- 28.07.2026 — CAFA and partners submit report on academic freedom and university autonomy in Venezuela to the UN Human Rights Council
- 21.07.2026 — Grant | HRREC Director Penelope Simons and team awarded a SSHRC Insight grant
- 09.07.2026 — Article | Read the article by Hokbi Tiunn in The Conversation: Democracy from the front lines: How Taiwan and the Taiwanese diaspora combat global isolation
- 29.06.2026 — HRREC and University of Seville successfully host second international summer school
- 26.06.2026 — Professor Jamie Liew receives uOttawa EDI in Research Award
- 24.06.2026 — Tribute to Stéphanie Bacher, who was a HRREC member: Posthumous publication in the Canadian Journal of Development Studies
- 24.06.2026 — Ghost citizens, rights and belonging: Jamie Chai Yun Liew’s award-winning research on statelessness
- 24.06.2026 — From Geneva to Cambridge: The Observatory on Human Rights at the UN joins international dialogue on Indigenous women’s rights and belonging
- 16.06.2026 — Global health in a changing world: Professor Roojin Habibi’s research on law, risk, and international cooperation
- 28.05.2026 — Opinion | Read the opinion piece by Roojin Habibi, Jamie Liew and Y.Y. Brandon Chen in The Globe and Mail: Suspending immigration over Ebola is misguided and goes against international law
HRREC Newsletter | 04.09.2026
We are pleased to bring you news and upcoming events from the Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC).
Welcome back! As we launch into the fall term, explore our newsletter below to catch up on recent headlines, important announcements, and key events happening in the coming weeks!
Welcome back! As we launch into the fall term, explore our newsletter below to catch up on recent headlines, important announcements, and key events happening in the coming weeks!
Sep 10
ART EXHIBITION
Arts + Human Rights | Meditations on conflict & peace
HRREC presents the launch of this art exhibition as part of the Arts + Human Rights Program.
Sep 24
CELEBRATIONS!
45 Years of Impact: Celebrate with the HRREC!
Mark your calendar! On September 24, 2026, we will highlight our 45th anniversary! Event by invitation only.
Oct 19
SCREENING & DISCUSSION
Film screening & roundtable | THE VETO
Special screening of The Veto, a documentary examining the veto power of the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
Oct 21
ACADEMIC FREEDOM
Fifth CAFA conference on academic freedom in the Americas 2026
We are delighted to host the 5th CAFA Conference at the University of Ottawa! Register now!
HRREC Director Penelope Simons and team awarded a SSHRC Insight grant
Congratulations to Professors Penelope Simons, Anne Levesque, Angela Cameron and their collaborators for this SSHRC Insight grant!
Amicus brief filed in Burneo Salazar v. Universidad Andina
The document was filed in connection with a labor dispute between Professor Cristina Burneo Salazar and the Universidad Andina.
Aimée Craft receives SSHRC Partnership Development Grant
Building a Treaty for the Lake Winnipeg Watershed: Aimée Craft receives SSHRC Partnership Development Grant.
CAFA requests IACHR hearing
To commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Inter-American Principles on Academic Freedom and University Autonomy.
HRREC Fellow Amanda Dale elected at CEDAW
Amanda Dale has been elected to serve as an independent expert on the United Nations CEDAW for the 2027-2030 mandate.
Congratulations to Hokbi Tiunn on successfully defending her doctoral thesis!
We are pleased to announce that HRREC student member Hokbi Tiunn successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis!
