de la personne | Human Rights Research and Education Centre Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa www.cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/> *Nous vous avons fait parvenir le présent courriel parce que vous êtes membre du CREDP ou ami de l’Université d’Ottawa ou parce que vous vous êtes inscrit à notre liste de distribution. Si vous ne voulez plus obtenir ce genre de courriel, vous pouvez vous désabonner en tout temps à HRREC(a)uOttawa.ca<mailto:hrrec@uottawa.ca?subject=SVP,%20veuillez%20retirer%20mon%20nom%20de%20votre%20liste%20de%20distribution.>. *You have received this email as a HRREC member or friend of the University of Ottawa, or because you have subscribed to our distribution list. If you would prefer to no longer receive this kind of email, you may unsubscribe at any time at HRREC(a)uOttawa.ca<mailto:hrrec@uottawa.ca?subject=Please%20remove%20my%20name%20from%20the%20distribution%20list>.

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Invitation: Children and Anti-Racism in the School Context --- 17 NOV 2020 - all welcome
by Viviana Fernandez 09 Nov '20

09 Nov '20

English follows. Le Laboratoire de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les droits de l’enfant et la Faculté de droit, Section de droit civil sont heureux de vous inviter à un webinaire dans le cadre du Cycle de conférences de la Section de droit civil : Les enfants et la lutte contre le racisme dans le contexte scolaire Mardi le 17 novembre 2020 11:30 – 13:00 EN LIGNE | Webinaire ZOOM Événement en anglais. Inscrivez-vous en cliquant sur le lien suivant : https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUvdumqrD0sG9cBVUrUbBWajQAemFWvip… Pour plus de renseignements, écrivez à LRIDE(a)uOttawa.ca<mailto:LRIDE@uOttawa.ca>. Intervenantes : * Marie-Carène PIERRE RENÉ | Ph. D. en éducation, professeure à temps partiel, Université d’Ottawa | Le racisme systémique, son impact sur les étudiants noirs et les initiatives pour le combattre Marie-Carène Pierre René est titulaire d'un doctorat en éducation et en langues secondes de l'Université d'Ottawa. Tout au long de ses études doctorales, elle s'est intéressée à l'apprentissage de l'anglais "noir", ou ce qu'Ibrahim (2004) appelle l'anglais stylisé noir, chez les étudiants noirs canadiens. Ses domaines d'intérêt sont la racialisation, l'éducation antiraciste et la didactique des langues. * Cécile ROUSSEAU, MD | Professeure, Division de psychiatrie sociale et culturelle, Université McGill | Quand la bonne volonté fait du tort : Les défis de la mise en œuvre d'interventions antiracistes dans les écoles Cécile Rousseau, docteure en médecine, est pédopsychiatre et professeure de la division de psychiatrie sociale et culturelle de l'université McGill. Elle a beaucoup travaillé avec les communautés d'immigrants et de réfugiés, en développant des interventions spécifiques en milieu scolaire et en menant des recherches orientées vers les politiques. Actuellement, ses recherches se concentrent sur les programmes d'intervention et de prévention visant à lutter contre la radicalisation violente. * Myrna LASHLEY | Professeure adjointe, Département de psychiatrie, Université McGill | Les étudiants noirs et le racisme : Utiliser la famille et les amis comme moyen de survie Myrna Lashley est titulaire d'un doctorat en psychologie du conseil de l'Université McGill. Elle est professeure adjointe au département de psychiatrie de l'Université McGill ainsi que chercheuse et chef de projet à l'Institut Lady Davis de recherche médicale de l'Hôpital général juif. Elle est une autorité internationalement reconnue dans le domaine de la psychologie culturelle, tant sur le plan clinique que sur celui de l'enseignement et de la recherche, et fait office de consultante psychologique experte auprès de nombreuses institutions. ________________________________ The Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory on the Rights of the Child and the Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section are pleased to invite you to a webinar as part of the Civil Law Section Lecture Series: Children and Anti-Racism in the School Context Tuesday, November 17, 2020 11:30 – 13:00 ONLINE | ZOOM Webinar Event in English. Register by clicking on the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUvdumqrD0sG9cBVUrUbBWajQAemFWvip… For more information, contact LRIDE(a)uOttawa.ca<mailto:LRIDE@uOttawa.ca>. Speakers: * Marie-Carène PIERRE RENÉ | Ph.D. in Education, Part-time Professor, University of Ottawa | Systemic Racism, It's Impact on Black Students and the Initiatives to Combat It Marie-Carène Pierre René holds a PhD in Education and Second Languages from the University of Ottawa. Throughout her doctoral studies, she has focused on “Black” English learning, or what Ibrahim (2004) calls Black Stylized English, among Black Canadian students. Her fields of interest are racialization, anti-racist education and language didactics. * Cécile ROUSSEAU, MD | Professor, Division of Social and Cultural Psychiatry, McGill University | When Good Will Harms: The Challenges of Implementing Anti-Racist Interventions in Schools Dr. Cécile Rousseau, MD is a child psychiatrist and professor of the Division of Social and Cultural Psychiatry at McGill University. She has worked extensively with immigrant and refugee communities, developing specific school-based interventions and leading policy oriented research. Presently her research focuses on intervention and prevention programs to address violent radicalization. * Myrna LASHLEY | Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University | Black Students and Racism – Using Family and Friends as Ways of Coping Dr. Myrna Lashley holds a Ph.D. in counseling psychology from McGill university. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry of McGill University as well as a researcher and project leader at the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research of the Jewish General Hospital. She is an internationally recognized clinical, teaching and research authority in cultural psychology, and serves as an expert psychological consultant to numerous institutions.

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Call for cartoonists
by Helen Fallding 27 Oct '20

27 Oct '20

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O'Brien Graduate Fellows Call for Applications -- Information to be Shared
by Helen Fallding 26 Oct '20

26 Oct '20

Hello, I am sending this email on behalf of the O'Brien Graduate Fellowships and the McGill University's Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism. The application period for the 2021 O'Brien Graduate Fellowships at the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism at McGill University, Faculty of Law are now open. We are looking to have the attached information shared via any newsletters or networks. The information is for the Centre's graduate funding scheme. I would be happy to send any other information that may be necessary. All the best, Emma Emma Lodge She/Her BCL/JD Candidate McGill University emma.lodge(a)mail.mcgill.ca<mailto:emma.lodge@mail.mcgill.ca>

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Filipino war on drugs: Oct. 30
by Helen Fallding 21 Oct '20

21 Oct '20

REGISTER AT https://www.crowdcast.io/e/the-university-of/register [cid:bc912d5d-5c9f-4b30-b346-e44b15b821b7] _______________________________ Dr. Kjell Anderson Director, Master of Human Rights Assistant Professor of Law University of Manitoba +1 (204) 474-6157

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NASRIN film screening and panel discussion - Nov 5 - 5:30 ET
by Helen Fallding 19 Oct '20

19 Oct '20

The Centre for Human Rights & Legal Pluralism (CHRLP) at McGill University, Scholars at Risk (SAR) Canada, and our partners, invite you to a film screening of NASRIN, a documentary about one of the world's most courageous human rights activists and political prisoners, Iranian human rights defender Nasrin Sotoudeh. A panel discussion of international experts in Nasrin's case (Homa Hoodfar, Jeff Kaufman, Hon. Irwin Cotler, PC, OC, OQ) will follow the screening. Registration is required, but both events are free and open to all. Please share widely. November 5 Film screening: 5:30 ET Panel discussion: 7:00 ET These start times are in Eastern Standard Time and take into account the time change from EDT to EST. Registration (required): https://watch.eventive.org/nasrin/play/5f85f834b51677013ccdaecd Film trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHW1ltS7xVE Questions for the panelists are welcome in advance of the screening: human.rights(a)mcgill.ca<mailto:human.rights@mcgill.ca>. We look forward to having you with us for this important event. A poster is attached. Best regards, The CHRLP and SAR Canada teams

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From Hate to Hope in the Digital Age: Oct. 22
by Helen Fallding 13 Oct '20

13 Oct '20

[cid:image003.jpg@01D6A132.59E317A0] Hello everyone, The Atlantic Human Rights Centre (AHRC) invites you to the 2020 Vigod Memorial Lecture "From Hate to Hope in The Digital Age" with Marc- Alain Mallet, Bernie M. Farber, and Karen Shai on Thursday, October 22nd at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom. Please register using the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/6016014087828/WN_9Jcue9eSQXayg1nOi…. In this panel discussion, Crown Counsel, Karen Shai, CEO of the Anti- Hate Network, Bernie Farber, and Director of the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission, Marc-Alain Mallet, will address legal, communications, and community perspectives, respectively. Marc-AlainMallet is Director of the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission, which is responsible for administering the Human Rights Act. Mr. Mallet is a seasoned executive with over 30 years of experience managing programs in both the provincial and federal public sectors. He was previously Director of Commercialization and Strategy at the National Research Council Canada - Institute for Information Technology, responsible for its national business development activities. Prior to NRC, he led initiatives in various GNB departments; his last role was as Director of eNB.ca. Mr. Mallet is passionate about creating healthy, inclusive and innovative organizations for the betterment of New Brunswick; assessing the effects of emerging technologies on human rights; and ensuring the Commission's efforts and its legislation remain relevant. Bernie M. Farber has more than three decades focused on antisemitism, human rights, pluralism and race relations. Recognized and called upon by the courts, media and law enforcement as an expert in human and civil rights, he is one of few in the field to be accepted by Canadian Courts as an expert in hate crime, antisemitism and white supremacy. Mr. Farber has indefatigably championed human rights and social justice issues as head of the Canadian Jewish Congress, the Paloma Foundation and the Mosaic Institute. Mr. Farber has also worked closely with Canadian Indigenous communities on historical redress. He is Chair of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network, is an advisory board member of Human Rights Watch Canada, chairs the Rights and Ethics Committee for Community Living Toronto, and is a former co-Chair of the antisemitism division of the Ontario Anti-Racism Directorate. Karen Shai is a criminal prosecutor with the Ministry of the Attorney General in Ontario. Ms. Shai has worked as Crown counsel in the Crown Law Office - Criminal, Ontario's leading appellate office, since 1998. She served as counsel to the Assistant Deputy Attorney General (Criminal Law Division) from 2004 to 2008. She eventually became involved in hate crime work, leading a 2018 training session for designated hate crime prosecutors in Ontario. She regularly trains police officers in the investigation of hate crime. She currently serves as vice chair of Ontario's Hate Crime Working Group established in 2019 to address the rise of hate crime in Ontario. This group regularly provides advice to police and prosecutors throughout the province in the investigation and prosecution of hate propaganda and hate motivated offences. Best wishes, Christina Christina Szurlej, Ph.D. Atlantic Human Rights Centre<http://wp.stu.ca/ahrc/>, Director Human Rights Program<http://w3.stu.ca/stu/academics/departments/human_rights/>, Associate Professor St. Thomas University, Fredericton, NB E3B 5G3 P: 506-452-0451<tel:(506)%20452-0451> ~ E: cszurlej(a)stu.ca<mailto:cszurlej@stu.ca> ~ T: @CSzurlej<https://twitter.com/> ~ FB: STU Human Rights<https://www.facebook.com/STUHumanRightsGroup/> "Be the change you wish to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi

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Dams and wild rice: Oct. 21
by Helen Fallding 29 Sep '20

29 Sep '20

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Care and COVID: Oct. 7
by Helen Fallding 28 Sep '20

28 Sep '20

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Yearbook for Human Rights
by Helen Fallding 16 Jun '20

16 Jun '20

Call for Submissions - Canadian Yearbook for Human Rights The Canadian Yearbook for Human Rights (CYHR) invites submissions for its upcoming issue. The CYHR – published by the University of Ottawa's Human Rights Research and Education Centre – is the authoritative, bilingual (English and French) reference work on the intersection of human rights and Canada. Combining a yearly review of key developments in human rights in Canada, global human rights developments relevant to Canada, and Canada's contribution to international human rights discourse with high quality, refereed articles the CYHR stands as a reference tool for practitioners and academics alike. For its general section the CYHR welcomes articles written for a multi-disciplinary audience on a wide range of topics, including (but not limited to): Minority Rights, Children's Rights, Administration of Justice, Civil and Political Rights, Climate Change, Cultural Rights -- all with a direct link to Canada and its domestic and international policies. IMPORTANT: • The deadline to submit an article is JANUARY 31st, 2021. • Papers submitted must be in accordance with the procedures set out in the Guidelines to Submit an Article to the Canadian Yearbook for Human Rights<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/guidelines-submit-article-canadian-yearbook-h…>, and be sent via email at CHRY(a)uottawa.ca<mailto:CHRY@uottawa.ca>. • For questions or further information, please contact CHRY(a)uottawa.ca<mailto:CHRY@uottawa.ca>.

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New director for Manitoba centre
by Helen Fallding 16 Jun '20

16 Jun '20

Historian Dr. Adele Perry has been appointed director of the Centre for Human Rights Research<https://chrr.cc.umanitoba.ca/chrr/> at the University of Manitoba effective July 1, 2020. Read more details here: https://news.umanitoba.ca/perry-named-chrr-director<https://news.umanitoba.ca/perry-named-chrr-director/>/ Helen Fallding, MA, BSc (Hons) Manager, Centre for Human Rights Research University of Manitoba Room 442, Robson Hall Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Phone: 204-474-6156 Fax: 204-480-1084 fallding(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:fallding@umanitoba.ca> chrr.info<http://chrr.info/> [MHR button]<http://law.robsonhall.com/programs/mhr/>

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new Master of Human Rights program
by Helen Fallding 18 Apr '20

18 Apr '20

https://news.umanitoba.ca/the-advocates/?fbclid=IwAR1q5sEQxfgzzphzPHIpQ3mB6… Helen Fallding, MA, BSc (Hons) Manager, Centre for Human Rights Research University of Manitoba Room 442, Robson Hall Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Phone: 204-474-6156 Fax: 204-480-1084 fallding(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:fallding@umanitoba.ca> chrr.info<http://chrr.info/> [MHR button]<http://law.robsonhall.com/programs/mhr/>

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FW: URGENT DEADLINE: Seeking endorsement of call for human rights oversight of covid responses
by Helen Fallding 08 Apr '20

08 Apr '20

Dear All, Just following up! So far, I've heard back (positively) from a handful of CAHRI member entities. The deadline to be included is end of tomorrow, Wednesday, 9 April. Grateful for your consideration and response ASAP. Please find attached the text of the letter (including a couple small edits/corrections, as sent to me yesterday by Alex Neve). I look forward to hearing from you! Best wishes, John Cell/text/FaceTime: 613 854 6889 ________________________________ From: hr-research-centres-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca <hr-research-centres-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca> on behalf of Frederick John Packer <John.Packer(a)uottawa.ca> Sent: 05 April 2020 22:15 To: hr-research-centres(a)lists.umanitoba.ca <hr-research-centres(a)lists.umanitoba.ca>; Helen.Fallding(a)umanitoba.ca <Helen.Fallding(a)umanitoba.ca> Cc: Viviana Fernandez <Viviana.Fernandez(a)uottawa.ca> Subject: Re: [HR-rsch] URGENT DEADLINE: Seeking endorsement of call for human rights oversight of covid responses Dear colleagues, Permit me to suggest also that, in this extraordinary situation, for the first time we offer our endorsement as a group (i.e. as CAHRI). I think this combined viewpoint might, visibly, add a bit of weight. In order to do indicate the combined endorsement (in addition to each of our own), and in the absence of any discussion or rule pertaining thereto, I take the liberty to suggest that our combined "CAHRI" endorsement be expressed only once we have a majority of member entities indicating their positive agreement AND no entity being against. I will consider your silence on this procedure to imply concurrence. Thanks in advance for your consideration - both regarding your own action and in response to this specific e-mail suggestion of a CAHRI endorsement. Best wishes, John ________________________________ From: Frederick John Packer <John.Packer(a)uottawa.ca> Sent: 05 April 2020 22:08 To: hr-research-centres(a)lists.umanitoba.ca <hr-research-centres(a)lists.umanitoba.ca>; Helen.Fallding(a)umanitoba.ca <Helen.Fallding(a)umanitoba.ca> Cc: Viviana Fernandez <Viviana.Fernandez(a)uottawa.ca> Subject: Fw: URGENT DEADLINE: Seeking endorsement of call for human rights oversight of covid responses Dear CAHRI Members, I hope this finds you, your colleagues, families, and communities well in this most unusual time. Please see below and attached an important initiative from Alex Neve (Sec-Gen of AI Canada [English Section]) seeking endorsements from entities and individuals. The case is straightforward and, I believe, compelling. I have already indicated my endorsement (both individually and on behalf of HRREC-uOttawa). Please consider doing the same. And please share with others who you believe would be appropriate and willing to endorse. Thanks in advance for your active cooperation. Best wishes, John Prof. John Packer Neuberger-Jesin Professor of International Conflict Resolution Professeur Neuberger-Jesin sur la résolution de conflits internationaux Directeur, Centre de recherche et d'enseignement sur les droits de la personne Director, Human Rights Research and Education Centre Université d'Ottawa | University of Ottawa Et/and Faculté de droit | Faculty of Law Pavillon Fauteux Hall 57 Louis-Pasteur, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5 Canada Tél. | Tel: +1 613-562-5800 (3462) Téléc. | Fax: +1 613-562-5124 jpacker(a)uottawa.ca<mailto:jpacker@uottawa.ca> JP_Peacemaking www.cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca<http://www.cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/> ________________________________ From: Alex Neve <aneve(a)amnesty.ca> Sent: 05 April 2020 12:45 To: Alex Neve <aneve(a)amnesty.ca> Subject: URGENT DEADLINE: Seeking endorsement of call for human rights oversight of covid responses Dear friends and colleagues, It seems so woefully inadequate to say that I hope this finds you – and yours – safe and healthy; but I most certainly do. Unprecedented and such unsettling times in so many profound ways. Such an important time to be doing all that we can to bring human rights to the very core of how governments are crafting and carrying out their responses to the COVID-10 pandemic; and where we need to see transformative change going forward. And I know that we have all be doing so – with broad visions and suggested frameworks for a human rights approach to the crisis, and specific interventions and recommendations with respect to particular issues of concern. Central to any attempt to strengthen human rights at this time, is oversight and accountability. And we hope that you will join us in endorsing the attached statement calling on governments (federal, provincial, territorial and municipal) across the country to take immediate steps to enhance that oversight (see details below). Across the human rights community we of course have longstanding concerns and recommendations that pre-date the COVID crisis about gaps and inadequacies in human rights oversight, accountability, transparency, implementation and remedies in Canada. Those concerns have obviously increased dramatically at the present time, for two obvious reasons: (1) major decisions, with substantial human rights implications, are being made rapidly by governments at all levels; and (2) existing human rights “oversight” – through courts, human rights tribunals, Parliament, legislative assemblies, public forums, and other bodies and processed – has been weakened at this time due to those offices, bodies and processes being closed, suspended or constrained. Many of us have important proposals for substantial reforms when it comes to human rights oversight, which would likely involve reforming existing laws, adopting new laws and creating new institutions. That is not feasible in the short-term, particularly with Parliaments and legislatures suspended. What is proposed in the attached, therefore, are significant measures that can be taken without the need to pass or revise laws or create new institutions that would take significant time. So here is what we are looking for: - Would you like to endorse this statement? We will have both a list of organizations and individuals. We aren’t at this time opening it up for broad public endorsement but certainly welcome endorsement from human rights leaders, activists and academics. - Time is so short these days, with things moving so rapidly. We would like to send this statement to governments and release it publicly on Wednesday April 8th. We need responses by 5 pm on April 7th, please send your endorsement to me at aneve(a)amnesty.ca<mailto:aneve@amnesty.ca>. - PLEASE SHARE THIS WIDELY with organizations and colleagues who may share the concern about the need for human rights oversight. - A French translation is underway and will be ready soon. With much solidarity and appreciation for the important work you are doing at this time. All the best, Alex Neve (he/him) Secretary General Amnesty International Canada (English branch) aneve(a)amnesty.ca<mailto:aneve@amnesty.ca> +1 613 744 7667 extension 234 @AlexNeveAmnesty On unceded Algonquin territory at: 312 Laurier Avenue East Ottawa, Ontario K1N 1H9 Canada

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