Penelope Simons

🇨🇦 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

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/sc…

🗓12 FÉV 🕚11 h 🌐Zoom 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

🗓️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-innov…

🗓️17 FÉV 🕛Midi 🌐Zoom 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-inno…

🗓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

📢 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!

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.

@Core_Coeur @BQCapNationale @CPC_HQ @LesVertsCanada @liberal_party @NDP @CAUT_ACPPU @_Acfas @univcan @E4Dca I join researchers from all over Canada in voting in #elxn45 and declare that I will vote for the MP in Ottawa Centre who recognizes the value of #Research to Canada’s success and prioritizes excellence in research

On y va!🇨🇦Let's go! Researchers are ready for #Elxn45! We'll vote for candidates who see that #TeamCanada needs a robust research sector to thrive.🗳️Les chercheur.e.s sont prêt.e.s à voter pour la recherche et ses atouts pour l'#EquipeCanada! #VotonsRecherche #ResearchersVote

En ce #MardiJeDonne, aidez-nous à renforcer l'impact du Centre de recherche et d'enseignement sur les droits de la personne à #uOttawa! Soutenez nos initiatives phares pour l'avenir!💙 uottawa.ca/donner/formula… #Rechercher #Plaider# Éduquer #Engager #DroitsHumains

This #GivingTuesday, help us expand the impact of the #HumanRights & #Education Centre at #uOttawa! Join us in our efforts to sustain the important work of the HRREC into the future & support our flagship initiatives!💙 uottawa.ca/giving/donatio… #Advocacy #Outreach #Research

🗓️30 OCT 🕦11h30 Heureux de s'associer à @PenelopeSimons1 pour accueillir à #uOttawa Ibironke Odumosu-Ayanu, professeure à @UsaskLaw, dans le cadre de la Série de conférences sur les entreprises et les droits de la personne. Plus de détails ➡️uottawa.ca/recherche-inno…

🗓️OCT 30 🕦11:30 AM Pleased to partner with @PenelopeSimons1 to welcome at #uOttawa Ibironke Odumosu-Ayanu, professor at @UsaskLaw, as part of the Gordon F. Henderson Chair Business & Human Rights Speakers Series. More details➡️uottawa.ca/research-innov…

Joignez-vous à nous pour accueillir Jane Erizigwe (@DrJanito), Ph.D., nouvelle boursière #Postdoc Gordon F. Henderson 2024-2025 ! Jane étudiera les expériences des travailleuses agricoles migrantes et collaborera avec la professeure @NakacheDelphine. ➡️uottawa.ca/recherche-inno…

Join us in welcoming Jane Erizigwe (@DrJanito), Ph.D., as our new Gordon F. Henderson #Postdoc Fellow 2024-2025! Jane will investigate the experiences of migrant women farmworkers and will collaborate with Professor @NakacheDelphine. ➡️uottawa.ca/research-innov…

Want to know more how are communities impacted by the Mariana Dam Disaster trying to hold the concerned companies accountable? Hear directly from the claimants' representatives and their lawyer on 10 Oct, 4pm. Hybrid event. Register here: events.humanitix.com/the-mariana-da… @MacquarieCEL

I am happy to be at the 2024 BHR Global Association of Scholars with my supervisor and fellow @uOttawaHRREC member, @PenelopeSimons1.

Our Associate Director @Vafi1217 is attending the #AHRI2024 Annual Conference in Lund, jointly organized by the @AHRI_Network & the @RWallenbergInst! This year's conference will focus on #HumanRights in a Polarized World: Realizing #HumanRights in the Green and Just Transition.

In recognition of her outstanding contributions to the study of neuroethics, Professor @jnfrchandler has been named the winner of the 2024 Steven E. Hyman Award for Distinguished Service to the Field of Neuroethics @neuroethicsinfo. bit.ly/3U2gEjv

Our member and Gordon F. Henderson Chair in #HumanRight, @uocommonlaw Professor @PenelopeSimons1 is chairing this webinar next April 26: