- 01.02.2024 - Interview | Listen to the radio interview given by Professor Justin Piché to Nicolas Haddad (Radio-Canada) on the difficulties in finding a job with a criminal record (in French)
- 29.01.2024 - Interview | Listen to Professor Packer's radio interview with Alan Neal (All in a Day) about Canada's suspension of funding to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees
- 29.01.2024 - Blog | Professor Scott Simon in the CIPS Blog — Defying foreign interference means taking an independent stance on Taiwan
- 26.01.2024 - Interview | Listen to Neuberger-Jesin Professor John Packer radio interview with Patricia Boal, in which he and Graham Richardson unpack the nuances and process of the International Court of Justice decision
- 22.02.2024 - Professor Roojin Habibi leads a human rights-based approach to global health emergencies
- 19.01.2024 - Award | Congratulations to HRREC members, Full Professor Penelope Simons and Melisa Handl, and their co-author Sara L. Seck, for winning the Business and Human Rights Journal's Best Scholarly Article of 2022 Award for the article Gender and Intersetionality in Business and Human Rights Scholarship
- 17.01.2024 - Blog | Professor Scott Simon in the CIPS Blog — Indigenous Peoples in Taiwan's election: Voices from Orchid Island
- 15.01.2024 - Blog | Professor André Laliberté in the CIPS Blog — Elections in Taiwan: Some surprises
- 15.01.2024 - Belonging and belongings: New report exposes property rights inequality amid housing insecurity
- 15.01.2024 - Interview | Listen to the radio interview with Neuberger-Jesin Professor John Packer with Patricia Boal unpacking the process surrounding South Africa's genocide allegations against Israel
- 14.01.2024 - Interview | Listen to the radio interview with Neuberger-Jesin Professor John Packer with Andew Pinsent on the process surrounding South Africa's genocide allegations against Israel
- 07.01.2024 - Comments | HRREC Fellow Olha Chernovol comments in the New York Post: Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko was 'core shareholder', part of Hunter Biden-led Burisma subsidiary
- 30.12.2023 - Comments | HRREC member Salvador Herencia comments in the Globe and Mail: As Canada vies for UN Human Rights Council seat, some Indigenous leaders from the Amazon raise red flags
HRREC Newsletter - 02.02.2024
We are pleased to bring you news and upcoming events from the Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC).
HRREC upcoming events
NEUBERGER-JESIN PROFESSOR
NEUBERGER-JESIN PROFESSOR
Feb 5
Mediating contemporary conflicts and the role of non-state actors
Do not miss this event organized by Neuberger-Jesin Professor John Packer, Peter Jones (Ottawa Dialogue) and CIPS.
EVENT IN PERSON
EVENT IN PERSON
Feb 12
The world in crisis with Fernand de Varennes
Pleased to partner with the Neuberger-Jesin Professor, the International Law Group and ICJ Canada to present this event.
HRREC news
THE COMPETITION IS OPEN
THE COMPETITION IS OPEN
Are you our next postdoctoral fellow?
The competition for the Gordon F. Henderson postdoctoral fellowship 2024-2025 is now open! Deadline to apply: MARCH 31, 2024.
MAY 26 TO 31, 2024
MAY 26 TO 31, 2024
Summer school on international humanitarian law 2024
The HRREC & the Canadian Red Cross are preparing the 16th edition of the summer school on IHL! Stay tuned!
DEADLINE EXTENDED
DEADLINE EXTENDED
Call for papers for the CAFA conference 2024
The Coalition for Academic Freedom in the Americas (CAFA) invites submissions for its third conference to be held in November 2024.
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