Archive - Year 2008
Fundraising Event May 21, 2008
Evaluating Canada’s Role in the Ever-Changing Landscape of Human Rights, at Home and Abroad.
With guest speaker Hon. Allan Rock.
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Global Generations Conference: Human Rights and the Earth at a Crossroads
On February 19, 2008, the University of Ottawa Student Chapter of CLAIHR presented the 4th Annual Global Generations conference: Human Rights and the Earth at a Crossroads. The Global Generations Conference provided a unique forum for students from coast to coast to present their innovative research on contemporary human rights issues.
This year’s Conference added a new dimension by collaborating with the Environmental Law Students Association, to explore the intersection between human rights and environmental protection. Topics included the right to a clean environment, the impact of climate change on Inuit communities, and the growing problem of environmental refugees.
Student presentation were be made in front of a diverse audience, including a panel of judges, composed of leading human rights and environmental law academics and activists. This year’s keynote speaker was Anil Naidoo, Coordinator of the Blue Planet Project and expert advisor to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour. Mr. Naidoo discussed water scarcity and the universal right to water.