We are pleased to bring you news and upcoming events from the Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC).

HRREC upcoming events

SYMPOSIUM
Hands reaching up to hold planet earth
SYMPOSIUM
Dec 8

Advancing health justice in a turbulent world

A free and open symposium commemorating 75 years of
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the World Health Organization.
Visit of the IACHR
Margarette May Macaulay
Visit of the IACHR
Dec 12

Developments in justice & human rights: Perspectives from the IACHR

The HRREC is pleased to partner with the IACHR to present this event.

IGNITE CHANGE Campaign 2023

This year, the Human Rights research and Education Centre  (HRREC) has organized two events as part of the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights' Ignite Change Campaign 2023.

From December 1-10, 2023, the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights, along with over 40 other partners committed to human rights and peacebuilding, will host a series of online, hybrid or in person events to bring together civil society, academics and decision makers in dialogue, learning and action on human rights.

On the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights, this ten-day campaign will profile and facilitate public discourse on the principles and values instilled within the United Nations’ Declaration. Our intention is that we will walk away with a strengthened commitment, confidence, trust and capacity for a movement of action towards the advancement of dignity, justice, peace, and freedom.

08.12.2023 | Arts & Human Rights: Conversing multiplicities

The Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) is pleased to present the webinar Arts & Human Rights: Conversing multiplicities.

Under the leadership of our HRREC members, Oonagh Fitzgerald and Ramon Blanco-Barrerra, join us for this webinar where arts and human rights practitioners and advocates from around the world will share works, experiences, and ideas about what it means to be human in the posthuman cyborg Anthropocene. Through multimedia explorations and collaborations, artists, dancers, academics, and musicians develop and animate a manifesto on building positive relations between the arts and human rights, revealing and championing a multiplicity of perspectives.

Register to the webinar on Arts & Human Rights.

Arts & Human Rights: Conversing multiplicities

09.12.2023 | Voices in Exile: Supporting a new community of activists

The Human Rights Research & Education Centre (HRREC) is pleased to partner with the Neuberger-Jesin Professor of International Conflict Resolution to present the webinar Voices in Exile: Supporting a new community of activists.

'Activists-in-exile' are advocates forced to leave their countries or origin for challenging injustices and who continue their activism in host countries like Canada. Despite their commitment and the value of their work, they face significant hurdles such as limited resources, network isolation, and safety concerns. This session will examine the experiences of these resilient individuals and the crucial support needed from immigration systems to enable their effective advocacy.

Register to the webinar on Voices in Exile.

Voices in Exile

Indigenous Affirmation

We pay respect to the Algonquin people, who are the traditional guardians of this land. We acknowledge their longstanding relationship with this territory, which remains unceded. 

We pay respect to all Indigenous people in this region, from all nations across Canada, who call Ottawa home. 

We acknowledge the traditional knowledge keepers, both young and old. And we honour their courageous leaders: past, present, and future. 

Learn more about the Indigenous Affirmation.