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uOttawa CREDP-HRREC @uottawahrrec.bsky.social · 1d

📰 06.10.2025

Le Bulletin du CREDP est disponible! Il nous fait plaisir de partager les nouvelles et les événements à venir du Centre!

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The latest HRREC Newsletter is out! We are pleased to bring you news and upcoming events from the Centre!

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UOttawa, Section de common law | Common Law Section @uocommonlaw.bsky.social · 6d

Global health law evolves: Professor Roojin Habibi analyzes new International Health Regulations amendments.

bit.ly/4pPBwJW

@who.int

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uOttawa CREDP-HRREC @uottawahrrec.bsky.social · 7d

Professeur @jp-peacemaking.bsky.social, qui a occupé avec succès deux mandats en tant que directeur du CREDP à #uOttawa, revient sur une décennie de leadership, de collaboration et de transformation.

Lisez l'entrevue ➡️ bit.ly/3KuiAjM

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@uottawa-innovation.bsky.social

uOttawa CREDP-HRREC @uottawahrrec.bsky.social · 7d

Professor @jp-peacemaking.bsky.social, who served two successful terms as director of the #uOttawa HRREC sat down with us to reflect on a decade of leadership, collaboration, and transformation.

Read the interview ➡️ bit.ly/3KojT3R

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Christiana Essie Sagay @christianasagay.com · 23d

Toronto owes me nothing. 🖤

I left Toronto with a full heart...ideas sharpened, spirit steadied, while surrounded by friends&kin. Engaging at the #TWAIL conference was uplifting. Thanks to Profs Okafor & Bawa for the invitation.
#InternationalLaw

@uottawahrrec.bsky.social @uocommonlaw.bsky.social

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uOttawa CREDP-HRREC @uottawahrrec.bsky.social · 23d

📅25 SEPT
🕐13 h

Le CREDP & @agenocidevc.bsky.social présentent :

Mémoire vive : Génocide & résistance créative

Une conversation qui explorera comment les communautés de survivants utilisent art + créativité pour résister à l'effacement, préserver la mémoire et réclamer justice.

➡️ bit.ly/42yzuUq

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uOttawa CREDP-HRREC @uottawahrrec.bsky.social · 23d

🌐Event
📅SEPT 25
🕐13:00

HRREC & @agenocidevc.bsky.social present

Not forgotten: Genocide and creative resistance

Join us for a conversation exploring how survivor communities use art + creativity to resist erasure, preserve memory, and demand justice in the wake of genocide.

RSVP ➡️ bit.ly/4mdJMQV

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Viviana Fernandez @vfernand1217.bsky.social · 25d

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 · 27d

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 · 27d

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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uOttawa CREDP-HRREC @uottawahrrec.bsky.social · Sep 5

✨Fiers que 3 des membres élus de @src-rsc.bsky.social aient des liens étroits avec le CREDP, un témoignage de l'impact + l'excellence de notre communauté!

️🎖️@delnakache.bsky.social | Membre universitaire
🎖️@bshiferaw.bsky.social | Chercheur invité - SAR uOttawa
🎖️Joel Westheimer | Comité SAR uOttawa

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 CREDP-HRREC @uottawahrrec.bsky.social · Sep 5

✨Proud that 3 of the newly elected @src-rsc.bsky.social members have strong ties to HRREC — a testament to the impact + excellence of our community.

️🎖️ @delnakache.bsky.social | Academic Member
🎖️ @bshiferaw.bsky.social | Visiting scholar - SAR uOttawa
🎖️Joel Westheimer | SAR uOttawa Committee

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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slavabalan.bsky.social @slavabalan.bsky.social · Aug 12

I am glad to share my contribution to the Special Issue of the Canadian Journal of Human Rights (@uottawahrrec.bsky.social): "To Become Truly Universal and Sustainable, Human Rights Need a Major Reset in Canada and Globally". It could be found on p.197 of the journal issue:

cjhr.ca/vol-12-no-2-...

Vol 12, No 2 (2025) – Canadian Journal of Human Rights

cjhr.ca

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Christiana Essie Sagay @christianasagay.com · Jul 31

New chapter out in the Elgar Encyclopedia Migrants in Situations of Vulnerability. We map 3 roles of “vulnerability”—guiding case law, shaping frontline practice,&influencing decisions—& propose concrete steps for practitioners when assessing vulnerability. bit.ly/4oh8emD.
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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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uOttawa CREDP-HRREC @uottawahrrec.bsky.social · Jul 10

Congratulations to Professor Manirakiza, HRREC academic member, on this appointment! 👏

UOttawa, Section de common law | Common Law Section @uocommonlaw.bsky.social · Jul 4

The Common Law Section is pleased to welcome Professor Pacifique Manirakiza as Vice-Dean of the French Common Law Program (PCLF), effective July 1, 2025. A unifying leader, he is committed to training the next generation of francophone lawyers.

👉 Read more: bit.ly/4lJLIkx

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uOttawa CREDP-HRREC @uottawahrrec.bsky.social · Jul 10

Félicitations au professeur Manirakiza, membre universitaire du CREDP, pour cette nomination ! 👏

UOttawa, Section de common law | Common Law Section @uocommonlaw.bsky.social · Jul 4

La Section de common law accueille le professeur Pacifique Manirakiza comme vice-doyen du PCLF à compter du 1er juillet. Leader engagé, il mettra son expertise au service de la formation des juristes francophones de demain.

👉 Lisez-en plus : bit.ly/4kktvZH

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Christiana Essie Sagay @christianasagay.com · Jul 8

This past week, I joined 77 other scholars from 42 countries at the Global Scholars' Academy of the Institute for Global Law and Policy at Harvard Law School, hosted at Stellenbosch University in South Africa—highlights in photos.

@uottawahrrec.bsky.social @uocommonlaw.bsky.social

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Viviana Fernandez @vfernand1217.bsky.social · Jun 27

Ending our joint program on #Arts & #HumanRights with a bang! Thank you to our hosts at the Universidad de Sevilla, participants, speakers and @uottawahrrec.bsky.social members who were the lead organizers!

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Viviana Fernandez @vfernand1217.bsky.social · Jun 27

Last day of the Joint Microcredential on Arts and Human Rights. Mix feelings given the quality of contributions we have seeing during the week! @uottawahrrec.bsky.social @jp-peacemaking.bsky.social

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Viviana Fernandez @vfernand1217.bsky.social · Jun 25

Day 3 of our joint programme on Arts and Human Rights w/ Universidad de Sevilla, visiting the city of Ecija and doing some local media interviews. @uottawahrrec.bsky.social

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Viviana Fernandez @vfernand1217.bsky.social · Jun 25

Our @uottawahrrec.bsky.social team participating in the Joint Microcredentials Programme on Arts and Human Rights and a visit to Universidad de Sevilla’s main building for a special session. @jp-peacemaking.bsky.social

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Viviana Fernandez @vfernand1217.bsky.social · Jun 23

Excited to kick off the first Joint International Microcredential programme on the Arts and Human Rights w/ the Universidad de Sevilla! Thank you to our super host Prof. Ramon Blanco Barrera, a fellow of @uottawahrrec.bsky.social.

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uOttawa CREDP-HRREC @uottawahrrec.bsky.social · Jun 4

Congratulations to our longtime HRREC member, Marie-Eve Sylvestre!

We wish her the utmost success in her new role and the exciting challenges that lie ahead.

uOttawa @uottawa.ca · Jun 4

Marie-Eve Sylvestre becomes new uOttawa president. A respected professor, researcher and dean, she knows the University, City of Ottawa and the city’s many actors well.

🔗 www.uottawa.ca/en/news-all/...

Incoming president Marie-Eve Sylvestre sees a world of possibilities | University of Ottawa

Sylvestre’s remarkable academic career — as an Université de Montréal alumna with a master’s and doctorate from Harvard, a professor, a researcher and, then, dean of the Faculty of Law (Civil Law Sect...

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uOttawa CREDP-HRREC @uottawahrrec.bsky.social · Jun 4

Félicitations à Marie-Eve Sylvestre, membre de longue date du CREDP!

Nous lui souhaitons beaucoup de succès dans cette nouvelle fonction et dans les défis passionnants qui l’attendent.

uOttawa @uottawa.ca · Jun 4

Marie-Eve Sylvestre devient la nouvelle rectrice de l’@uOttawa. Professeure, chercheuse et doyenne respectée, elle connaît bien l’Université, @ottawaville et ses multiples acteurs.

🔗 www.uottawa.ca/fr/toutes-no...

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