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Human Rights Research and Education Centre

The Centre brings together educators, researchers and students from all disciplines because of the need to address human rights issues from a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary perspective.

Photo credit: Anmar Qusay, Comité International de la Croix-Rouge/International Committee of the Red Cross

15th edition of the Summer School on IHL 2023

The University of Ottawa, HRREC and the Canadian Red Cross are preparing to host the Summer School on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) from May 28 to June 2, 2023.

Learn more about the Summer School on IHL.

News

MARCH 23, 2023

Visiting researcher Shabnam Salehi speaks out about the situation in Afghanistan

Last March 21, 2023, Shabnam Salehi was invited to contribute to an event organized by Carleton University at Parliament titled “Jailed for Thinking: The Importance of Academic Freedom for Liberty and Democracy".

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Events

Webinar on March 30 - After Mahsa: Human rights in Iran

ONLINE EVENT

Mar 30

After Mahsa: Human rights in Iran

The HRREC is pleased to partner with the Transnational Law and Racial Justice Network (TLRJN) at Windsor Law, and the International Law Association Canada (ILA Canada) to present this online event.

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ONLINE EVENT

EVENT IN PERSON

CONFERENCE AT UOTTAWA

ONLINE EVENT

40 YEARS!

Our Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) celebrated its 40th anniversary during the academic year 2021-2022! We wanted to mark this accomplishment by remembering key moments of the Centre’s history.

Learn more about this major milestone!

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