Professor, Faculty of Common Law, Director, Human Rights Research and Education Centre, University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario
Joined November 2017
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🎉 45 Years of Commitment!
Since 1981, the HRREC has advanced human rights through research and education. Thank you to our members, @uOttawa partners, and external collaborators for celebrating this anniversary with us! 🎂
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🍁#CAFA2026 at @uOttawa!
Pleased to welcome our keynote @RobQ_SAR (@ScholarsAtRisk).
Special thanks to Nomi Claire Lazar, @PenelopeSimons1, @CamillaCroso and @Vafi1217, our Master of Ceremonies, for welcoming participants today!
INFO: uottawa.ca/research-innovati…
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Everything is ready to welcome our colleagues from the Coalition for Academic Freedom in the Americas at
@uOttawa over the next few days!
@uOttawaHRREC @CafaClaa
#CAFA2026
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🎉 45 ans d’engagement!
Depuis 1981, le CREDP fait progresser les droits de la personne par la recherche et l’enseignement. Merci à nos membres, partenaires de @uOttawa et collaborateurs externes d’avoir célébré cet anniversaire avec nous!🎂
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Great day in Écija, city of the sun, in the context of our Joint International Microcredential Program in the #Arts, #HumanRights and #SocialJustice with University of Seville. @uOttawaHRREC @PenelopeSimons1 @233art
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After a dynamic morning session of the @ScholarsAtRisk International Advisory Committee, I am pleased to join the 2026 UNICA conference which is focusing on Academic Freedom, co-hosted by the Global Observatory on #AcademicFreedom. @uOttawaHRREC
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Ravis de lancer le 18e Cours d'été en droit international humanitaire 2026 en partenariat avec @redcrosscanada!
Bienvenue aux deux groupes – qui nous rejoignent en anglais et en français – pour ce qui s’annonce comme une semaine passionnante et intense.
#DIH #DIHuOttawa2026
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Excited to kick off the 18th Summer School on International Humanitarian Law 2026 in partnership with the @redcrosscanada!
A warm welcome to both cohorts—joining us in English and French—for what promises to be an engaging and intensive week ahead.
#IHLuOttawa2026 #IHL
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Ready, set, go! The #IHLuOttawa2026 summer school, 18th edition has started! Delighted to welcome the new cohort of participants and looking forward to an exciting week.
@uOttawaHRREC @PenelopeSimons1
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Sharing the stage with brilliant colleagues during the Day of Dialogue - Human Rights Meeting between federal, provincial and territorial Ministers, partners and stakeholders. @uOttawaHRREC #humanrights
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Honoured to represent @uOttawaHRREC today at the Day of Dialogue - Human Rights Meeting between federal, provincial and territorial Ministers, partners and stakeholders. Strong CSO engagement and serious recommendations to strengthen #humanrights implementation in Canada
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March 31: Giving day!
Contribute to the SAR #uOttawa Program! Extend your generosity to support researchers whose lives and careers are at risk.
🔗give.uottawa.ca/page/186266/…
Learn more about the Program➡️uottawa.ca/en/news-all/schol…
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🇨🇦 must recognize #AcademicFreedom as an international #HumanRight protected by the #CanadianCharter.
Read the Shadow Report we submitted w/ @Allard_IJHR to the UN #HumanRights Committee (@UNTreatyBodies) ahead of Canada’s seventh review under ICCPR.
📕bit.ly/4cLrXrg
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Honoured to see the Scholars at Risk uOttawa Program featured in this article and amazed about the work done by many since it's creation in 2014. @uOttawaHRREC @uOttawa uottawa.ca/en/news-all/schol…
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Le CREDP & @ILA_Canada sont heureux de présenter ce webinaire sur les #Entreprises & #DroitsHumains: Avis consultatifs internationaux sur les #ChangementsClimatiques rendus par @ITLOS_TIDM, @CIJ_ICJ & @IACourtHR.
RSVP requis➡️ bit.ly/4kp9Vgy
ALT 12 FÉVRIER 2026 - Webinaire sur les entreprises & droits de la personne : Les avis consultatifs internationaux sur les changements climatiques.
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🗓️FEB 17
🕛Noon
🌐Zoom
Let's talk #IHL!
Join us for this webinar organized in partnership with @redcrosscanada: Navigating #Violence in contested territories with the authors of the @ICRC new policy report!
RSVP required ➡️uottawa.ca/research-innovati…
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🗓️17 FÉV
🕛Midi
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Parlons #DIH!
Rejoignez-nous et @redcrosscanada pour le webinaire : Faire face à la #Violence dans des territoires contestés avec les auteurs du nouveau rapport du @ICRC!
RSVP requis ➡️ uottawa.ca/recherche-innovat…
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🗓FEB 12
🕚11:00
🌐Zoom
HRREC & @ILA_Canada are pleased to present this webinar on #Business + #HumanRights: The #International advisory opinions on #ClimateChange rendered by the @ITLOS_TIDM, the @CIJ_ICJ & the @IACourtHR.
RSVP required➡️ bit.ly/3NQwHSj
ALT FEB 12 at 11:00 a.m. - Webinar on Business & human rights: The international advisory opinions on climate change
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📢 Exciting news!
We’re thrilled to announce our new Editors-in-Chief:
Nicolás M. Perrone is a Professor of Economic Law & Director Center for Law, Regulation and Sustainable Economics (CEDRES) at the Escuela de Derecho, Universidad de Valparaíso (Chile).
Welcome aboard!
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Let us introduce our new Editors-in-Chief: Nadia Bernaz.
Nadia Bernaz is Associate Professor at Wageningen University Law Group and Director of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence on Corporate Sustainability & Human Rights Law.
The EiC team will take over in January of 2026.
