CLAIHR, University of Ottawa Chapter

Hi everyone! Hope you're all enjoying your first couple weeks back at school.

Wanted to let everyone know CLAIHR will be holding our AGM on
October 6th at 5pm. See below for zoom details.

This meeting is mainly used as a forum to discuss our theme for the year as well as our open exec positions and the process going forward in terms of filling those spaces. If you have already submitted an application for an exec position, please follow up with me in a separate email (at [email protected]) so I can ensure nobody fell through the cracks.

See you then!

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Hello everyone! CLAIHR has an exciting research opportunity for anyone interested in migrant rights to healthcare!

We are conducting a survey of 32 different countries on whether they provide a) emergency coverage to irregular migrants, and b) essential health care free to irregular migrants

We are looking for 10-15 students, who will be assigned 2-3 countries each. Send us a message or email us at [email protected] if you are interested, and we will add you to our Google drive with further details!

As always, don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions, and enjoy your weekend :)

As the January term comes to a close, we're excited to announce our first Beers with Peers event! Join us next Monday, January 25 at 7pm and ask Rachel LaFortune about her experience at Human Rights Watch or her research and advocacy on Indigenous rights to water, health, and culture in Papau New Guinea.

Beers with Peers is a career chat for 10 students and a professional in international human rights law. The professional discusses their career and the various different avenues to work in the field. The small group setting allows for a more engaged conversation.

Tickets are FREE and available at:

Beers with Peers Chat with lawyers and professionals practicing in the field of international human rights!

Hey Everyone!

We wanted to do a short series of posts about the current Executive Team. Each day We will be posting about one of the team members, their year, role, why they joined CLAIHR and any causes that are super important to them. First up we have our current President Ashvi! Can't wait to see everyone at the AGM on Monday!

Hey guys! My name is Ashvi, and I am this year’s president of CLAIHR. I'm a 3L student in the English Common Law Program, and I’m interested in immigration & refugee law, international law, family law, and of course, human rights law! I joined CLAIHR as a 1L rep, and I’ve just loved what the organization does to spread awareness and show uOttawa students what international human rights is all about. A cause I’m particularly passionate about is the climate crisis and the related human rights issues, such as populations who are forced to leave their homes because of environmental impacts, but who aren’t recognized as refugees under international law. For more information, check out Climate Refugees at: https://www.climate-refugees.org/

CLAIHR has published an outline of the Human Rights concerns arising from the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada:

Responding to COVID-19 An Outline of Canadian Human Rights Concerns Arising from the COVID-19 Pandemic (with Links to Relevant Resources) May 17, 2020 In these unprecedented times, it is more important than ever to ensure that human rights are respected. While many governments have distributed aid to their populations,

We're excited to launch the elections for CLAIHR's 2020-2021 Exec Team! Voting will be live until Friday, April 3 at 4pm.

NOTE: For positions without any candidates, you can nominate someone running for another position. Candidate information is available on the survey.

If you have any questions, let us know! Happy voting!

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Hope everyone is staying safe and healthy! Just a friendly reminder that TODAY is the deadline to submit your name for next year's exec positions! Available positions are:

- President (must have min 1 year CLAIHR experience)
- VP Internal (works with uOttawa admin)
- VP External (coordinates with community members)
- VP Finance (manages club finances)
- VP French (connection point with the French programs)
- Secretary (managing meetings etc)
- Communications Coordinator (managing social media and event promotion)
- NPSIA Coordinator (connection point with the NPSIA program)
- 2L Reps (club promotion)

Shoot us a message or email at [email protected] with your name, position of interest, and a sentence about who you are :) Elections will be held online March 30 - April 3

Hello everyone! CLAIHR is excited to start putting together an exec team for next year, and we have a bunch of positions available:

- President (must have min 1 year CLAIHR experience)
- VP Internal
- VP External
- VP Finance
- VP French
- Secretary
- Communications Coordinator
- NPSIA Coordinator
- 2L Reps
- 1L Rep (will be chosen next year)

If you are interested in any of the positions, send us a message, or email us as [email protected] by Sunday, March 29. Online elections will be held March 30 - April 3.

If you have any questions about the positions, just shoot us a message!

If you're interested in learning about careers in international human rights, come have a chat with John Packer on March 3rd! Ask him about his work as Director of the Human Rights Research and Education Centre at the University of Ottawa, or his previous work with the UN.

Tickets are FREE and available at:

Beers with Peers Sit down with lawyers practicing in the field of international human rights!

Our next Beers with Peers guest, John Packer, will be speaking at a panel in Washington DC about the ICJ's implications on the persecution of Rohingya, and so the event is now on TUESDAY, MARCH 3rd! Stay tuned for the tickets tomorrow!

Check out his work on the panel at:

Implications of the ICJ Ruling on Rohingya in Myanmar Implications of the ICJ Ruling on Rohingya in Myanmar February 17, 2020 by Minna Jaffery CGP is hosting an event in regards to the ruling of the ICJ on the persecution of Rohingya in Myanmar on Tuesday, February 25th at 2 pm. The Center for Global Policy is hosting an event to cover and discuss what...