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Fw: RWCHR Weekly Digest - Bulletin hebdomadaire du CRWDP
by Shayna Plaut 12 Oct '21

12 Oct '21

Read our recent work and upcoming events in this week's newsletter [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/9e0f7803-8e95-4c…] Le Français suivra RWCHR Weekly Digest A Message from Professor Irwin Cotler [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/eb493fac-d2dc-f5… these troubled times I am reminded of the words of the poet William Butler Yeats who said “The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity”. Accordingly, the RWCHR seeks to be at the forefront of global human rights advocacy, including: * Since the fall of Kabul on August 15, we have been engaged in relief and rescue in Afghanistan, making appropriate representations to government leaders, and intergovernmental bodies, to protect and facilitate resettlement in Canada of targeted religious minorities like the Hazaras, judges, journalists, lawyers and human rights defenders. * Invoking the Declaration Against Arbitrary Detention-which Canada led in 2021 and now has sixty signatories-to combat Hostage Diplomacy and unjust imprisonment * Taking up the case and cause of political prisoners, and championing the cause of media freedom, including the longest imprisoned journalist in the world, Swedish-Eritrean Dawit Isaaks as referenced below. * Combating antisemitism, systemic racism and all forms of hate as an assault on our common humanity and toxic to democracies. As Robert Kennedy, quoting George Bernard Shaw, would say “some see things as they are and say, why; I dream things that never were and say, why not.” Let us all have both the capacity to dream and the conviction to make it happen. Best, Irwin Cotler, International Chair of the RWCHR [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/e6553959-2019-7b…] Our Work [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/cd003d17-4c7c-0f… Press Release Calling for Targeted Magnitsky Sanctions Against Senior Eritrean Officials The RWCHR led an international coalition calling for targeted Magnitsky sanctions<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> against senior Eritrean officials involved in gross human rights violations against Dawit Isaak and his colleagues, the longest detained journalists in the world. Along with our partners, we called on the Canadian government to impose sanctions against senior Eritrean officials involved in acts of corruption and rights violations, and on the Eritrean government to immediately and unconditionally release Mr. Isaak and his colleagues. [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/1f387ace-b3fa-38… Documentary on RWCHR Canadian Co-Chair Professor Payam Akhavan RWCHR Canadian Co-Chair Professor Payam Akhavan was featured in a documentary, “In Search of a Better World”<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…>, focusing on his life and distinguished career as “one of the world’s leading human rights lawyers and his fight for justice for the Rohingya.” We urge you to watch and to learn more about Professor Akhavan’s important work. [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/3d5369f5-d513-43… Legal Counsel Yonah Diamond Quoted in Radio Free Asia on the Case and Cause of Huseyin Celil RWCHR Legal Counsel Yonah Diamond was quoted in an article in Radio Free Asia<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> on the case and cause of Huseyin Celil, which has been taken up by the RWCHR. Yonah said that “Huseyin Celil’s case, because he’s Canadian, should be raised at every level, both publicly and in private, at high-level meetings, at every opportunity, so that he remains on all Canadians’ minds until he’s released”. AIJAC Conference Headlined by Professor Irwin Cotler RWCHR International Chair Irwin Cotler was the headline speaker together with Dr. Karen Mock at an online event, “The Infamous 2001 Durban World Conference Against Racisms and the Ongoing Challenge of Antisemitism”<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…>, hosted by the Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council. They discussed the Durban legacy of hate twenty years later, and how the first World Conference against racism and hate turned into a conference of racism and hate against Jews and served as a launching pad for the resurgent global antisemitism. RWCHR Statement Congratulating Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov The RWCHR is delighted that Maria Ressa and Dimitry Muratov have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…>, a reminder of the profound importance of freedom of expression, and media freedom, which underpins the promotion and protection of democracy and human rights. [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/a669003c-a279-9c…] Photo: The Guardian Minister Marc Garneau’s Statement on Babyn Yar Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marc Garneau, released a statement commemorating Babyn Yar<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> on the same day of the official ceremony in Ukraine that took place this week in the presence of Canadian officials. Also in attendance at the ceremony was RWCHR Political Prisoner advisory group member Natan Sharansky. RWCHR Partners and Senior Fellows [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/c6833a52-2b96-71… Asat at the Oslo Freedom Forum RWCHR Senior Fellow Rayhan Asat spoke at the Oslo Freedom Forum<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> on a panel titled “Business Model of a Genocide”<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…>, during which she discussed the ongoing genocide of the Uyghurs and the case and cause of her brother, Ekpar Asat<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…>. [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/e5420976-2966-7e… Policy Initiatives and Urgent Resolutions Adopted by Liberal International Liberal International Executive Committee concluded its session - in which Professor Cotler participated - with the adoption of ten principles for combating digital authoritarianism; a comprehensive climate justice agenda; and urgent resolutions on Afghanistan et al. High Level Panel of International Legal Experts for Media Freedom Meets with Senior Canadian Government Officials Members of the High Level Panel - including its Deputy Chair Can Yeginsu and Canadian member Professor Irwin Cotler - met with GAC, IRCC and Minister of Immigration Marco Mendecino to discuss the enhancement of the Emergency Visa Program for Journalists at Risk. [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/779e7a5c-8303-3f… Ceremony Unveiling Plaque in Honor of Elie Wiesel Professor Irwin Cotler joined MP Anthony Housefather, Cote St Luc Mayor Mitchell Brownstein and city councillors to unveil a plaque in Elie Wiesel Park in Cote St Luc honoring the life and legacy of Nobel Peace Laureate Professor Elie Wiesel. Professor Wiesel was Honorary Chair and co-founder of the RWCHR with Professor Cotler, who referred to him at the ceremony as his “teacher, mentor, colleague, friend and soulmate for fifty years”. A Looking Glass at Global News: The RWCHR Connection Jamal Khashoggi was murdered three years ago. These Saudis are still being silenced.<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> - Washington Post RWCHR represents Raif Badawi, one of the imprisoned, and silenced, Saudis. ________________________________ In the face of despair and apathy, we are still working to save vulnerable Afghans. Do not look away<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> - The Globe and Mail RWCHR is involved with Journalists for Human Rights and other groups in relief and rescue efforts. ________________________________ The two Michaels were just new characters in a Sino-Canadian drama whose decades-long plot is as twisted as ever<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> - The Globe and Mail The combating of the CCP’s multi-pronged assault on the rules-based international order - mass atrocities against the Uyghurs as one example - has been a focal point of RWCHR’s work, along with the arbitrary detention of Canadians. Upcoming Events October 12-13, 2021 - Malmo International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> - Special Envoy Cotler will participate as a member of the Canadian Delegation, as States convene to mark the 20th Anniversary of the Stockholm Declaration and reaffirm their commitment to preserving Holocaust remembrance and combating the rise of antisemitism. Special Envoy Cotler headed the Canadian delegation, and was a keynote speaker, at the Stockholm Conference in 2000, which led to the founding of the International Holoaust Remembrance Alliance. October 12, 2021 - Journalists Defending Human Rights: a Global Challenge<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> - Hosted by the National Council of Jewish Women Canada (NCJWC) and co-sponsored by the RWCHR. October 13, 2021 - In Conversation With a Survivor Speaker Series: Israel Unger<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> - Hosted by the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies (FSWC) in partnership with the RWCHR. October 14, 2021 - Meeting of Special Envoys - Special Envoy Cotler will participate in a meeting of Special Envoys from around the world convening after the Malmo Conference. This is a brief snapshot of the domestic and global reach of the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights. For ongoing updates and special alerts, follow us on social media! [Facebook]<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> [Twitter]<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> [LinkedIn]<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> [YouTube]<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> [Instagram]<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> Click Here to Support the Pursuit of Justice<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/9e0f7803-8e95-4c…] Bulletin hebdomadaire du CRWDP Message du professeur Irwin Cotler, Président international du CRWDP [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/eb493fac-d2dc-f5…] En cette période difficile, je me souviens des mots du poète William Butler Yeats qui disait « les meilleurs manquent de conviction, tandis que les pires sont pleins d'intensité passionnée ». En conséquence, le CRWDP cherche à être à l'avant-garde du plaidoyer mondial en faveur des droits humains, notamment : * Depuis la chute de Kaboul le 15 août, nous nous sommes engagés dans des opérations de secours et de sauvetage en Afghanistan, faisant des représentations appropriées auprès des dirigeants gouvernementaux et des organismes intergouvernementaux, pour protéger et faciliter la réinstallation au Canada de minorités religieuses ciblées comme les Hazaras, les juges, les journalistes, les avocats et les défenseurs des droits humains. * Invoquer la Déclaration contre la détention arbitraire, que le Canada a lancé en 2021 et qui compte maintenant soixante signataires, pour lutter contre la diplomatie des otages et l'emprisonnement injuste. * S'occuper du cas et de la cause des prisonniers politiques et défendre la cause de la liberté de la presse, y compris le journaliste emprisonné le plus longtemps au monde, le suédo-érythréen Dawit Isaak, comme indiqué ci-dessous. * Combattre l'antisémitisme, le racisme systémique et toutes les formes de haine, qui représentent une attaque contre notre humanité commune et qui est toxique pour les démocraties. * Comme le dirait Robert Kennedy, citant George Bernard Shaw, « certains voient les choses telles qu'elles sont et se demandent pourquoi; je rêve de choses qui n'ont jamais existées et je me demande, pourquoi pas ». Ayons tous à la fois la capacité de rêver et la conviction de réaliser ces rêves. Cordialement. Irwin Cotler, la chaire Internationale du CRWDP [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/e6553959-2019-7b…] Notre travail [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/cd003d17-4c7c-0f… de presse conjoint appelant à des sanctions ciblées Magnitski contre des hauts fonctionnaires érythréens Le CRWDP a dirigé une coalition internationale appelant à des sanctions ciblées Magnitski<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> contre des hauts fonctionnaires érythréens impliqués dans des violations flagrantes des droits humains contre Dawit Isaak et ses collègues, les journalistes les plus longtemps détenus au monde. Avec nos partenaires, nous avons demandé au gouvernement canadien d'imposer des sanctions contre les hauts fonctionnaires érythréens impliqués dans des actes de corruption et des violations des droits, et au gouvernement érythréen de libérer immédiatement et sans condition M. Isaak et ses collègues. [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/1f387ace-b3fa-38… de la CBC sur le coprésident canadien du CRWDP, le professeur Payam Akhavan Le Coprésident canadien du CRWDP, le professeur Payam Akhavan, a été présenté dans un documentaire intitulé « À la recherche d'un monde meilleur<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> », mettant l'accent sur sa vie et sa carrière distinguée en tant que « l'un des principaux avocats des droits humains au monde et son combat pour la justice pour les Rohingyas ». Nous vous invitons à regarder ce documentaire et à en apprendre davantage sur les travaux importants du professeur Akhavan. [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/3d5369f5-d513-43… conseiller juridique du CRWDP, Yonah Diamond, cité dans « Radio Free Asia » sur le cas et la cause de Huseyin Celil Le conseiller juridique du CRWDP, Yonah Diamond, a été cité dans un article de « Radio Free Asia<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> » sur le cas et la cause de Huseyin Celil, qui est représenté par le CRWDP. Yonah a déclaré que « le cas de Huseyin Celil, puisqu'il est Canadien, devrait être soulevé à tous les niveaux, tant en public qu'en privé, lors de réunions de haut niveau, à chaque occasion, afin qu'il reste dans l'esprit de tous les Canadiens et les Canadiennes jusqu'à sa libération ». Conférence du « Australia/Isarël & Jewish Affairs Council » (AIJAC) animée par le professeur Irwin Cotler Le président international du CRWDP, Irwin Cotler, était le conférencier principal avec la Dr Karen Mock lors d'un événement en ligne intitulé « L'infâme conférence mondiale de Durban 2001 contre le racisme et le défi permanent de l'antisémitisme<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> », organisé par l’AIJAC. Ils ont discuté de l'héritage de la haine de Durban vingt ans plus tard, et de la façon dont la première conférence mondiale contre le racisme et la haine s'est transformée en une conférence sur le racisme et la haine contre les Juifs et a servi de rampe de lancement à la résurgence de l'antisémitisme mondial. Déclaration du CRWDP félicitant les lauréats du prix Nobel de la paix Maria Ressa et Dmitry Muratov Le CRWDP est ravi que Maria Ressa et Dimitry Muratov aient reçu le prix Nobel de la paix<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…>, un rappel de l'importance profonde de la liberté d'expression et de la liberté de la presse, qui sous-tend la promotion et la protection de la démocratie et des droits humains. [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/a669003c-a279-9c…] Photo: The Guardian Déclaration du Ministre Marc Garneau sur Babyn Yar Le Ministre canadien des Affaires étrangères, Marc Garneau, a publié une déclaration commémorant Babyn Yar<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> le même jour de la cérémonie officielle en Ukraine qui a eu lieu cette semaine en présence de responsables canadiens. Natan Sharansky, membre du groupe consultatif sur les prisonniers politiques du CRWDP, était également présent à la cérémonie. Partenaires et Collaborateurs émérites [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/c6833a52-2b96-71… Asat au Forum de la liberté d'Oslo La collaboratrice émérite du CRWDP, Rayhan Asat, a pris la parole lors du Forum sur la liberté d'Oslo<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> lors d'un panel intitulé « Modèle commercial d'un génocide<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> », au cours duquel elle a discuté du génocide en cours des Ouïghours et du cas et de la cause de son frère, Ekpar Asat. [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/e5420976-2966-7e… politiques majeures et résolutions urgentes adoptées par Liberal International Le Comité exécutif de Liberal International a conclu sa session, à laquelle le professeur Cotler a participé, par l'adoption de dix principes pour lutter contre l'autoritarisme numérique; un programme global de justice climatique; et des résolutions urgentes sur l'Afghanistan et al. Le Panel de haut niveau d’experts juridiques indépendants sur la liberté des médias rencontre des hauts fonctionnaires du gouvernement canadien Les membres du Panel de haut niveau d’experts juridiques indépendants sur la liberté des médias, y compris son Vice-président Can Yeginsu et le membre canadien, le professeur Irwin Cotler, ont rencontré des fonctionnaires d’Affaires mondiales Canada et d’Immigration Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada et le Ministre de l'Immigration Marco Mendicino pour discuter de l'amélioration du Programme de visa d'urgence pour les journalistes à risque. [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/779e7a5c-8303-3f… commémorative de dévoilement d'une plaque en l'honneur d'Elie Wiesel Le professeur Irwin Cotler s'est joint au député fédéral Anthony Housefather, au maire de Côte Saint-Luc Mitchell Brownstein et aux conseillers municipaux pour dévoiler une plaque dans le parc Elie Wiesel à Côte Saint-Luc en l'honneur de la vie et de l'héritage du professeur Elie Wiesel, lauréat du prix Nobel de la paix. Le professeur Wiesel était Président honoraire et co-fondateur du CRWDP avec le professeur Cotler, qui, lors de la cérémonie, l'a qualifié de « professeur, mentor, collègue, ami et âme sœur pendant cinquante ans ». Aperçu de l'actualité mondiale : la connexion CRWDP Jamal Khashoggi a été assassiné il y a trois ans. Ces Saoudiens sont toujours réduits au silence.<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> – Washington Post Le CRWDP représente Raif Badawi, l'un des Saoudiens emprisonnés et réduit au silence. ________________________________ Face au désespoir et à l'apathie, nous travaillons toujours pour sauver les Afghans vulnérables. Ne détournez pas le regard<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> – The Globe and Mail Le CRWDP est impliqué avec les journalistes pour les droits de la personne et d'autres groupes dans les efforts de secours et de sauvetage. ________________________________ Les deux Michaels n'étaient que de nouveaux personnages dans un drame sino-canadien dont l'intrigue de plusieurs décennies est plus tordue que jamais<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> – The Globe and Mail La lutte contre l'assaut, à plusieurs volets, du PCC contre l'ordre international fondé sur des règles, par exemple, les atrocités de masse contre les Ouïghours, a été au centre du travail du CRWDP, y compris la détention arbitraire de Canadiens. Évènements à venir 12-13 octobre 2021 : Forum international de Malmö sur la mémoire de l'Holocauste et la lutte contre l'antisémitisme<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> - l'Envoyé spécial Cotler participera en tant que membre de la délégation canadienne, alors que les États se réunissent pour marquer le 20e anniversaire de la Déclaration de Stockholm et pour réaffirmer leur engagement à préserver la mémoire de l'Holocauste et lutter contre la montée de l'antisémitisme. L'Envoyé spécial Cotler a dirigé la délégation canadienne et a été conférencier d'honneur à la Conférence de Stockholm en 2000, qui a mené à la fondation de l'Alliance internationale pour la mémoire de l'Holocauste. 12 octobre 2021 : Journalistes défendant les droits humains : un défi mondial<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…>, organisé par le Conseil national des femmes juives du Canada (NCJWC) et coparrainé par le CRWDP. 13 octobre 2021 : Série de conférences « In Conversation With a Survivor : Israel Unger<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> », Organisées par le « Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies » (FSWC) en partenariat avec le CRWDP. 14 octobre 2021 : Réunion des Envoyés spéciaux - L'Envoyé spécial Cotler participera à une réunion des Envoyés spéciaux du monde entier après la Conférence de Malmö. 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Fw: RWCHR Weekly Digest - Bulletin hebdomadaire du CRWDP
by Shayna Plaut 04 Oct '21

04 Oct '21

Read our recent work and upcoming events in this week's newsletter [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/9e0f7803-8e95-4c…] Le Français suivra RWCHR Weekly Digest RWCHR Statement on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation The RWCHR released a statement to commemorate the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, standing in solidarity with Indigenous Peoples in Canada in the struggle for healing, truth, justice and reconciliation - as set forth in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) recommendations. Read the full statement here<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…>. [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/8c0587b0-5800-98…] Photo: The Globe and Mail Release of Burundi Political Prisoner and Former Member of Parliament Fabien Banciryanino Delighted that Burundi political prisoner and former MP Fabien Banciryanino has been released approximately one year after his arbitrary detention and unjust imprisonment. The RWCHR, in partnership with the Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA), advocated internationally on behalf of Mr. Baciryanino, and urged the Burundi government to “conduct all the necessary institutional reforms and take the appropriate measures to make sure that human rights are safeguarded and respected at all times”. Read more about his case and cause here<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…>. RWCHR High-Level Conference on 20 Years of Dictatorship in Eritrea: A Case Study of the Global Assault on Media Freedom by Authoritarian Regimes [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/cd003d17-4c7c-0f…] The RWCHR spearheaded a high-level conference, in partnership with an international coalition of leading NGOs and human rights organizations -- which promote and protect media freedom and defend the rights of journalists -- on the Eritrean government’s suppression of fundamental rights and freedoms, including media freedom and the persecution of journalists, and the widespread and systematic gross human rights violations in relation to the case of Dawit Isaak and his colleagues - the longest imprisoned journalists in the world. The highly impactful conversation was led by a series of international experts. Thank you to our distinguished panelists and co-sponsors for making the event a success. Watch it here<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…>. Click Here to Support the Pursuit of Justice<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> Professor Irwin Cotler Interview on the Release of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor RWCHR International Chair Irwin Cotler was featured on CBC News discussing China’s “Hostage Diplomacy” and the recent release of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor. Professor Cotler’s interview with the Canadian Press also appeared in media across the country. Watch the interview here<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> and read more here<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…>. Commemoration of Nobel Peace Laureate Professor Elie Wiesel’s Birthday The RWCHR published a statement commemorating Elie Wiesel’s birthday, the RWCHR Honorary U.S. Co-Chair (in memoriam). As Irwin Cotler once said, “Elie has always been my teacher, mentor, role model, inspiration, and friend of 50 years - in a word, the most remarkable human being I have ever encountered and had the honour to work with in common cause.” Read the full statement here<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…>. [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/2025f8cf-4402-ae…] 80th Anniversary of the Mass Murder in Babi Yar Last week marked the 80th anniversary of the mass murder of 33,771 in Babi Yar on Yom Kippur on September 28th and 29th, 1941. Special Envoy Irwin Cotler published a statement on the anniversary of this horrific mass atrocity, “which serves as a reminder of our individual and collective responsibilities to remember, to bear witness, to shatter walls of indifference, to prevent and act against antisemitism and mass atrocity - lest we be complicit by our silence”. Read the full statement here<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…>. Pursuing Justice for Downing of Flight PS752 Irwin Cotler joined Amanda Ghahremani, Research Associate at the Simone de Beauvoir Institute at Concordia University, and Alex Neve, Senior Fellow at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa, in publishing an op-ed in The Globe and Mail calling for “concrete and determined action in pursuit of justice” for Flight PS752. Read it here<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…>. Upcoming Events This week — High-Level Panel of Independent Legal Experts on Media Freedom, of which Professor Irwin Cotler is a member, will convene to discuss the assault on media freedom and the forthcoming World Press Freedom conference that Canada co-chairs. October 4-5, 2021 — Rayhan Asat, RWCHR Senior Fellow, will be speaking at the Oslo Freedom Forum<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> regarding the ongoing genocide of the Uyghurs. October 5, 2021 — Naomi Kikoler, RWCHR Senior Fellow, will be moderating a Special Forum on the 100,000 disappeared in Syria<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…>. October 8, 2021 — 80th Anniversary Commemoration of Babi Yar, in the presence of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, and RWCHR political prisoner advisory group member Natan Sharansky. This is a brief snapshot of the domestic and global reach of the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights. For ongoing updates and special alerts, follow us on social media! 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Lisez la déclaration complète ici<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…>. [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/8c0587b0-5800-98…] Photo: The Globe and Mail Libération du prisonnier politique burundais et ancien député Fabien Banciryanino Nous sommes ravis que le prisonnier politique burundais et ancien député Fabien Banciryanino ait été libéré environ un an après sa détention arbitraire et son emprisonnement injuste. Le CRWDP, en partenariat avec l'Action mondiale des parlementaires (PGA), a plaidé à l’échelle internationale au nom de M. Baciryanino, et a exhorté le gouvernement burundais à « mener toutes les réformes institutionnelles nécessaires et à prendre les mesures appropriées pour s'assurer que les droits de la personne sont protégés et respectés à tout moment ». En savoir plus sur son cas et sa cause ici<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…>. Conférence de haut niveau du CRWDP : « 20 ans de dictature en Érythrée : une étude de cas sur l'atteinte mondiale à la liberté des médias par les régimes autoritaires » [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/cd003d17-4c7c-0f… CRWDP a dirigé une conférence de haut niveau, en partenariat avec une coalition internationale d'ONGs et d'organisations de défense des droits de la personne de premier plan qui promeuvent et protègent la liberté des médias et défendent les droits des journalistes. La table ronde portait sur la suppression, par le gouvernement érythréen, des droits et libertés fondamentaux, y compris la liberté des médias et la persécution des journalistes, et les violations flagrantes généralisées et systématiques des droits de la personne dans le cas de Dawit Isaak et de ses collègues, les journalistes emprisonnés le plus longtemps au monde. La conversation très percutante a été menée par une série d'experts internationaux. Merci à nos distingués panélistes et co-commanditaires d'avoir fait de l'événement un succès. Regardez la conférence ici<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…>. Faites un don pour soutenir la poursuite de la justice ! <https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> Entretien du professeur Irwin Cotler sur la libération de Michael Kovrig et Michael Spavor Le Président international du CRWDP, Irwin Cotler, s’est entretenu avec « CBC News » pour discuter de la « diplomatie des otages » de la Chine et de la récente libération de Michael Kovrig et Michael Spavor. L'entrevue du professeur Cotler avec la Presse canadienne a également été publiée dans les médias à travers le pays. Regardez l'entrevue ici<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> et lisez-en plus ici<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…>. Commémoration de l'anniversaire du professeur Elie Wiesel, lauréat du prix Nobel de la paix Le CRWDP a publié une déclaration commémorant l'anniversaire d'Elie Wiesel, le co-président honoraire américain du CRWDP (in memoriam). Comme Irwin Cotler l'a déjà dit, « Elie a toujours été mon professeur, mentor, modèle, source d'inspiration et ami depuis 50 ans - en un mot, l'être humain le plus remarquable que j'ai jamais rencontré et avec qui j'ai eu l'honneur de travailler dans notre cause commune… ». Lisez la déclaration complète ici<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…>. [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/2025f8cf-4402-ae…] 80e anniversaire du meurtre de masse à Babi Yar La semaine dernière a marqué le 80e anniversaire du meurtre de masse de 33 771 personnes à Babi Yar à Yom Kippour les 28 et 29 septembre 1941. L'Envoyé spécial Irwin Cotler a publié une déclaration à l'occasion de l'anniversaire de cette horrible atrocité de masse, « qui sert de rappel à nos responsabilités individuelles et collectives de se souvenir, de témoigner, de briser les murs de l'indifférence, de prévenir et d'agir contre l'antisémitisme et les atrocités de masse, de peur que nous ne soyons complices de notre silence ». Lisez la déclaration complète ici<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…>. Poursuite de la justice pour la destruction du vol PS752 Irwin Cotler s'est joint à Amanda Ghahremani, Associée de recherche à l'Institut Simone de Beauvoir de l'Université Concordia, et Alex Neve, Chercheur principal à l'École supérieure d'affaires publiques et internationales de l'Université d'Ottawa, pour publier un article d’opinion dans le Globe and Mail appelant à « une action concrète et déterminée en quête de justice » pour le vol PS752. Lisez-le ici<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…>. Événements à venir Le Panel de haut niveau d’experts juridiques indépendants sur la liberté des médias, dont le professeur Irwin Cotler est membre, se réunira pour discuter de l’atteinte à la liberté des médias et de la prochaine conférence mondiale sur la liberté de la presse que le Canada co-présidera. 4 au 5 octobre : Rayhan Asat, collaboratrice émérite du CRWDP, prononcera un discours au « Oslo Freedom Forum<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…> » concernant le génocide en cours des Ouïghours. 5 octobre : Naomi Kikoler, collaboratrice émérite du CRWDP, animera un forum spécial sur les 100 000 personnes disparues en Syrie<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…>. 8 octobre : Commémoration du 80e anniversaire de Babi Yar, en présence du Président ukrainien Volodymyr Zelensky et du membre du groupe consultatif sur les prisonniers politiques du CRWDP, Natan Sharansky. 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Vigod Memorial Lecture in Human Rights 2021 - UN Special Rapporteur Dr David R Boyd - The Transformative Potential of the Human Right to a Healthy Environment
by Shannonbrooke Murphy 01 Oct '21

01 Oct '21

The Atlantic Human Rights Centre presents the Annual Vigod Memorial Lecture in Human Rights: The Transformative Potential of the Human Right to a Healthy Environment Delivered by Dr. David Boyd, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment Thursday, October 14, 2021 ONLINE 7.00 p.m. ADT (6.00 p.m. EDT, 5.00 p.m. CDT, 4.00 p.m. MDT, 3.00 p.m. PDT) Event in English. Free and open to all. Please spread the word to others who may be interested. To attend you must register in advance at www/stu.ca/vigod<https://www.stu.ca/events/all-events/-vigod-memorial-lecture-in-human-right…> Dr Shannonbrooke Murphy Endowed Chair in Human Rights Assistant Professor, Human Rights Department Acting Director, Atlantic Human Rights Centre St Thomas University 51 Dineen Drive, Fredericton NB E3B 5G3 Office: Holy Cross House Room 108 (+1) 506-452-9653 We recognize and respectfully acknowledge that the land on which St. Thomas University is situated is the unsurrendered and unceded traditional territory of the Wolastoqiyik.

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CHRLP Newsletter - October 2021
by Sharon Webb, Ms 29 Sep '21

29 Sep '21

Hello Shayna, For sharing with the HR-Rsch network, please. Thank you! Sharon [cid:image001.gif@01D7B55A.DF51E7D0] McGill Centre for Human Rights & Legal Pluralism October 2021 Newsletter Upcoming events: * Oct 4/5: Nuremberg 75th anniversary: Mass Trials for Mass Violence * Oct 15: AML seminar with Isabel Jaramillo-Sierra * Oct 25: Treatment of Prisoners in Canada with Vicki Prais * Oct 28: Rebel Courts: Book Launch with René Provost Save the date: * Nov 11: A Right of Peoples and Individuals to International Solidarity - Humphrey Lecture with Obiora C. Okafor Other events of interest: * Oct 11/12: Fundamental Rights Forum 2021 Upcoming Events [Image removed by sender. Black and white image of Nazi soldiers on trial at Nuremberg] Mass Trials for Mass Violence Nuremberg 75th anniversary international symposium between Brussels and Montréal Monday, October 4, 8:00 AM – 1:30 PM (ET) and Tuesday, October 5, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (ET) Event description here<https://mcgill.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=876a0fb07443c2ba7a644f4f3&…>. Monday’s sessions moderated by Marie-Laurence Hébert-Dolbec (ULB) and Frédéric Mégret (McGill); Tuesday’s session moderated by Laurent Kennes (ULB). Registration required: masstrial(a)ulb.be<mailto:masstrial@ulb.be>. In-person location and Zoom link to follow upon registration. [Image removed by sender. Woman standing with arms crossed with short hair and wearing a purple shirt] “Mothers-in-law”: Intergenerational Dialogues on Women and Human Rights Margot E. Halpenny Memorial Lecture Annie Macdonald Langstaff seminar series with Isabel Jaramillo-Sierra In conversation with Maria Adelaida Ceballos-Bedoya Moderated by Shauna Van Praagh Friday, October 15, 1:00-2:30 PM (ET) Zoom: click here<https://mcgill.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=876a0fb07443c2ba7a644f4f3&…> to access the event. About the speaker Professor Jaramillo-Sierra holds a law degree from Universidad de los Andes (Cum Laude) and an SJD from Harvard Law School. She is currently a full professor at Universidad de los Andes, Faculty of Law. She is the co-founder of Red Alas, a network of scholars interested in the inclusion of sexual and gender perspectives in Latin American legal education. She has also been consultant to the Colombian government on issues of transitional justice, and sexual and reproductive rights. In 2017, former President Juan Manuel Santos nominated Professor Jaramillo-Sierra as a Constitutional Court justice. Read more about Professor Jaramillo-Sierra here<https://mcgill.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=876a0fb07443c2ba7a644f4f3&…>. Zoom Oct 15: https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/84246217798.<https://mcgill.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=876a0fb07443c2ba7a644f4f3&…> [Image removed by sender. Black and white portrait of woman] Treatment of Prisoners in Canada International Human Rights Law and the Treatment of Prisoners in Canada: A Practitioner's Perspective with Vicki Prais Moderated by Frédéric Mégret Monday, October 25, 1:00-2:30 PM (ET) Zoom: click here<https://mcgill.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=876a0fb07443c2ba7a644f4f3&…> to access the event. About the speaker Vicki Prais is an internationally experienced human rights lawyer with recognised expertise in the protection of prisoners’ rights, prison reform, dignity behind bars, the prohibition of torture and ill-treatment and fair trial issues. Vicki is a former O'Brien Fellow in Residence. Read Vicki's article, The Implementation in Canada of the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners: A Practitioner's Perspective<https://mcgill.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=876a0fb07443c2ba7a644f4f3&…>. Read more about Vicki Prais here<https://mcgill.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=876a0fb07443c2ba7a644f4f3&…>. Zoom Oct 25: https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/88448654996.<https://mcgill.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=876a0fb07443c2ba7a644f4f3&…> [Image removed by sender. Book cover with yellow text "Rebel Courts: The Administration of Justice by Armed Insurgents" on a black background, image of the upper body of a woman, half her face cut off, wearing soldiers' green uniform] Rebel Courts: the Administration of Justice by Armed Insurgents Book launch with René Provost Thursday, October 28, 4:00-5:30 PM (ET) Zoom: Click here<https://mcgill.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=876a0fb07443c2ba7a644f4f3&…> to access the event Warzones are sometimes described as lawless, but this is rarely the case. Armed insurgents often replace the state as the provider of law and justice in areas under their authority. Based on extensive fieldwork, Rebel Courts offers a compelling and unique insight into the judicial governance of armed groups, a phenomenon never studied comprehensively until now. Zoom Oct 28: https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/81493964697<https://mcgill.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=876a0fb07443c2ba7a644f4f3&…> Save the Date [Image removed by sender. Man with glasses, wearing a black blazer and red turtleneck] A Right of Peoples and Individuals to International Solidarity John P. Humphrey Lectureship in Human Rights with Obiora C. Okafor Thursday, November 11, 1:00-2:30 PM (ET) Zoom: click here<https://mcgill.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=876a0fb07443c2ba7a644f4f3&…> to access the event. Event description here<https://mcgill.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=876a0fb07443c2ba7a644f4f3&…>. About the speaker Obiora C. Okafor is the Inagural York Research Chair in International and Transnational Legal Studies at Osgoode Hall Law School. Professor Okafor has published extensively in the fields of international human rights law and immigration/refugee law, as well as general public international law (especially with regard to third world approaches to international law). Read more about Obiora C. Okafor here<https://mcgill.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=876a0fb07443c2ba7a644f4f3&…>. Zoom Nov 11: https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/83897438474.<https://mcgill.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=876a0fb07443c2ba7a644f4f3&…> Other Events of Interest [Image removed by sender. Text "Fundamental Rights Forum" on a white background, against the blue sky] Fundamental Rights Forum 2021 The Fundamental Rights Forum 2021 is a unique platform for dialogue about the most pressing human rights challenges that Europe faces today. Monday, October 11 and Tuesday, October 12 Registration required here<https://mcgill.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=876a0fb07443c2ba7a644f4f3&…>, and full program here<https://mcgill.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=876a0fb07443c2ba7a644f4f3&…>. Calls for Applications [Image removed by sender. McGill's logo] CHRLP is proud to open the call for applications for the 2022 O’Brien Graduate Fellowships in the Faculty of Law, McGill University. O’Brien Fellows become members of the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, a focal point for innovative legal and interdisciplinary research, dialogue, and outreach on human rights and legal pluralism. This Fellowship Program is an entrance scholarship. Applicants for this scholarship must also simultaneously submit an application for admission to one of our graduate programs by the stipulated deadline. Deadline to apply: December 19, 2021. Email here<mailto:obrienfellows.law@mcgill.ca> for more information. Calls for Papers [Image removed by sender. Hands holding a copy of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms] Constitutional Rights and Freedoms in Canada: Critical Reflections & Engagement (conference on April 8, 2022) As we approach the 40th anniversary of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the constitutional recognition of Indigenous rights, it is timely to reflect upon the impact of these constitutional reforms. This workshop is aimed at mobilizing and sharing critical reflections regarding the meaning and application of diverse constitutional rights and freedoms, including theoretical, comparative, and interdisciplinary perspectives. It will provide an occasion to share past research and explore potential future research collaborations. Participation in the workshop (for those presenting) would involve preparing a short think piece (1,000-2,000 words) on a topic related to the constitutional rights entrenched in 1982. Others may simply be interested in attending. We would greatly appreciate hearing from you about your interest in participating by September 30th, including the issue/question you would likely explore in your short think piece. Email: human.rights(a)mcill.ca<mailto:human.rights@mcill.ca>. Calls for Submissions [Image removed by sender. Generic image of computer screen with written text on it] Do you have an upcoming article you would like to publicize? A blog post you would like to write? The CHRLP is also proud to launch the fourth year of its Blog with an open call for blog posts. Interested authors are encouraged to draw inspiration from the theme "Solidarity in an Interconnected World". More information, including editorial guidelines, can be found in the following call for submissions<https://mcgill.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=876a0fb07443c2ba7a644f4f3&…>. Submissions (in English, French, or Spanish) can be sent to human.rights(a)mcgill.ca<mailto:human.rights@mcgill.ca>. O'Brien Fellows: In Their Own Words [Image removed by sender. Woman with long hair against a backdrop of trees] Jeanne Pérès, LLM (Montreal) Après avoir complété un baccalauréat en droit à l’Université de Montréal (UdeM) et son examen du Barreau à l’hiver 2021, je suis heureuse d’entamer une maîtrise en droit autochtone à l’Université McGill. Mon implication au sein du comité en droit autochtone de l’UdeM, ma participation au Kawaskimhon Moot, de même que mes expériences de travail dans des régions éloignées du Nord et du Grand Nord québécois aux côtés d’Innus ont contribué à faire de la cause autochtone ma vocation. C'est à travers mon parcours universitaire que j’ai pris goût à la recherche et à la rédaction juridique, notamment à titre d’assistante de recherche, d’étudiante en droit au sein d’un cabinet privé, mais également dans le cadre de concours de rédaction et de séminaires de recherche. Ces apprentissages ont renforcé ma volonté de faire du droit un moyen efficace de rendre justice. Soutenue par le Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines (CRSH) du Canada grâce à la bourse Joseph Armand-Bombardier et par le Centre pour les droits de la personne & le pluralisme juridique de l’Université Mc Gill avec la bourse O’Brien, je souhaite rédiger une thèse qui reflète la collision entre notre régime juridique et les traditions juridiques autochtones et leur possible réconciliation. [Image removed by sender. Portrait of woman with an afro wearing a black tank top] Amanda Nutakor, LLM (Ghana) My name is April Amanda Nutakor - I don't mind being called April or Amanda, although Amanda is my official name. I am currently an LLM candidate at McGill University’s Faculty of Law. In 2020, I graduated from the University of Ghana School of Law as the Valedictorian of the 2020-year group, with a First-Class Honours and a 3.84 FGPA. From September 2019 to May 2021, I was a participant of an intercultural human rights project organized by the Harvard Law School in collaboration with the University of Ghana School of Law. The project focused on the right of the girl child to education in the Northern region of Ghana. Previously, I also worked at the Legal Resources Centre (the ‘LRC’), a non-governmental organization in Ghana, which focuses on development work and provides legal aid services. During my time at the LRC, I participated in human rights trainings and worked on the Prisons’ Project which was designed to increase awareness of the rights of prisoners and to provide legal aid to indigent persons in prisons awaiting trial or appealing against wrongful conviction. I am currently working part-time and remotely at an international UK-Ghana based law firm 'Egality Law'. 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This tribunal was tasked with the responsibility to investigate, prosecute, and try the most serious crimes committed in the context of the more than 50-year armed conflict in Colombia. Previously, I worked for more than five years as a Human Rights Specialist at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights based in Washington D.C.I have also done research, taught, and written about different human rights-related topics such as transitional justice, structural racism, and standards of due process guarantees under International Human Rights Law. My doctoral research topic focuses on the need to strengthen Colombia’s transitional justice reparation structures to effectively compensate and restore the rights of Afro-Colombian communities who have been victims of the armed conflict. I am Afro-Colombian, and a very enthusiastic soccer aficiando. 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Fw: INVITATION- 06.10.2021 - VOICES: Militants en exil. Agents de changement | VOICES: Activists in Exile. Agents of Change.
by Shayna Plaut 29 Sep '21

29 Sep '21

Dear colleagues, I am delighted to share with you information about an event we are organizing next week to launch the project Voices: Activists in Exile. We hope that some of you will be able to join us. Feel free to share widely! Very best wishes, Viviana Viviana A. Fernandez Directrice adjointe / Assistant Director Centre de recherche et d’enseignement sur les droits de la personne / Human Rights Research and Education Centre Université d’Ottawa / University of Ottawa Twitter: @vafi1217 Fêtons le 40e anniversaire du CREDP<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/CREDP40HRREC> / Celebrate the 40th anniversary of HRREC<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/fr/CREDP40HRREC> ________________________________ English follows. Le Centre de recherche et d'enseignement sur les droits de la personne (CREDP) est heureux de s'associer à la professeure agrégée Nadia Abu-Zahra, titulaire de la Chaire conjointe en études des femmes - Université d'Ottawa et Université Carleton, et au Professeur Neuberger-Jesin John Packer, directeur du CREDP, pour le lancement de l'initiative VOICES. VOICES : Militants en exil. Agents de changement. VOICES soutient les militants en exil qui tentent de faire du pays qu'ils ont quitté un endroit meilleur. Ces voix sont importantes pour les perspectives qu'elles offrent et pour les idées qu'elles génèrent. Voices fournira des plates-formes à ceux qui ne seraient pas entendus autrement, dans des situations de conflit violent. Rejoignez-nous pour le lancement virtuel de cette initiative, nous en apprendrons plus sur elle et écouterons la voix du militant pour les droits de la personne Ali Mirzad. Mercredi le 6 octobre 2021 13 h à 15 h EN LIGNE | Webinaire ZOOM Événement en anglais. | Gratuit et ouvert à toutes et à tous. RSVP obligatoire pour recevoir le lien.<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/fr/6-octobre-2021-voices-militants-exil-agents-c…> Cet événement s'inscrit dans le cadre d'un programme riche et varié élaboré pour souligner le 40e anniversaire du CREDP! #CREDP40HRREC ________________________________ The Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) is pleased to partner with Associate Professor Nadia Abu-Zahra, Joint Chair in Women's Studies - University of Ottawa and Carleton University, and Neuberger-Jesin Professor John Packer, HRREC Director, in the launch of the initiative VOICES. VOICES: Activists in Exile. Agents of Change. VOICES supports activists in exile who are trying to make the home they left a better place. Those voices are important for the perspectives they offer and for the ideas they generate. Voices will provide platforms for those who would otherwise not be heard, in situations of violent conflict. Join us in the virtual launch of this initiative as we will learn more about it and listen to the voice of human rights activist Ali Mirzad. Wednesday, October 6, 2021 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. ONLINE | ZOOM Webinar Event in English. | Free and open to all. RSVP required to receive the link.<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/october-6-2021-voices-activists-exile-agents-…> This event is part of a diverse and rich programme developed to highlight the 40th Anniversary of HRREC! #CREDP40HRREC Centre de recherche et d’enseignement sur les droits de la personne | Human Rights Research and Education Centre Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa Fêtons le 40e anniversaire du CREDP<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/fr/CREDP40HRREC> | Celebrate the 40th anniversary of HRREC<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/CREDP40HRREC>

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INVITATION- 06.10.2021 - VOICES: Militants en exil. Agents de changement | VOICES: Activists in Exile. Agents of Change.
by Viviana Fernandez 29 Sep '21

29 Sep '21

Dear colleagues, I am delighted to share with you information about an event we are organizing next week to launch the project Voices: Activists in Exile. We hope that some of you will be able to join us. Feel free to share widely! Very best wishes, Viviana Viviana A. Fernandez Directrice adjointe / Assistant Director Centre de recherche et d'enseignement sur les droits de la personne / Human Rights Research and Education Centre Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa Twitter: @vafi1217 Fêtons le 40e anniversaire du CREDP<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/CREDP40HRREC> / Celebrate the 40th anniversary of HRREC<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/fr/CREDP40HRREC> ________________________________ English follows. Le Centre de recherche et d'enseignement sur les droits de la personne (CREDP) est heureux de s'associer à la professeure agrégée Nadia Abu-Zahra, titulaire de la Chaire conjointe en études des femmes - Université d'Ottawa et Université Carleton, et au Professeur Neuberger-Jesin John Packer, directeur du CREDP, pour le lancement de l'initiative VOICES. VOICES : Militants en exil. Agents de changement. VOICES soutient les militants en exil qui tentent de faire du pays qu'ils ont quitté un endroit meilleur. Ces voix sont importantes pour les perspectives qu'elles offrent et pour les idées qu'elles génèrent. Voices fournira des plates-formes à ceux qui ne seraient pas entendus autrement, dans des situations de conflit violent. Rejoignez-nous pour le lancement virtuel de cette initiative, nous en apprendrons plus sur elle et écouterons la voix du militant pour les droits de la personne Ali Mirzad. Mercredi le 6 octobre 2021 13 h à 15 h EN LIGNE | Webinaire ZOOM Événement en anglais. | Gratuit et ouvert à toutes et à tous. RSVP obligatoire pour recevoir le lien.<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/fr/6-octobre-2021-voices-militants-exil-agents-c…> Cet événement s'inscrit dans le cadre d'un programme riche et varié élaboré pour souligner le 40e anniversaire du CREDP! #CREDP40HRREC ________________________________ The Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) is pleased to partner with Associate Professor Nadia Abu-Zahra, Joint Chair in Women's Studies - University of Ottawa and Carleton University, and Neuberger-Jesin Professor John Packer, HRREC Director, in the launch of the initiative VOICES. VOICES: Activists in Exile. Agents of Change. VOICES supports activists in exile who are trying to make the home they left a better place. Those voices are important for the perspectives they offer and for the ideas they generate. Voices will provide platforms for those who would otherwise not be heard, in situations of violent conflict. Join us in the virtual launch of this initiative as we will learn more about it and listen to the voice of human rights activist Ali Mirzad. Wednesday, October 6, 2021 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. ONLINE | ZOOM Webinar Event in English. | Free and open to all. RSVP required to receive the link.<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/october-6-2021-voices-activists-exile-agents-…> This event is part of a diverse and rich programme developed to highlight the 40th Anniversary of HRREC! #CREDP40HRREC Centre de recherche et d'enseignement sur les droits de la personne | Human Rights Research and Education Centre Université d'Ottawa | University of Ottawa Fêtons le 40e anniversaire du CREDP<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/fr/CREDP40HRREC> | Celebrate the 40th anniversary of HRREC<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/CREDP40HRREC>

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Atlantic Human Rights Centre - Human Rights News Fall 2021 edition
by Shannonbrooke Murphy 29 Sep '21

29 Sep '21

Dear CAHRI Colleagues, I hope this finds you well. Attached for your information is our most recent edition of the Human Rights News for Fall 2021. Stay safe and healthy! All the best, Shannonbrooke Dr Shannonbrooke Murphy Endowed Chair in Human Rights Assistant Professor, Human Rights Department Acting Director, Atlantic Human Rights Centre St Thomas University 51 Dineen Drive, Fredericton NB E3B 5G3 Office: Holy Cross House Room 108 (+1) 506-452-9653 We recognize and respectfully acknowledge that the land on which St. Thomas University is situated is the unsurrendered and unceded traditional territory of the Wolastoqiyik.

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Human Rights, Media and the Environment
by Shayna Plaut 28 Sep '21

28 Sep '21

Kaixo! Eskura Centro de Recursos Pedagógicos en Derechos Humanos celebrará su III. Seminario Internacional de Recursos Pedagógicos en Derechos Humanos. Este año se centrará en el Medio Ambiente y los Derechos Humanos. Será los días 6 y 7 de octubre de 2021 en el Kursaal, Donostia-San Sebastian, en formato trilingüe (Euskara-Español-Inglés) y tanto presencial como virtual. Diferentes referentes presentarán recursos vinculados al ecofeminismo, el ecopacifismo, la educación ecosocial, la coproducción de políticas ambientales y de inclusión social, la realidad de los y las defensoras del territorio, la situación de los océanos y la criosfera, el consumo responsable, el ecoliderazgo... Abordándolos desde una perspectiva de estrategias pedagógicas. Como podrás apreciar en el programa adjunto participarán ponentes de la talla de Mr. David Boyd, Relator Especial de Derechos Humanos y Medio Ambiente de las Naciones Unidas, Dra. Yayo Herrero, investigadora influyente a nivel europeo en el ámbito ecofeminista, así como la Oficina de Educación Climática de la UNESCO que desarrolla diversos recursos para los sistemas educativos, entre otros/as. Si vas a venir inscríbete en este link<https://secure-web.cisco.com/14YBBaVHvxyP0bnp-lqIWhKJ5wA40jp-G3__M6TB0ly441…>. Podrás ver las sesiones en streaming aquí<https://secure-web.cisco.com/1-FsFOMaRHkmRdJkFZ_DU7Ay1hBgteGy8eer74Bhjqumlp…>. Podrás seguir todas las novedades en nuestras redes sociales: Twitter<https://secure-web.cisco.com/1cgcz8NR_rRCTREMZOTR12ITgIlh0lYH7yZQpo0oe7NS-V…> - Instagram<https://secure-web.cisco.com/1QS8A0dFNvFKwxEev40zgWv629mykt8VfM7QNqDSK5uDoY…> - Facebook<https://secure-web.cisco.com/1EYkXo6yiNkedP8k2KDj9dVEgPAJ6tppmSKQYEiiuGnEmX…> - Web<https://secure-web.cisco.com/13Q6dgX--dhmQuPnG2vpGoatMmJxN8sX1YhDyRcXJMCuDP…> ¡Anímate! __________________________________________________ Hello! Eskura Human Rights Educational Resource Centre will hold its III. International Seminar on Human Rights Educational Resources. This year will focus on Environment and Human Rights. It will be held on 6th and 7th October 2021 at the Kursaal, Donostia-San Sebastian, in trilingual format (Basque-Spanish-English) and both in person and online. Different international, national and local experts will address the following subjects: the eco-pacifism, the eco-feminism, the eco-social education, the co-production of environmental and social inclusion policies, the land defenders, the situation of the oceans and the cryosphere, the eco-leadership, the responsible consumption... Tackling these from an educational perspective. As you can see in the attached programme we will have speakers such as Mr. David R. Boyd, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment, Yayo Herrero reserchear, Expert in Ecofeminism and Ecosocialism, and UNESCO's Climate Education Office which develops various resources for education systems. If you are coming, please register here<https://secure-web.cisco.com/14YBBaVHvxyP0bnp-lqIWhKJ5wA40jp-G3__M6TB0ly441…>. You can watch the streaming sessions here<https://secure-web.cisco.com/10WlmHZWjb1gZCqu3zO-lfCn9ILsSAq02bzEq6W5_DEmBq…>. You can follow all the news on our social networks: Twitter<https://secure-web.cisco.com/1cgcz8NR_rRCTREMZOTR12ITgIlh0lYH7yZQpo0oe7NS-V…> - Instagram<https://secure-web.cisco.com/1QS8A0dFNvFKwxEev40zgWv629mykt8VfM7QNqDSK5uDoY…> - Facebook<https://secure-web.cisco.com/1EYkXo6yiNkedP8k2KDj9dVEgPAJ6tppmSKQYEiiuGnEmX…> - Web<https://secure-web.cisco.com/1g2ilWb9uPOWKZnneYsGrvjCBaGDCjmgRw24n84vDE8tZT…> Come on! ____________________________________ --  Aieteko Jauregia. Aiete Pasealekua, 65, 20009 Donostia. Tf. 943 48 19 96 Shayna Plaut, PhD Acting Manager for the Centre for Human Rights Research Working Days: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 930am-330pm Office number: 204 474 6156 Cell number: 604 817 0311

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Fw: RWCHR Hosting Important Event on Media Freedom in Eritrea - Le CRWDP organise un événement important sur la liberté des médias en Érythrée
by Shayna Plaut 26 Sep '21

26 Sep '21

RWCHR Hosting Important Event on Media Freedom in Eritrea - Le CRWDP organise un événement important sur la liberté des médias en Érythrée [https://mcusercontent.com/eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32/images/9e0f7803-8e95-4c…] Le Français suivra Event Announcement: Distinguished Panelists Dear Centre for Human Rights Research, Please join us on September 30th, 2021 at 11:00 AM (EDT) at our upcoming webinar, “20 Years of Dictatorship in Eritrea: A Case Study of the Global Assault on Media Freedom by Authoritarian Regimes<https://rwchr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eab80f71b0bea3d659a678f32&i…>”, in partnership with Reporters Without Borders (RSF), PEN Eritrea, PEN Canada, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), the RWI-70, and the Buxus Foundation. Featuring introductory remarks by Professor Irwin Cotler, International Chair of the RWCHR. Panel 1: The Persecution of Journalists Moderated by Björn Tunbäck, investigative journalist and Board Member of RSF Sweden. * Esayas Isaak, activist and younger brother of Swedish-Eritrean journalist Dawit Isaak * Dessale Berekhet, writer, journalist and Founder of PEN Eritrea * Vanessa Tsehaye, Amnesty International's Horn of Africa Campaigner and founder of Eritrean human rights organization One Day Seyoum Panel 2: Ending Impunity - Justice and Accountability Moderated by Judith Abitan, Executive Director of the RWCHR. * Dr. Clara Portela, professor of Political Science at the Faculty of Law of the University of Valencia and expert on international sanctions * Paul Coppin, Head of Legal of RSF and specialist in press law and international human rights law * Susanne Berger, advisor to the campaign to free Swedish-Eritrean journalist Dawit Isaak and coordinator of the RWI-70 * Bill Browder, CEO of Hermitage Capital Management, Head of Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign, and author of Red Notice * Meron Estefanos, human rights activist, journalist, radio presenter, and co-founder of the International Commission on Eritrean Refugees * Terry Glavin, RWCHR Senior Fellow, a columnist for the National Post and the Ottawa Citizen, and a contributing editor to Macleans magazine We hope you can attend this important event, and look forward to hearing from you. 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Allocution d’ouverture par le professeur Irwin Cotler, président international du CRWDP. Panel 1 : La persécution des journalistes Modéré par Björn Tunbäck, journaliste d'investigation et membre du conseil d'administration de RSF Suède. * Esayas Isaak, militant et frère cadet du journaliste suédo-érythréen Dawit Isaak * Dessale Berekhet, écrivain, journaliste et fondateur de PEN Érythrée * Vanessa Tsehaye, militante pour la Corne de l'Afrique d'Amnesty International et fondatrice de l'organisation érythréenne de défense des droits humains One Day Seyoum Panel 2 : Mettre fin à l'impunité - Justice et responsabilité Modéré par Judith Abitan, Directrice exécutive du CRWDP. * Dr. Clara Portela, professeure de sciences politiques à la Faculté de droit de l'Université de Valence et experte en sanctions internationales * Paul Coppin, responsable juridique de RSF et spécialiste du droit de la presse et du droit international des droits humains * Susanne Berger, conseillère de la campagne pour libérer le journaliste suédo-érythréen Dawit Isaak et coordinatrice de l’Initiative de recherche Raoul Wallenberg (RWI-70) * Bill Browder, PDG d'Hermitage Capital Management, responsable de la campagne mondiale de justice Magnitski et auteur de Red Notice * Meron Estefanos, militante des droits de la personne, journaliste, animatrice de radio et cofondatrice de la Commission internationale pour les réfugiés érythréens * Terry Glavin, collaborateur émérite du CRWDP, chroniqueur au National Post et à l'Ottawa Citizen, et collaborateur à la rédaction du magazine Macleans Nous espérons que vous pourrez assister à cet événement important. 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Nouvelles & événements du CREDP | HRREC News & Events ---> 24.09.2021
by Viviana Fernandez 26 Sep '21

26 Sep '21

English follows. [Dark and pale blue green and off-white circles for the 40th anniversary of the uOttawa Human Rights Research and Education Centre. Cercles vert foncé, vert pâle et blanc cassé pour le 40e anniversaire du Centre de recherche et d'enseignement sur les droits de la personne de l'Université d'Ottawa.] #CREDP40HRREC Le CREDP a 40 ans! Depuis des mois, nous préparons le programme des activités qui marqueront le 40e anniversaire de notre Centre de recherche et d'enseignement sur les droits de la personne. Pour en savoir davantage, visitez la page de l’anniversaire!<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/fr/CREDP40HRREC> Événements 6 OCTOBRE | Webinaire 13 h à 15 h | Inscription requise pour recevoir le lien vers le webinaire. * VOICES : Militants en exil. Agents de changement.<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/fr/6-octobre-2021-voices-militants-exil-agents-c…> – VOICES est une initiative de la professeure agrégée Nadia Abu-Zahra, titulaire de la Chaire conjointe en études des femmes - Université d'Ottawa et Université Carleton, et du Professeur Neuberger-Jesin John Packer, directeur du CREDP. VOICES soutient les militants en exil qui tentent de faire du pays qu'ils ont quitté un endroit meilleur. Ces voix sont importantes pour les perspectives qu'elles offrent et pour les idées qu'elles génèrent. Voices fournira des plateformes à ceux qui ne seraient pas entendus autrement dans des situations de conflit violent. Rejoignez-nous pour le lancement virtuel de cette initiative, nous en apprendrons plus sur elle et écouterons la voix du militant pour les droits de la personne Ali Mirzad. 14 OCTOBRE | Webinaire 17 h à 18 h | Inscription requise pour recevoir le lien vers le webinaire. * TAIPEILOVE* -- Film & Discussion sur l'égalité du mariage et les droits LGBTQ+ à Taïwan<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/fr/14-octobre-2021-taipeilove-film-discussion-le…> – TAIPEILOVE* est un documentaire sur la perception de l'homosexualité dans la société taïwanaise et son combat pour le mariage homosexuel. Rejoignez-nous pour une discussion avec la réalisatrice Lucie Liu. ** IMPORTANT ** Recevez le lien exclusif et temporaire pour regarder le documentaire TAIPEILOVE* AVANT LE WEBINAIRE en écrivant à HRREC(a)uOttawa.ca<mailto:HRREC@uOttawa.ca?subject=Merci%20de%20m'envoyer%20le%20lien%20vers%20le%20documentaire%20TAIPEILOVE*>. 21 OCTOBRE | Webinaire 15 h à 16 h | Inscription requise pour recevoir le lien vers le webinaire. * Travailler pour les droits de la personne<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/fr/21-octobre-2021-serie-travailler-droits-perso…> – avec Marie-Claude Landry, Ad.E., Présidente de la Commission canadienne des droits de la personne depuis mars 2015. Cette série, organisée par le Centre de recherche et d’enseignement sur les droits de la personne (CREDP), est une occasion pour les étudiants, les diplômés et toutes autres personnes intéressées par le domaine des droits de la personne de rencontrer des praticiens notoires qui viendront partager leur expérience professionnelle avec eux. 12 & 13 MAI 2022 | Conférence Les coûts pour les participants sont détaillés sur le site web. | Les inscriptions sont ouvertes. * L'Honorable Rosalie Silberman Abella - Une vie d'avant-garde<https://ciaj-icaj.ca/fr/programmes-a-venir/conference-juge-rosalie-abella-2…> – Conférence pour souligner le départ à la retraite de l'Honorable juge Rosalie Silberman Abella de la Cour Suprême du Canada. Programme à venir. Le Centre de recherche et d’enseignement sur les droits de la personne (CREDP) est un fier partenaire du Centre de droit public de l'Université d'Ottawa, de l'Institut canadien pour l'administration de la justice et de La Société des plaideurs. IMAGES de la JUSTICE: Le droit au logement | APPEL aux DESSINATEURS Le CREDP est heureux de participer, en partenariat avec CONTEKST, The SHIFT, la Faculté de droit, Section de Common Law, l'École de droit Lincoln Alexander (Ryerson) et la Fondation du droit de l'Ontario à la troisième édition d’IMAGES de la JUSTICE<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/fr/images-justice-2021-droit-au-logement-appel-a…>, dont le thème porte sur Le droit au logement! Cette édition exposera des dessins satiriques et critiques qui exploreront les diverses facettes et les défis du droit humain à un logement adéquat. Les images de cette série mettront en lumière les défis, les incohérences et les failles du cadre actuel du droit humain au logement et de sa pleine réalisation. Nous invitons les dessinateurs et les illustrateurs à soumettre leur œuvre avant le 1er NOVEMBRE 2021 à info(a)contekst.education<mailto:info@contekst.education>. Nouvelles * La Clinique sur les droits de la personne à uOttawa : Offrir aux étudiant l'opportunité de faire la différence grâce à une véritable expérience immersive dans le domaine des droits humains<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/fr/faire-difference-au-niveau-national-internati…> * Opinion | Lisez l'article de John Packer dans le Ottawa Citizen : Compte tenu du résultat des élections au Canada, une coalition pourrait faire l'affaire (en anglais)<https://ottawacitizen.com/news/politics/election-2021/packer-given-canadas-…> * Balado | Écoutez Jeremy Wildeman, chercheur associé au CREDP, dans The Conversation Weekly : Pourquoi Justin Trudeau est-il plus populaire à l'étranger qu'au Canada? (en anglais)<https://theconversation.com/why-is-justin-trudeau-so-much-more-popular-abro…> * Blog | Notre membre Kirsten van Houten dans Blog du CÉPI : Nouvelles opportunités pour l'engagement local aux interfaces entre les droits de la personne et la consolidation de la paix (en anglais)<https://www.cips-cepi.ca/2021/09/15/new-opportunities-for-local-engagement-…> * Chapitre | Jamie Liew, membre académique, a coécrit un chapitre intitulé The Unmaking of Citizens : Shifting Borders of Belonging avec Kristy A. Belton dans le livre Beyond Borders<https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/beyond-borders/CB6BAFA9E3115D766E421B2…> * Bourse | Félicitations à Gloria Song qui a reçu une Bourse d’études supérieures de formation en mobilisation des connaissances de uOttawa pour son projet qui repense l’accès à la justice au Nunavut dans l’autodétermination des Inuits<https://recherche.uottawa.ca/sgr/nouvelles/bourse-detudes-superieures-forma…> * Bienvenue à Ann Marie Clark, Chaire Fulbright Canada!<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/fr/bienvenue-ann-marie-clark-chaire-fulbright-ca…> * La professeure Penelope Simons est nommée titulaire de la Chaire Gordon Henderson sur les droits de la personne<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/fr/professeure-penelope-simons-est-nommee-titula…> * John Packer participe à une conférence internationale sur la crise du Xinjiang<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/fr/john-packer-participe-conference-internationa…> * Viviana Fernandez élue au comité exécutif de l'Association of Human Rights Institutes<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/fr/viviana-fernandez-elue-au-comite-executif-las…> 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 Centre, 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<https://twitter.com/uottawahrrec?lang=en> | FACEBOOK @uOttawaHRREC<https://www.facebook.com/uOttawaHRREC/> | LINKEDIN HRREC - Human Rights Research and Education Centre<https://ca.linkedin.com/company/human-rights-research-and-education-centre> | YOUTUBE HRREC uOttawa<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCfldcVEEMX09Yg4x5HsaTA> ________________________________ #CREDP40HRREC HRREC hits 40! For months, we have been preparing the program of activities that will mark the 40th anniversary of our Human Rights Research and Education Centre. To learn more, visit the anniversary’s webpage.<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/CREDP40HRREC> Events OCTOBER 6 | Webinar 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. | Registration required to receive the link to the webinar. * VOICES: Activists in Exile. Agents of Change.<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/october-6-2021-voices-activists-exile-agents-…> – VOICES is an initiative of Associate Professor Nadia Abu-Zahra, Joint Chair in Women's Studies - University of Ottawa and Carleton University, and Neuberger-Jesin Professor John Packer, HRREC Director. VOICES supports activists in exile who are trying to make the home they left a better place. Those voices are important for the perspectives they offer and for the ideas they generate. Voices will provide platforms for those who would otherwise not be heard, in situations of violent conflict. Join us in the virtual launch of this initiative as we will learn more about it and listen to the voice of human rights activist Ali Mirzad. OCTOBER 14 | Webinar 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. | Registration required to receive the link to the webinar. * TAIPEILOVE* -- Film & Discussion on Marriage Equality and LGBTQ+ Rights in Taiwan<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/october-14-2021-taipeilove-film-discussion-ma…> – TAIPEILOVE* is a documentary on the perception of homosexuality in Taiwanese society and its fight for same-sex marriage. Join us in a discussion with filmmaker, Lucie Liu. ** IMPORTANT ** Receive the exclusive and temporary link to watch the documentary TAIPEILOVE* BEFORE THE WEBINAR by sending an email at HRREC(a)uOttawa.ca<mailto:HRREC@uOttawa.ca?subject=Thank%20you%20for%20sending%20the%20link%20to%20the%20documentary%20TAIPEILOVE*>. OCTOBER 21 | Webinar 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. | Registration required to receive the link to the webinar. * Working for Human Rights<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/october-21-2021-working-human-rights-series-m…> – with Marie-Claude Landry, Ad.E., Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission since March 2015. This series, organized by the Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC), is an opportunity for students, alumni and any other person interested in Human Rights to hear about notable practitioners who will share their professional experience with them. MAY 12 & 13, 2022 | Conference Costs for participants are detailed on the website. | Registration is open. * The Honourable Rosalie Silberman Abella – A Life of Firsts<https://ciaj-icaj.ca/en/upcoming-programs/justice-rosalie-abella-conference…> – Conference to celebrate the retirement of the Honourable Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella from the Supreme Court of Canada. Program to come. The Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) is a proud partner with the uOttawa Public Law Centre, the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice and The Advocates' Society. IMAGES of JUSTICE 2021: The Right to Housing | CALL for ARTISTS HRREC is pleased to participate, in partnership with CONTEKST and The SHIFT, the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, the Ryerson Lincoln Alexander School of Law, and The Law Foundation of Ontario in the third edition of IMAGES of JUSTICE<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/images-justice-2021-right-housing-call-artists> under the theme The Right to Housing! This edition will exhibit satirical and comic visualization of various facets and challenges of the human right to adequate housing. The images of this series will shed light upon challenges, inconsistencies, and flaws within the current framework of the human right to housing and its full realization. We invite cartoonists and illustrators to submit their work by NOVEMBER 1st, 2021 to info(a)contekst.education<mailto:info@contekst.education>. News * The uOttawa Human Rights Clinic: Offering Students the Opportunity to Make a Difference Through a Truly Immersive Experience in the Field of Human Rights<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/making-difference-nationally-and-internationa…> * Opinion | Read John Packer's article in the Ottawa Citizen: Given Canada's Election Outcome, a Coalition Might Do the Trick<https://ottawacitizen.com/news/politics/election-2021/packer-given-canadas-…> * Podcast | Listen to HRREC Fellow Jeremy Wildeman in The Conversation Weekly: Why Is Justin Trudeau More Popular Abroad Than in Canada?<https://theconversation.com/why-is-justin-trudeau-so-much-more-popular-abro…> * Blog | Our Member Kirsten van Houten in the CIPS Blog: New Opportunities for Local Engagement at the Human Rights and Peacebuilding Nexus<https://www.cips-cepi.ca/2021/09/15/new-opportunities-for-local-engagement-…> * Chapter | Academic Member Jamie Liew Co-Authored a Chapter entitled The Unmaking of Citizens: Shifting Borders of Belonging with Kristy A. Belton in the Book Beyond Borders<https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/beyond-borders/CB6BAFA9E3115D766E421B2…> * Grant | Congratulations to Gloria Song who has received a uOttawa Graduate Student Knowledge Mobilization (KMb) Training Scholarship for Her Project on Re-Conceptualizing Access to Justice in Nunavut as Inuit Self-Determination<https://research.uottawa.ca/rms/news/nine-exceptional-doctoral-students-rec…> * Welcome to Fulbright Canada Chair Ann Marie Clark!<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/welcome-fulbright-canada-chair-ann-marie-clark> * Professor Penelope Simons Appointed Gordon Henderson Chair in Human Rights<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/professor-penelope-simons-appointed-gordon-he…> * John Packer Attends an International Conference on the Xinjiang Crisis<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/john-packer-attends-international-conference-…> * Viviana Fernandez Elected to the Association of Human Rights Institutes Executive Committee<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/viviana-fernandez-elected-association-human-r…> 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 the Centre’s important 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<https://twitter.com/uottawahrrec?lang=en> | FACEBOOK @uOttawaHRREC<https://www.facebook.com/uOttawaHRREC/> | LINKEDIN HRREC - Human Rights Research and Education Centre<https://ca.linkedin.com/company/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 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. 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