Dear all CAHRI Members,

In this extraordinary moment – when the global rules-based international order is shaken to its core, human rights utterly disregarded, and nuclear war threatened by a Permanent Member of the UN Security Council, I take the liberty to address you hoping for solidarity in issuing the attached joint statement.

We/HRREC-uOttawa believe that the moral and legal basis for our international work is threatened by the actions of Putin/Russia and we cannot sensibly sit silently watching.

I note other important institutions have issued statements.

I believe CAHRI should, too.

I understand some CAHRI Members have policies against issuing any statements or endorsing any. That can be respected by indicating (by an asterisk) those members that wish to include their names; it is also possible to indicate an individual’s name and affiliation (as in X, Professor and Director of Y). It would, of course, be preferable simply to issue the statement for the group as a whole.

Given the speed of developments, it would be preferable to issue the statement by close of business on Monday, 28 February (5pm ET). We could then post it on our websites and also share it with media or others as we deem appropriate.

Thank you for your consideration and response.

I am available for any clarification.

Sincerely,

John

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Prof. John Packer

Professeur Neuberger-Jesin sur la résolution de conflits internationaux

Neuberger-Jesin Professor of International Conflict Resolution

Faculté de droit | Faculty of Law

Directeur | Centre de recherche et d’enseignement sur les droits de la personne (CREDP)

Director | Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC)

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