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Viviana Fernandez @vfernand1217.bsky.social · 20h

Honoured to have hosted Maria Corina Machado some years ago at @uottawahrrec.bsky.social. We continue to support Venezuelan scholars through our Scholars at Risk #uOttawa Program and are delighted to celebrate this recognition of their resilience & perseverance today! #Venezuela #NobelPeacePrize

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado wins Nobel peace prize

Leader of country’s opposition receives award after intense public and private campaign by Donald Trump

www.theguardian.com

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France Universités @franceuniversites.bsky.social · 2d

« En science, il n’y a pas de frontières : la mobilité, qu’elle soit géographique ou intellectuelle, est essentielle. »
Hélène Boulanger, au congrès de l'Association des Villes Universitaires de France.
@avuf.bsky.social @univlorraine.bsky.social

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Scholars at Risk @scholarsatrisk.bsky.social · 8d

The #highered community faced a wide range of attacks in #Free2Think2025. These attacks are more than just individual stories—together they create a chilling effect that impedes #academicfreedom and the production of knowledge at universities. Learn more:
www.scholarsatrisk.org/resources/fr...

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Scholars at Risk @scholarsatrisk.bsky.social · 9d

SAR’s #Free2Think2025 report is here! As violent threats to #highered in authoritarian contexts persist, recent years have seen increases in attacks on historically liberal contexts—incl. in the #UnitedStates. Read the report’s pressing findings now: www.scholarsatrisk.org/resources/fr...

Free to Think 2025 | Scholars at Risk

Free to Think 2025 is the eleventh installment of an annual report by SAR’s Academic Freedom Monitoring Project, and analyzes 395 attacks on higher education communities around the world.

www.scholarsatrisk.org

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UnborderED-SSF @unbordered-ssf.bsky.social · 9d

A collection of publications and resources from our partners and affiliates, showcasing the opportunities and challenges experienced by displaced students and researchers in Canada.

Learn more:

www.unborderedknowledge.com/publications

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Viviana Fernandez @vfernand1217.bsky.social · 27d

Great finale for the #AHRI2025 conference. Lots of interesting presentations, many new and cherrished friends and colleagues and the prospect of next year’s gathering! @uottawahrrec.bsky.social

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Viviana Fernandez @vfernand1217.bsky.social · 29d

Starting #AHRI2025 hosted by the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Peru and sharing this moment with @uottawahrrec.bsky.social Director Penelope Simons and G. Henderson Postdoc Fellow 2013-14, Areli Valencia. A lovely HRREC reunion!

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Viviana Fernandez @vfernand1217.bsky.social · 29d

Delighted to be in Lima, attending the Board meeting of the Association of Human Rights Institutes (AHRI) and the annual AHRI conference starting this afternoon! @uottawahrrec.bsky.social

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Centro de Derechos Humanos F. de Derecho U. Chile @cdhuchile.bsky.social · Sep 9

📚 Workshop "Genocide and genocide prevention: current challenges" en el marco de la visita a @derechouchile.bsky.social del profesor Jhon Packer de la Universidad de Ottawa

🗓10/09/2025
⏰️11:00 a 12:30 hrs.
📧 Inscripción: [email protected]

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uOttawa Innovation @uottawa-innovation.bsky.social · Sep 4

📣🎉 ️Grande nouvelle de @uottawa.ca! Un nombre record de 12 membres du corps professoral ont été élus membres du Collège et membres de la Société royale du Canada @src-rsc.bsky.social!

Nous sommes fiers de célébrer leurs contributions exceptionnelles à la recherche et l'innovation. 🏅👏

#COEE2025

Irene Makaryk, Joel Westheimer, Lori Burns, Bantayehu Shiferaw Chanie, Peter Liu, Erin Maloney, Muralee Murugesu, Delphine Nakache, Jeremy Kerr, Florian Martin-Bariteau, Douglas Moggach et Jitse Dijkstra.

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uOttawa Innovation @uottawa-innovation.bsky.social · Sep 4

📣🎉 ️ Big news from @uottawa.ca! A record-breaking 12 professors have been elected as Fellows and College Members of the Royal Society of Canada @src-rsc.bsky.social!

We’re proud to celebrate their outstanding contributions to research and innovation. 🏅👏

#COEE2025 #uOttawaExcellence

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Alex Neve @alexneve.bsky.social · Aug 28

Ottawa friends, you can pick up a copy at @octopusbooks.ca: octopusbooks.ca/item/temoIPl....

Outside Ottawa, @houseofanansi.bsky.social: houseofanansi.com/products/uni...

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Universal by Alex Neve | Octopus Books

Renewing Human Rights in a Fractured World

octopusbooks.ca

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UnborderED-SSF @unbordered-ssf.bsky.social · Aug 28

We are excited to share with you our August 2025 Newsletter!

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Nous sommes heureux·ses de partager avec vous notre infolettre d’août 2025 !

unborderedknowledge.com/so/1aPYehsTm...

Image courtesy of Dr. Ola Mohammed and Dr. Glory Ovie This past June, the University of British Columbia hosted the inaugural World Refugee Day Symposium: Afghan Women – Resisting, Redefining, and Rec...

Contact us: [email protected] www.unborderedknowledge.com

unborderedknowledge.com

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Viviana Fernandez @vfernand1217.bsky.social · Aug 15

Such an heartbreaking and inspiring story! Canada can do more. #immigration www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Opinion: A young Afghan and her family were about to be deported back to the Taliban. One text changed everything

Wazhma Hamidi was hiding in Pakistan with her three siblings, unable to join her family in Canada, when the military rounded them up. A community of Canadians fought to free them

www.theglobeandmail.com

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UnborderED-SSF @unbordered-ssf.bsky.social · Aug 13

Stay connected with UnborderED Knowledge to bridge the gap between talent and opportunity for people with lived experiences of forced migration. Follow us for the latest updates!

BlueSky: @unbordered-ssf.bsky.social
Instagram: @unborderedssf
LinkedIn: @UnborderED-SSF

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Stay connected with UnborderED Knowledge / Savoirs Sans Fontières to bridge the gap between talent and opportunity for people with lived experiences of forced migration. Follow us for the latest updates, opportunities, and stories from our community of scholars, researchers, and advocates.

BlueSky: @unbordered-ssf.bsky.social
Instagram: @unborderedssf
LinkedIn: @UnborderED-SSF

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Restez connectés avec UnborderED Knowledge / Savoirs Sans Frontières pour contribuer à combler l’écart entre les talents et les opportunités pour les personnes ayant vécu une migration forcée. Suivez-nous pour découvrir les dernières actualités, opportunités et témoignages de notre communauté de chercheur·euse·s, d’étudiant·e·s et de défenseur·euse·s.

BlueSky : @unbordered-ssf.bsky.social
Instagram : @unborderedssf
LinkedIn : @UnborderED-SSF

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ICRC Law & Policy Outreach @icrclawpolicy.bsky.social · Aug 12

🕊️ 76 years since the adoption of the #GenevaConventions

To mark this anniversary, the #ICRC will soon release the updated GCIV Commentary.

Watch the teaser to learn more about why this remains essential in today’s conflicts.

🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8Ng...

Coming soon: ICRC Commentary on the 4th Geneva Convention

YouTube video by International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

www.youtube.com

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UnborderED-SSF @unbordered-ssf.bsky.social · Aug 6

UnborderED-SSF is building an open access database to help connect displaced students and scholars in Canada to funding, training, support and research opportunities. Help us make the database the best it can be by completing this survey:

forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Thanks in advance!

Do you know of any post-secondary education and research opportunities available to refugees and other forced migrants in Canada? 📚 🇨🇦

The UnborderED Knowledge / Savoirs sans frontières project (UnborderED-SSF) is building a searchable, open access database to help connect displaced students and scholars in Canada to funding, training, support and research opportunities. Please help us make the database the best it can be by completing this short survey:
https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=sdof1BV-_Uy1-nIA5U3ra4YY0-2UHvJLmx_x4yHIhvBUMVBFM003NlNWWTIzNVlTUjlXNFZCS1VMMiQlQCN0PWcu&route=shorturl

Thanks in advance!

Connaissez-vous des initiatives d’appui offertes aux personnes réfugiées et à d’autres migrants forcés au Canada qui facilitent leur éducation postsecondaire ou leurs recherches universitaires? 📚🇨🇦
Le projet UnborderED Knowledge / Savoirs sans frontières met en place une base de données libre accès afin d'aider les étudiant.es et les chercheur.es déplacé.es au Canada à trouver des possibilités de financement, de formation, de soutien et de recherche. Aidez-nous à optimiser cette base de données en répondant à ce court sondage:
https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=sdof1BV-_Uy1-nIA5U3ra4YY0-2UHvJLmx_x4yHIhvBUQ1BRT0pDUUVEREYxMVhMMTFYVVAxRkdDWiQlQCN0PWcu&route=shorturl

Merci d'avance !

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Universities Canada / Universités Canada @univcan.ca · Jul 30

Canada has what it takes to lead in #AI, #cleantech, #health innovation and more. But not without our #research talent.

We need sustained support — for people, labs and ideas. Let's back the research that builds Canada’s future. 🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/invest...

Investing in Canada's research talent before it's too late

Recently, The Logic profiled twelve of Canada’s most promising innovators from the Class of 2025 graduates from some of Canada’s top-ranked engineering and computer science programs. These are bright,...

www.linkedin.com

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Universities Canada / Universités Canada @univcan.ca · Jul 30

Quand les talents les plus brillants quittent le Canada, ce n’est pas qu’une perte en ressources humaines — ce sont des idées, des emplois et des réponses qui s’envolent.

Voici ce qu’il faut faire pour les inciter à rester au pays et à y réussir :

Investir dans les talents canadiens en recherche avant qu-il ne soit trop tard

Dernièrement, le magazine The Logic a présenté douze talents parmi les plus prometteurs de la promotion de 2025 issus des meilleurs programmes de génie et de sciences informatiques du Canada. Ces jeun...

www.linkedin.com

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Comité international de la Croix-Rouge @cicr-fr.bsky.social · Jul 28

Gaza | Les souffrances et les atteintes à la dignité humaine que l’on y constate dépassent depuis longtemps toutes les normes acceptables, sur le plan tant juridique que moral.

Mirjana Spoljaric, présidente du CICR: ms.spr.ly/63321sHkg3

Rien ne saurait justifier ce qui est en train de se produire à Gaza.

Il faut mettre un terme à cette tragédie maintenant – immédiatement et avec détermination.

Chaque hésitation politique, chaque tentative pour justifier les abominations commises sous les yeux de la communauté internationale témoigneront à jamais d’une incapacité collective à préserver l’humanité dans la guerre.”

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International Committee of the Red Cross @icrc.org · Jul 25

Gaza | The scale of human suffering and the stripping of human dignity have long exceeded every acceptable standard, both legal and moral.

This tragedy must end now.

Mirjana Spoljaric, ICRC President: ms.spr.ly/63327sGyPt

"There is no excuse for what’s happening in Gaza.

This tragedy must end now, immediately and decisively.

Every political hesitation, every attempt at justification of the horrors being committed under international watch, will forever be judged as a collective failure to preserve humanity in war.”

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International Committee of the Red Cross @icrc.org · Jul 23

Do you know what starvation or famine means? Learn more in this ICRC briefing note that outlines the rules of IHL most relevant to food security, starvation, and the prevention of hunger and famine in situations of armed conflict.

Download it here: ms.spr.ly/63324sEqss

Starvation, Hunger and Famine in Armed Conflict: An overview of relevant provisions of international humanitarian law

This briefing note outlines the rules of international humanitarian law (IHL) most relevant to food security, starvation, and the prevention of hunger and famine in situations of armed conflict. These include: · rules on the conduct of hostilities · the responsibility of parties to conflict to ensure adequate supplies of food and water · rules on access for humanitarian relief.

ms.spr.ly

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Alex Neve @alexneve.bsky.social · Jul 23

As part of the ongoing "Towards Abolition of the Death Penalty" series, pleased to be joining upcoming session on July 28th: "War and Capital Punishment". Registration details here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Viviana Fernandez @vfernand1217.bsky.social · Jul 23

THIS. "When (women) are defamed, the #peace they build is defamed. Peace is not only undermined by bombs and bullets. It is being sabotaged by bots and backlash."

ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · Jul 23

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “When [women] are defamed, the peace they build is defamed. Peace is not only undermined by bombs & bullets. It is being sabotaged by bots & backlash. To realize peace, we must defend peacemakers & demand justice in the digital sphere.” www.cfr.org/blog/digital...

The Digital War on Women Peacemakers: Why This Moment Calls for Doubling Down on the Women, Peace and Security Agenda

Kristina Wilfore is Director of Innovation and Global Projects at Reset Tech and cofounder of #ShePersisted. She has worked in twenty-eight countries to create more inclusive and responsive democrati…

www.cfr.org

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