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Newsletter | 26.10.2023
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
Oct 30
Environmental, social, governance v. business and human rights frameworks
Event as part of the Gordon F. Henderson Chair Business & Human Rights Speakers Series.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
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REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Oct 30
Reflections on International Law and the Israel/Palestine Conflict
Presented by CIPS, GSPIA, HRREC and the International Law Group of the University of Ottawa.
NOVEMBER 2023
CAFA CONFERENCE 2023
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CAFA CONFERENCE 2023
Nov 9
to
Nov 10
Second conference on academic freedom in the Americas
HRREC is a member of the Coalition on Academic Freedom in the Americas (CAFA) and one of the organizers of this conference.
HYBRID EVENT
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HYBRID EVENT
Nov 16
Cultural variations of national law on prohibiting workplace sexual harassment
The HRREC is pleased to present this event with Cher Weixia Chen, 2023 Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Human Rights and Social Justice.
NETWORKING
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NETWORKING
Nov 23
Working for human rights with Farida Deif (Human Rights Watch)
This series of events was created to bring leading human rights practitioners to share their professional experiences with our audience.
HRREC news
CONFERENCE
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CONFERENCE
HRREC delegation at the AHRI Conference
The 2023 Annual Conference of the AHRI Network was held last September 7-9 at the University of Deusto in Bilbao.
AFGHANISTAN
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AFGHANISTAN
Shabnam Salehi in roundtable on human rights violations in Afghanistan
Participated in a roundtable with US & Canadian organizations that are working in different ways to document human rights abuses in Afghanistan.
CALL TO ACTION
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CALL TO ACTION
HRREC & Neuberger-Jesin Professor have signed The Sunflower Declaration
The Sunflower Declaration is a call to action to protect human rights defenders at risk.
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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.