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Viviana Fernandez

@vfernand1217.bsky.social
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Associate Director, Human Rights Research and Education Centre (@uottawahrrec.bsky.social) at uOttawa. Advocate, ally, wife and mother. 🇨🇦 🇨🇱

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uOttawa CREDP-HRREC @uottawahrrec.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🎉 45 ans d’engagement! Depuis 1981, le CREDP fait progresser les droits de la personne par la recherche et l’enseignement. Merci à nos membres, partenaires de @uottawa.ca & collaborateurs externes d’avoir célébré cet anniversaire avec nous! 🎂 @uottawa-innovation.bsky.social
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uOttawa CREDP-HRREC @uottawahrrec.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🎉 45 Years of Commitment! Since 1981, the HRREC has advanced human rights through research and education. Thank you to our members, @uottawa.ca partners, and external collaborators for celebrating this anniversary with us! 🎂 @uottawa-innovation.bsky.social @uocommonlaw.bsky.social
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Viviana Fernandez @vfernand1217.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Canada: "The report also recommends that the 3 main granting agencies.. limit EDI considerations to the review of research project content, when appropriate, and “take steps to protect academic freedom and to promote viewpoint diversity” in funding programs". universityaffairs.ca/news/remove-...
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Remove EDI from research funding decisions, parliamentary committee says - University Affairs
The Standing Committee on Science and Research says ‘discriminatory’ EDI policies are ‘weakening the quality of Canadian research’.
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Viviana Fernandez @vfernand1217.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Very excited to open the academic year with the vernissage of a beautiful exhibition titled "Meditations on Conflict and Peace". Join us (details below)! #Arts and #HumanRights
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David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
the effort to resegregate America and end university self-governance continues
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Trump Administration Accuses Berkeley Law School of Racial Discrimination (Gift Article)
The Justice and Education Departments said the school had penalized white and Asian applicants, the latest in a series of investigations into admissions at elite universities.
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Viviana Fernandez @vfernand1217.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
"Since Trump II, attacks on academic freedom have been low-hanging fruit within the US administration’s broader autocratization strategy...Subsequent orders & policies allowed the gov to assume more central control of US universities; cut student financial aid; & restrict researchers’ funding."
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It’s time to boycott U.S. conferences - University Affairs
As trade hostilities continue, we shouldn’t use taxpayers’ dollars to travel stateside.
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uOttawa CREDP-HRREC @uottawahrrec.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
📅10 SEPT 🕟16:30 🎨Lancement | Exposition d'art🎨 #Arts + #DroitsHumains en conversation : Réflexions sur les #Conflits et la #Paix 👩‍🎨Avec Oonagh E. Fitzgerald & Andrea D. Fitzpatrick RSVP➡️ www.uottawa.ca/recherche-in... @uottawa.ca @uottawa-innovation.bsky.social @ila-canada.bsky.social
Le Centre de recherche et d’enseignement sur les droits de la personne (CREDP) a le plaisir de vous inviter au lancement de cette exposition artistique dans le cadre de son programme Arts + Droits de la personne. Elle sera présentée au Centre jusqu’à la fin du mois d’octobre 2026 : Arts + Droits de la personne en conversation : Réflexions sur les conflits et la paix.
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uOttawa CREDP-HRREC @uottawahrrec.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
📅SEPT 10 🕟16:30 🎨Launch | Art exhibition🎨 #Arts + #HumanRights in conversation: Meditations on #Conflict & #Peace 👩‍🎨With Oonagh E. Fitzgerald & Andrea D. Fitzpatrick RSVP➡️ www.uottawa.ca/research-inn... @uottawa.ca a.ca @uottawa-innovation.bsky.social @ila-canada.bsky.social


The Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) is pleased to invite you to the launch of this art exhibition as part of the Arts + Human Rights Program. It will be on display at the Centre through the end of October 2026: Arts + Human Rights in conversation: Meditations on conflict & peace.
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Scholars at Risk @scholarsatrisk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
23% fewer visas were issued in 2025 compared to the previous year—a loss in international talent that will noticeably impact #US universities’ financial stability and ability to drive innovative research across the country. @insidehighered.com reports more: www.insidehighered.com/news/global/...
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New Student Visas Dropped 23% in 2025
Countries impacted by Trump’s travel ban are among those with the fewest student visas issued in 2025, though China and India, typically the two largest suppliers of international students to the U.S....
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Viviana Fernandez @vfernand1217.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Le recrutement de chaires de recherche internationales avance. « On sait que certains pays menacent la liberté académique et le financement de la science. On a voulu saisir cette opportunité-là ».
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Viviana Fernandez @vfernand1217.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Scholars at Risk: "Canada is competing internationally for research talent. Researchers forced into exile are often highly accomplished... Supporting them is a humanitarian responsibility and a strategic investment in Canada’s research and innovation ecosystem. universityaffairs.ca/opinion/cana...
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Canada needs a national strategy to protect scholars at risk - University Affairs
Supporting displaced academics is a strategic investment in Canada's research and innovation ecosystem.
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Viviana Fernandez @vfernand1217.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Starting the morning with a nice view. #uOttawacampus
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Global Affairs Canada @globalaffairs.canada.ca · 14/07/2026
📢Last day to make an impact! Canada is matching donations to the @redcrosscanada.bsky.social and the Humanitarian Coalition to provide life-saving services to the communities affected by the #earthquakes in #Venezuela. To learn more and donate ⬇️ www.canada.ca/fr/affaires-...
Workers unload mattresses from a truck as part of relief efforts following the Venezuela earthquakes. Text on image: “Donations Matched – Venezuela Earthquakes.” Canada wordmark.
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Viviana Fernandez @vfernand1217.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Closing the 2nd Joint Intl Microcredential Program in the #Arts, #HumanRights and #SocialJustice w/ a powerful message: Believe and ACT! Thanks to @unisevilla.us.es, our leader Ramon Blanco-Barrera, @uottawahrrec.bsky.social members & instructors and to the great cohort of students!
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uOttawa CREDP-HRREC @uottawahrrec.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Today marks the end of the 2nd Joint Intl Microcredential Progr on #Arts, #HumanRights & #SocialJustice. Thanks to our HRREC colleagues Suzanne Bouclin & Van Armenian who led separate sessions, Fellow Ramon Blanco-Barrera, Director of the Program and @unisevilla.us.es for their warm welcome!
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uOttawa CREDP-HRREC @uottawahrrec.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Happy to have launched the 2nd Summer School on the #Arts, #HumanRights, & #SocialJustice at @unisevilla.us.es ! HRREC members shined in sessions on arts & worldmaking (Oonagh Fitzgerald), storytelling & #HumanRights (Omid Milani) & arts in the digital age (Jane Bailey + collaborators).
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Viviana Fernandez @vfernand1217.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Great day in Écija, city of the sun, in the context of our Joint International Microcredential Program in the #Arts, #HumanRights and #SocialJustice with University of Seville. @uottawahrrec.bsky.social
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Viviana Fernandez @vfernand1217.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
And … the Joint Intl Microcredential Program on the Arts, Human Rights and Social Justice (Summer School) is now officially opened! So pleased to see our @uottawahrrec.bsky.social members, Univ of Seville partners and students finally here!
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Viviana Fernandez @vfernand1217.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Delightful welcome dinner with partners and some of the instructors of our Arts and Human Rights Summer School in Seville. @uottawahrrec.bsky.social
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Viviana Fernandez @vfernand1217.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
HRREC is on the move! Looking forward to seeing our partners at University of Seville and to meet this year’s students in the arts and human rights summer school! @uottawahrrec.bsky.social
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Viviana Fernandez @vfernand1217.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Always the most exciting and engaging day of the #IHLuOttawa2026 course!
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Viviana Fernandez @vfernand1217.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Toujours la journée la plus attendue et la plus vivante du cours #IHLuOttawa2026!
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uOttawa CREDP-HRREC @uottawahrrec.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
#DIHuOttawa2026 La journée de simulation, l’occasion idéale de mettre ces apprentissages en pratique! Merci à nos juges, universitaires et représentants de la Croix-Rouge, qui ont passé la journée avec nous et qui ont rendu ces exercices encore plus réalistes! @redcrosscanada.bsky.social
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uOttawa CREDP-HRREC @uottawahrrec.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
#IHLuOttawa2026 The simulation day is the ideal occasion to apply these learnings! Thank you to our judges, academics, and Canadian Red Cross representatives who joined us and made the exercises more realistic. #IHL @redcrosscanada.bsky.social
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uOttawa CREDP-HRREC @uottawahrrec.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
#DIHuOttawa2026 Hier, nos participant·es ont découvert le statut de combattant et la protection des civils. Aujourd’hui, les moyens et méthodes de guerre, conduite des hostilités... Merci aux intervenant·es pour le partage de leurs connaissances et de leur expérience! @redcapseelie.bsky.social
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uOttawa CREDP-HRREC @uottawahrrec.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
#IHLuOttawa2026 Yesterday, our participants learned about combatant status and the protection of civilians. Today, they learned about means and methods of warfare, conduct of hostilities, etc. Many thanks to our speakers for sharing their knowledge and experience! @redcrosscanada.bsky.social
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uOttawa CREDP-HRREC @uottawahrrec.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Conclusion du jour 1 du Cours d’été #DIH sur une note positive à l'Ambassade d'Ukraine au Canada. Merci à l’ambassadeur Andrii Plakhotniuk & son équipe pour l'accueil! Heureux de compter à nouveau des participants ukrainiens, dont la perspective enrichit les échanges. @redcrosscanada.bsky.social
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uOttawa CREDP-HRREC @uottawahrrec.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Conclusion of Day 1 of the Summer Course on #IHL on a positive note at the Embassy of Ukraine to Canada. Many thanks to Ambassador Andrii Plakhotniuk & his team for their welcome! Glad to again have Ukrainian participants, whose perspectives enrich the discussions. @redcrosscanada.bsky.social
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uOttawa CREDP-HRREC @uottawahrrec.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Ravis de lancer le 18e Cours d'été en droit international humanitaire 2026 en partenariat avec la @redcrosscanada.bsky.social! Bienvenue aux deux groupes – qui nous rejoignent en anglais et en français – pour ce qui s’annonce comme une semaine passionnante et intense. #DIH #DIHuOttawa2026
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uOttawa CREDP-HRREC @uottawahrrec.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Excited to kick off the 18th Summer School on International Humanitarian Law 2026 in partnership with the @redcrosscanada.bsky.social! A warm welcome to both cohorts—joining us in English and French—for what promises to be an engaging and intensive week ahead. #IHLuOttawa2026 #IHL
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Viviana Fernandez @vfernand1217.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
And we are a go! The #IHLuOttawa2026 summer school, 18th edition has started! Delighted to welcome the new cohort of participants and looking forward to an exciting week. @uottawahrrec.bsky.social
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Viviana Fernandez @vfernand1217.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Delighted to participate in this joint event today, representing the @uottawahrrec.bsky.social.
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Viviana Fernandez @vfernand1217.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
"The constitution is clear—universities are established by law, and their closure can only occur by law as well. But who cares?" he said. "In an era without justice or fair trials, it seems the next item on the agenda was to shut down an entire university... "
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Viviana Fernandez @vfernand1217.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Thank you to our colleagues at the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and #HumanRights for organizing two days of exchange about civil society mobilization. @uottawahrrec.bsky.social
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Viviana Fernandez @vfernand1217.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Sharing the stage with brilliant colleagues during the Day of Dialogue - Human Rights Meeting between federal, provincial and territorial Ministers, partners and stakeholders. @uottawahrrec.bsky.social
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Viviana Fernandez @vfernand1217.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Honoured to represent @uottawahrrec.bsky.social today at the Day of Dialogue - Human Rights Meeting between federal, provincial and territorial Ministers, partners and stakeholders. Strong CSO engagement and serious recommendations to strengthen human rights implementation in Canada.
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Viviana Fernandez @vfernand1217.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Wrapping up activities today. Very productive discussions with long-term partners and coalition colleagues in the Scholars at Risk Network. @uottawahrrec.bsky.social
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Viviana Fernandez @vfernand1217.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
After a dynamic morning session of the Scholars at Risk International Advisory Committee, I am pleased to join the 2026 UNICA conference which is focusing on Academic Freedom, co-hosted by @unicanetwork.bsky.social. @uottawahrrec.bsky.social
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Viviana Fernandez @vfernand1217.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Delighted to start the annual @scholarsatrisk.bsky.social (SAR) International Advisory Committee meetings at King's College London this morning, representing SAR Canada and the Coalition for Academic Freedom in the Americas. @uottawahrrec.bsky.social
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uOttawa CREDP-HRREC @uottawahrrec.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
📢 CONCOURS | #Postdoc Gordon F. Henderson au CREDP à @uottawa.ca! Pour un·e chercheuse/chercheur qui développera un projet de recherche sur les #Entreprises & #DroitsHumains. 📆 31.05.2026 🔗https://www.uottawa.ca/recherche-innovation/credp/recherche/concours-postdoc-gordon-henderson-2026-2027
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uOttawa CREDP-HRREC @uottawahrrec.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
📢 COMPETITION | Gordon F. Henderson #Postdoc at @uottawa.ca HRREC! For a researcher who will develop a research project on #Business & #HumanRights. 📆 May 31, 2026 🔗 www.uottawa.ca/research-inn...
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Viviana Fernandez @vfernand1217.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
"While universities are clearly drivers of economic & innovative engines, they are also places for the public good. Our universities enhance our cities & communities, address societal challenges, foster creativity, and open up debate. Universities are at the core of our democracy."
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Scholars at Risk @scholarsatrisk.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
📢 NOW OPEN: Applications for the 2026-27 Scholars at Risk Academic Freedom Fellowships! 🔹 Remote 10-month program 🔹 US$8k stipend 🔹 2 Tracks for Global & US-focused research 💻 Q&A Webinar: May 7 📅 Deadline: May 29 All details: tinyurl.com/2phdvzy6 🎓✨ #AcademicFreedom
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uOttawa CREDP-HRREC @uottawahrrec.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Our member Nina Potarska is sailing to Gaza with the Global Sumud Flotilla, a civilian-led mission bringing together activists, lawyers, doctors, parliamentarians, and civil society actors from multiple countries calling for the protection of civilians.
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uOttawa CREDP-HRREC @uottawahrrec.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Notre membre Nina Potarska fait route vers Gaza avec la flottille Global Sumud, une mission civile qui rassemble des militants, des avocats, des médecins, des parlementaires et des représentants de la société civile de nombreux pays, tous unis pour réclamer la protection des civils.
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ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “For me, this is a mission — but not in the usual sense. It is also an attempt to be present, & to build a living bridge of solidarity between #Ukraine & #Palestine.” #WASL partner Nina Potarska joins the Global Sumud Flotilla. icanpeacework.org/2026/04/nina...
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Ukrainian peacebuilder Nina Potarska sails to challenge illegal blockade of Gaza
Nina Potarska, a member of the ICAN-spearheaded Women’s Alliance for Security Leadership, is currently at sea with the Global Sumud Flotilla, a civilian-led mission organized with the Freedom Flotilla...
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ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
As ICAN & WASL, we stand in solidarity with Nina & all those aboard the flotilla, & with the people of #Gaza whose survival & freedom demand our attention & action. Read Nina's story & messages of support from #WASL partners: icanpeacework.org/2026/04/nina... @freedomflotilla.bsky.social
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Ukrainian peacebuilder Nina Potarska sails to challenge illegal blockade of Gaza
Nina Potarska, a member of the ICAN-spearheaded Women’s Alliance for Security Leadership, is currently at sea with the Global Sumud Flotilla, a civilian-led mission organized with the Freedom Flotilla...
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Viviana Fernandez @vfernand1217.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Deeply honoured to count Nina Potarska as a member of our Centre, @uottawahrrec.bsky.social. #HumanRights are universal!
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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 27/04/2026
The United States now has the most government restrictions on academic freedom of any high-income country. www.chemistryworld.com/news/academi... Raw data from @vdeminstitute.bsky.social —> academic-freedom-index.net/research/Aca...
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Viviana Fernandez @vfernand1217.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Very insightful training course on Business and Human Rights today! Looking forward to more @uottawahrrec.bsky.social programming on this topic. To learn more, subscribe to our newsletter by writing to hrrec@uottawa.ca.
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