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01:57:29

Public Record

Experts Discuss Middle East Security and Human Rights in Iran

The Institute For Peace and Diplomacy holds an event in Ottawa featuring experts from Canada and the U.S. to discuss the situation on the ground in Iran as well as the geopolitical implications of the ongoing tensions in the region. Tara Sepehri Far (Iran researcher from Human Rights Watch) speaks on the first panel, which is titled "Iran people stuck between repression and sanctions". The second panel focuses on whether recent tensions between Iran and the U.S. will lead to another war in the Middle East and features Mahsa Rouhi (research fellow, Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Policy Programme, The International Institute for Strategic Studies) and Thomas Juneau (associate professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa). (February 6, 2020)
00:29:30

Public Record

Creating Open, Inclusive Societies

Ty Cobb, Human Rights Campaign, outlines the programs and campaigns he works on that advance and protect the human right of LGBTQ people around the world. (June 16, 2017)
00:29:00

Tête à tête

Louise Arbour

Few women have held as many prestigious positions as has Louise Arbour. Having been Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, Ms. Arbour is known around the world for her relentless pursuit of justice. Pierre Donais interviewed her during one of her trips to Ottawa.
00:11:52

CPAC Special

2016 NDP Convention – Julius Grey

Julius Grey, a human rights activist, constitutional lawyer, and long-time NDP member addresses the NDP National Convention in Edmonton on April 9, 2016.
01:28:59

Podium

C.J. Chivers

New York Times Magazine senior writer C.J. Chivers discusses his experiences reporting on global conflict, crime, and human rights in the years following 9/11. The Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS) at the University of Ottawa hosts the event, moderated by Maclean's political editor Paul Wells. (January 19, 2016)
01:08:00

Podium

Stephen Lewis

Human rights activist Stephen Lewis delivers the 2014 Symons Medal Lecture.The lecture is a national platform for an eminent Canadian to discuss the current state and future prospects of Confederation. (November 21, 2014)
00:29:50

Podium

Alex Neve

Arar +10: National Security and Human Rights A Decade Later Alex Neve, secretary general of Amnesty International Canada, provides an overview of the national security and human rights in Canada throughout the past decade. Neve examines what has been accomplished in the past decade since the Arar Commission took place and discusses what still needs to be done. (October 29, 2014)
02:22:30

CPAC Special

Nelson Mandela's visit to Canada in 1998

Nelson Mandela, the president of South Africa, makes a state visit to Canada, September 23–25, 1998. Arriving in Ottawa on September 23, Mandela speaks at a welcoming ceremony and answers questions from the press. On September 24, he participates in the unveiling of a plaque at Ottawa’s human rights monument in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, addresses a joint sitting of the Senate and the House of Commons, holds a press conference alongside Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, and is named as an honorary Companion of the Order of Canada by Governor General Roméo LeBlanc. Mandela’s visit concludes on September 25th with a public event at SkyDome in Toronto, Ont., where Lincoln Alexander, the former lieutenant-governor of Ontario, is among the attendees.
01:27:00

Podium

Louise Arbour

Louise Arbour (President and CEO, International Crisis Group) delivers an address entitled "Doctrines Adrift? Are Justice, the Responsibility to Protect and Peacekeeping Missions Contributing to Peace?" This event is hosted by the Centre for International Policy Studies at the University of Ottawa. (October 4, 2013) Prior to joining the International Crisis Group in 2009, Louise Arbour served as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (July 2004 to July 2008) and as Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada (September 1999 to July 2004).
00:48:30

Podium

John Baird Speaks At The Montreal Council On Foreign Relations

On September 14, 2012, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird addressed the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations. Mr. Baird spoke about promoting Canadian values such as freedom, democracy, human rights and women's rights, in our foreign policy.
01:05:59

Public Record

Trade and its Impact on Human Rights - Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement

Trade and its Impact on Human Rights On May 14, 2012, Olivier De Schutter (UN special rapporteur for the right to food), Alex Neve (Amnesty International) and Jennifer Moore (Mining Watch Canada) discussed human rights and the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement.
01:21:59

Public Record

The World Water Forum 2012 - What Challenges for Rio+20?

On UN World Water Day, March 22, 2012, the Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) at the University of Ottawa presented a panel discussion titled "The World Water Forum 2012: What challenges for Rio+20?" The participants, University of Ottawa professors Sylvie Paquerot and Raphaël Canet, examined the outcome of this year's World Water Forum, held this past March in France, and looked ahead to the challenges facing the upcoming Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development to be held in June 2012 in Brazil.
00:47:59

Podium

Nouzha Chekrouni

On March 21st, Nouzha Chekrouni, ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to Canada, delivered a speech at the University of Ottawa as part of a series entitled "Women's Rights and Political Changes in the Arab World: A Spring to Celebrate?" This event was presented by the Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC), the World Legal Systems Research Group and the Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS) at the University of Ottawa.
00:58:30

Podium

Marco Sassoli

Security and Human Rights On November 10th, Marco Sassòli (Department of International Law and International Organisation, University of Geneva) spoke as part of the University of Ottawa's Human Rights Speaker Series 2011. Sassòli's speech was titled "Security and Human Rights: Are there Zones of Compatibility?"
00:48:59

Podium

Irwin Cotler

On October 20-21 in Montreal, the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies at Concordia University organized a conference titled "The Promise of Media in Halting Mass Atrocities: A Conference to Mark the 10th Anniversary of the Responsibility to Protect." On October 21, 2011, the Honourable Irwin Cotler (former Minister of Justice) delivered the closing keynote address.
00:25:59

Podium

André Pratte

On October 20-21 in Montreal, the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies at Concordia University organized a conference titled "The Promise of Media in Halting Mass Atrocities: A Conference to Mark the 10th Anniversary of the Responsibility to Protect." La Presse editor-in-chief André Pratte delivered the opening address on October 21st.
00:55:59

Podium

Paul Martin

On October 20-21 in Montreal, the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies at Concordia University organized a conference titled "The Promise of Media in Halting Mass Atrocities: A Conference to Mark the 10th Anniversary of the Responsibility to Protect." Former prime minister Paul Martin, a longtime proponent of the Responsibility to Protect, delivered the opening keynote address.
01:24:52

Podium

Mary Robinson

Climate Justice: Human Rights and Climate Change On June 10th, 2011, Mary Robinson gave a talk at the University of Ottawa, as part of the International Human Rights Lecture Series. Mary Robinson is currently President of the Mary Robinson Foundation - Climate Justice. Robinson also served as the first female President of Ireland from 1990 to 1997 and as the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights from 1997 to 2002. This talk was presented by CIPS, HRREC and the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa.
01:29:37

Podium

Jeremy Levitt - Human Rights Speakers Series 2011

On February 25th, 2011, Jeremy Levitt (Florida A&M University College of Law) delivered a speech to the University of Ottawa titled "Illegal Peace? Power-Sharing with Human Rights Violators in Africa."
01:55:31

Podium

Phil Fontaine

Preventing Discrimination The Canadian Human Rights Commission held the 2010 Discrimination Prevention Forum from November 23rd to 25th in Winnipeg. The theme was: "Circle of Awareness - Cycle of Growth" with a special focus on Aboriginal issues. This opening session included a keynote address by Phil Fontaine, former national chief of the Assembly of First Nations.