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Dear colleagues,
Welcome back to the monthly newsletter. We have been inspired and energised by August's Annual Conference #AHRI2021.
This is the first newsletter with our new system. If you are a Member Institute who would like to share news,
events, or vacancies, or other types of call, instead of sending an email, please follow this link Newsletter
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This month our featured institute is the Centre for Human Rights Research, University of Manitoba, Canada.
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- The Annual AHRI Conference was hosted by the Maastricht
Centre for Human Rights. Follow this link for
the approved 2020 Annual Assembly Minutes.
- AHRI adopted the Maastricht Declaration on the Human Rights Backsliding in Poland during the #AHRI2021
Assembly Meeting. The Declaration is also available in Polish, French, German, Italian, Chinese and Spanish. Many thanks to colleagues who provided translations. Read
the declaration here.
- AHRI has a new member institution. We give a warm welcome to the International
Law and Human Rights Unit, University of Liverpool, UK.
- The 2021 AHRI Assembly has also brought us two new Executive Committee members. We
welcome Viviana Fernandez of the Human Rights Research and Education
Centre, University of Ottawa, Canada and Aoife Nolan of the Human
Rights Law Centre, University of Nottingham School of Law. UK.
- A big thank you to Antoine Buyse, who, after 9 years, stepped down from the Executive Committee. We thank Antoine for the years of hard work and dedication!
- The 2023 AHRI Conference will be hosted by Pedro
Arrupe Human Rights Institute, University of Deusto, Spain. More information to follow.
- A huge thank you to all who attended the Conference and the wonderful speakers and moderators! And, of course, to our hosts
at the Maastricht Centre for Human Rights!
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Centre for Human Rights Research, University of Manitoba, Canada |
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The Centre
for Human Rights Research (CHRR) is located at the University
of Manitoba, on Treaty
1 Territory in Winnipeg, Canada. CHRR was established
in 2012 to bring together people and organizations to enhance interdisciplinary and collaborative research capacity; create rich training opportunities for students; and facilitate the fusion of research-driven knowledge, public policy and intellectual debate on
issues related to human rights and social justice. The Centre is directed by Dr.
Adele Perry, distinguished professor of history and women’s and gender studies.
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Dr Adele Perry, CHRR Director.
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CHRR aims to facilitate research that
is both academically rigorous and accessible to the public. Currently, CHRR focuses on the following thematic research areas:
Ongoing research projects include a project exploring how
public transit and the lack of it shapes the lives of Indigenous women and Two-Spirit Plus people in Western Canada, as well as the creation of an online platform to foster a dialogue surrounding Indigenous rights and human rights in the Prairie provinces
of Canada, titled At
the Forks.
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FRA (European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights)
Selected
recent publications:
o Fundamental
Rights Report 2021
o Fundamental
Rights Report 2021 Focus – The coronavirus pandemic and fundamental rights: A year in review
o Fundamental
Rights Report 2021 – FRA Opinions (to be
published in all languages)
- 16
June: Coronavirus
Bulletin #7 – Vaccine equality
- 18 June: NGO
ships involved in search and rescue in
the Mediterranean and legal proceedings against them - Update June 2021
- 24 June: Protective
measures in the Employment Sanctions Directive:
fundamental rights challenges and achievements
- 29 June: Consolidated Annual
Activity Report 2020
- 7
July: Encouraging
reporting of hate crime
- The
Handbook on European non-discrimination law – 2018 edition is
now also out in Slovenian. It is already available in English, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish and Spanish.
- A
note on European
standards on legal remedies, complaints mechanisms and effective investigations at borders is
now also available in French. It draws on standards from the European Convention on Human Rights and EU law.
Selected
upcoming publications in September 2021:
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Fundamental
rights and civic space in the EU
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Migration
quarterly
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Updates
on NHRI accreditation
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Forced return
monitoring systems - Update 2021
Selected
recent events:
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16
September: FRA held a webinar with civil society organisations from its Fundamental Rights Platform. They explored how civil society organisations can be involved and contribute to the Conference
on the Future of Europe
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24
August, FRA and the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) signed
a new Working Arrangement.
The aim of the arrangement is to ensure that fundamental rights issues are well covered in law enforcement trainings, helping law enforcement officials to respect people’s rights in their daily work.
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30
June: FRA presented its EU LGBTI Survey results during a National Pride event in Finland on 30 June organized by the Finnish Ministry of Justice.
Selected
upcoming event: the FRF 2021
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11
and 12 October: Fundamental
Rights Forum 2021: The
FRF is amongst the most significant periodic human rights events in the European Union. This year, we are organising a hybrid event – offering the best of in-person and online events. It will be broadcasted live from Vienna City Hall and five other European
cities – Strasbourg, Geneva, Warsaw, Ljubljana and Oslo. Its outcomes will feed into major EU and global debates on human rights that will shape our future.
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An
integral part of the Forum are performances by musicians, poets, comedians, and artists. The Forum will host dozens of live art performances, highlighting the unique connection between art and human rights.
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Do
you want to be part of the biggest human rights event in Europe this year? Then join the Forum! Browse the Forum
Programme and Registerfor
your sessions now.
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Here
is a page with promotion communication material which you can use to promote the Forum. Promoting
the Fundamental Rights Forum 2021 | Fundamental Rights Forum
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We
look forward to seeing you in Vienna or online on 11 and 12 October 2021! Follow #RightsForum21!
Other
information of interest:
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Check FRA
publications here.
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Check FRA
news here.
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Subscribe
the FRA newsletter here.
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Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice, Sheffield
Hallam University, UK
UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)
Dr Thomas Bundschuh, Senior Lecturer in Human Rights, responded to the CESCR
call for written contributions to the draft
general comment on Land and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. The aim of this general comment is to clarify the States parties’ obligations relating to land and the governance of tenure of land under the International
Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Dr Bundschuh’s contribution is published on the CESCR
websiteat the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights: https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/CESCR/GC-Land-ESCR/71_Helena_Kennedy_CentreHKC_Sheffield_Hallam_UniversitySHU.docx
· UN
Women Los Angeles’s fundraising event
Dr Madhumita Pandey, Lecturer in Criminology, was invited to be a part of UN Women, USA's fundraising event.
The event "India's Covid Widows: A New Humanitarian Crisis" focused on fundraising on behalf of UN Women for India’s women and girls deeply impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as highlighted the voices of India's Covid Widows.
· Fighting Knife Crime London
and the Sheffield arm
Read more about QC Bruce Houlder’s new knife crime initiative, Fighting Knife Crime London, and the Sheffield
arm which is being launched in partnership with Sheffield Hallam University and the Helena Kennedy Centre. Find out more: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/bruce-houlder-barrister-knife-crime-young-people-b951069.html
Halsbury’s law books presented by the HKC to the National University of Lesotho
The Helena Kennedy Centre presented a complete set of Halsbury's law books to the High Commissioner of Lesotho,
to be delivered to the National University of Lesotho law department, in the virtual presence of senior representatives from NUL and our Vice Chancellor. Sheffield Hallam Hon Doc Ken Dunn of Africa's Gift made the presentation in London.
· Tokyo
2020 Olympics Pro Bono Legal Team and the shadowing team of students
Three LLM International Sports Law in Practice students have been selected to shadow the work of Dr Gregory
Ioannidis and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Pro Bono Legal Team. We asked the students about their thoughts on their appointment to the shadowing team. Read more: https://www.shu.ac.uk/helena-kennedy-centre-international-justice/research-and-projects/all-projects/olympics-probono-legal-team
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AHRI Members' events and calls |
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- Vacancy: Mauro Chair in Human Rights and Social Justice Assistant
or Associate Professor
- Event: "40 Years SIM Keynote
lecture by UN High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet"
- Call for Applications: IMAGES of JUSTICE: The Right to Housing!
- Call for papers: Towards
an inclusive governance of “EU fundamental values”
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Centre for Human Rights Research, University
of Manitoba, Canada
Vacancy
Deadline: Oct. 1, 2021
Mauro Chair in Human Rights and Social Justice (Position Number: 30862) Assistant
Professor, Tenure Track Position (Position Number: 30863)
Winnipeg, University of Manitoba
The Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba invites applications for a full-time tenure-track or tenured position at the
rank of Assistant or Associate Professor for the Mauro Chair in Human Rights and Social Justice in the Master of Human Rights (MHR) program. Salary and rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. The Mauro Chair in Human Rights and Social
Justice will play a key role in building the MHR. The appointment will commence on January 1, 2022 or as soon thereafter as possible. The MHR program helps students address human rights challenges of the 21st century. While in the Faculty of Law, the MHR is
an interdisciplinary program involving three other faculties (Social Work, Arts, Education) and three centres (Centre for Human Rights Research, Mauro Institute for Peace and Justice, and National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation). The program emphasizes
critical engagement with the conception, practice and institutionalization of human rights. This position is supported by an endowment from the Mauro Family Foundation. The chair is renewable after five years. The University is a leading centre of excellence
for human rights education and research.
Learn More here:
Vacancy
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Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM)
Event
Deadline: October 2, 2021
"40 Years SIM Keynote lecture by UN High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet"
We are greatly honoured to announce that on 2 October 2021, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, will deliver
this year's SIM Peter Baehr lecture.
The lecture, which the Commissisioner will deliver in a livestream from Geneva, will also form the keynote lecture of SIM's 40 years anniversary conference that
day. For the conference entitled 'Life Begins at Forty: Human Rights for the Future', we have an exciting line-up of speakers both from academia and practice, including:
Bahia-Tahzib-Lie
Corinne Dettmeijer-Vermeulen
Jelle Klaas
Yvonne Donders
Daphina Misiedjan
Salvo Nicolosi
Barbara Oomen
Lorena Sosa
More
information can be found here.
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Human Rights Research and Education Centre, Canada
Call for Application
Deadline November 1, 2021
IMAGES of JUSTICE: The Right to Housing!
The Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) is pleased to participate, in partnership with CONTEKST, 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: 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@contekst.education.
To view previous editions of Images of Justice, visit https://contekst.education/exhibits/.
Third edition of IMAGES of JUSTICE: The Right to Housing. https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/images-justice-2021-right-housing-call-artists
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Human Rights Centre “Antonio Papisca”, University
of Padova, Italy
Call for papers
Sept 29th
Towards an inclusive governance of “EU fundamental values”
Call for papers for the Human Rights Centre “Antonio Papisca” and Department of Political Science, Law and International Studies, University of
Padova, Italy in the context of the International Research Conference: ‘Towards an inclusive governance of “EU fundamental values”: current pitfalls and possible solutions for a consistent multi-level protection of the rule of law, democracy and human rights
within and outside the EU’. The Conference is on 8-9 November 2021.
Learn more here.
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