- 15.08.2024 - Justice Americas : Une plateforme interaméricaine pour la promotion des droits de la personne (in French)
- 08.08.2024 - Interview | Listen to our academic member Professor Marie-Christine Doran's interview on Radio-Canada's Première heure about the crisis in Venezuela following the disputed election results (in French)
- 11.07.2024 - Comments | Professor Karen Eltis comments in article on data breach in the Ottawa Citizen: Ottawa Ticketmaster users were among millions hit by a major data breach
- 10.07.2024 - Article | Professor Jabeur Fathally publishes an article in the Manchester Journal of Transnational Islamic Law & Practice: Muslim Influence and the Lesser-Known Story of Contemporary International Humanitarian Law
- 25.06.2024 - Comments | Read Neuberger-Jesin Professor John Packer comments in the article published by Radio Free Asia - Canadian ambassador’s visit to Xinjiang draws China’s ire: Jennifer May raised concerns about human rights violations against Uyghur
- 20.06.2024 - Professor Jamie Liew appointed Shirley Greenberg Chair for Women and the Legal Profession
- 19.06.2024 - Article | In The Conversation, our academic member, Professor Christina Clark-Kazak & our visiting scholar hosted at the uOttawa GSPIA, Bantayehu Chanie, discuss how Canada's immigration policy for Sudanese people is an inadequate response to the scale and severity of displacement in the country
- 18.06.2024 - Blog | Our visiting researcher Bantayehy Shiferaw Chanie in the CIPS Blog: Why Canada should take a stronger stance against Ethiopian drone warfare
- 07.06.2024 - HRREC member Slava Balan delivers a training in Moldova
- 07.06.2024 - Comment | Professor Karen Eltis is one of the experts commenting in the Le Devoir article : The idea of using AI to translate Supreme Court decisions stirs debate (in French)
- 06.06.2024 - Blog | Professor Scott Simon in the CIPS Blog — William Lai's inaugural address: Performing Taiwans's sovereignty
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HRREC Newsletter - 23.08.2024
We are pleased to bring you news and upcoming events from the Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC).
HRREC upcoming events
EVENT IN PERSON
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EVENT IN PERSON
Sep 5
The relevance of the Geneva Conventions, 75 years later
The HRREC is pleased to be a partner in the presentation of this event.
WEBINAR
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WEBINAR
Sep 13
Crip time & workers with disabilities: Toward a new duty to accommodate
Pleased to partner with Prof Malhotra, NEADS, the ARCH Disability Law Centre & the Council of Canadians with Disabilities for this webinar.
HRREC news
STUDENT EXPERIENCE
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STUDENT EXPERIENCE
A research trip to Finland for a HRREC student member
HRREC student member Justine Monette-Tremblay spent three weeks at the University of Åbo Akademi in Finland.
NOMINATION
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NOMINATION
Julie Ada appointed Assistant Professor
Congratulations to our academic member Julie Ada!
NOMINATION
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NOMINATION
João Velloso named Vice-Dean, Graduate Studies
Congratulations to our academic member João Velloso for this appointment!
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