Reading Time: 2 minutesThe co-presidents of HanVoice’s University of Ottawa chapter, Jinee Lee and Matthew Min, sat down with the Fulcrum to discuss how the pilot project will steer the club’s work in the coming months.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesEsi Codjoe, former vice chair of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, will lead the investigation
Reading Time: 5 minutesFrémont talks mental health, sexual violence, and food insecurity in exclusive interview with the Fulcrum.
Reading Time: 4 minutesHoma Hoodfar, a retired Concordia University professor and researcher, sat down with the Concordian to discuss her 112-day experience in Evin prison in Iran.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy failing to provide that hammer, the government continues to enable the violent conduct of Canadian mining companies in Latin America.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAnti-poverty group is right to push for cheap, basic plans We live in a digital world. For most people the Internet, whether for recreation or for work, is an essential part of life. Anti-poverty group ACORN and advocacy group Open Media, among others, are currently lobbying the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to force Internet …
Reading Time: 2 minutesHuman Rights Watch is an NGO that conducts research and advocacy missions concerning human rights around the world. Muscati focuses on the impact of conflicts and human rights violations on civilians, specifically women and girls.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Today, religious polarization and intolerance threaten our peace and prosperity,” said Mobeen Khaja, president of the Association of Progressive Muslims of Canada.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“In this case, which I think is a bit poetic, the first scholar we host is actually a human rights lawyer,” said John Packer
Reading Time: 2 minutesTwo University of Ottawa law professors have been recognized by the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) for their work promoting equality in the legal field.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHow one underground school has a connection to the University of Ottawa.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThirteen years ago, Monia Mazigh was catapulted into the world of human rights activism as she fought for the release of her husband, who was being tortured and held without charge in a Syrian prison.
Reading Time: 2 minutesJustin Dallaire’s opinion piece in the previous copy of the Fulcrum, “Religion and human rights: A united front for progress,” properly reminds readers of the historical role that religious groups and heroes have played in human progress. It is indeed the case that “we cannot fall into the trap of perceiving all religious organizations as …
Reading Time: 2 minutesReligious groups have been, and can continue to be, a progressive force for good in modern society. But in an increasingly secular world, many people view religion as the ultimate obstacle facing human equality and progress.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere are two sides to every story. With the help of an internationally renowned photographer, the University of Ottawa is hosting an exhibition that explores a side of war we barely get to see.
Reading Time: 16 minutes“I used to look up at the sky and see birds as a symbol of freedom. They were all I saw of an outside world. They were free and I was not.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesBrevik has made a list of demands including a more comfortable chair and a computer to replace the typewriter he was being subjected to. Brevik also wants a Playstation 3 to replace his Playstation 2, and more adult video games.
Reading Time: 3 minutesn the last three years, football has seen a rise in the number of prominent black quarterbacks and has been described as the golden era of black quarterbacks. It is not a coincidence that in these past seasons, we have also heard of dual-threat quarterbacks, referring to quarterbacks who can run just as well as they throw.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe following is the game’s description: “This unfortunate girl has so much extra weight that no diet can help her. In our clinic she can go through a surgery called liposuction that will make her slim and beautiful. We’ll need to make small cuts on problem areas and suck out the extra fat. Will you operate her, doctor?”
Are you kidding me?
Reading Time: 2 minutesMalala is not alone. She is one child among hundreds victimized in conflict zones year after year. However, this girl’s determination and devotion to education allowed her to transform what could have been a symbol of a child’s weakness and of woman’s oppression into a symbol of contestation.
Reading Time: 2 minutesVisual representations inspired by human rights violations and social justice issues can be arresting, compelling, and sometimes, disturbing. They can also begin conversations.
