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Human Rights Talks”Online violence is violence”: Misogyny in the Digital AgeAs part of our series for the Digital Peace Project, this episode is a recording of a conversation with Guylaine Maroist, a Montréal-based filmmaker and producer who has tackled online hate speech and cyberviolence in her most recent documentary film project, "Backlash: Misogyny in the Digital Age". Guylaine joins the MIGS team to discuss her film and her new initiative: https://stopcyberviolences.ca 2023-08-2228 min

Human Rights Talks”The War Came to Us”: A discussion with Christopher MillerWhen Russia launched an unprovoked and illegal invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, Christopher Miller, the Ukraine correspondent for the Financial Times, was on the ground when the first missiles struck. Christopher's book "The War Came to Us" chronicles Ukraine’s past, present, and future as well as its fight for freedom and independence. MIGS hosted Chris Miller on X (Twitter) Spaces to discuss his new book, his journey to Ukraine as a member of the Peace Corps, and his experience as a foreign correspondent during some of the country's most transformative events. In the lead-up to the Montreal Internati...2023-08-2127 min

Human Rights TalksDécoder la haine en ligne envers les personnes 2SLGBTQI+Cette session vise à comprendre les différentes formes violence auxquelles les communautés 2SLGBTQI font face et à discuter de solutions concrètes pour rendre les environnements en ligne plus équitables et plus sécuritaires pour ses membres. Intervenants: Mylène de Repentigny-Corbeil, Les 3 Sex*; Alexandre Chartrand, Département communication, Université Concordia; Moe Hamandi, Présidence de Fierté Montréal; Élodie Palluet, Vice-présidente, Fondation Émergence 2023-07-271h 05

Human Rights TalksTackling Online Hate Against Religious MinoritiesThis episode is a recording of a roundtable event organized as part of the Digital Peace Project Series. In this session, we discussed a few unique trends in online hate targeting religious communities, including the impact of conspiracy theories. Featuring: Wendy Via (Project Against Hate and Extremism), Emmanuelle Amar (CIJA), Jennifer Tridgell (University of Essex), and Akaash Maharaj (Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption). 2023-07-201h 04

Human Rights TalksCountering Online Hate Towards Indigenous PeoplesThis episode is a recording of a roundtable event organized as part of the Digital Peace Project Series and aims to unpack Featuring: Catherine Martin (Millbrook Mi’kmaq First Nation Community), Dr. Suzanne Kite (Oglala Lakota) Bailey Oster, (Red River Settlement and St. Paul des Métis). Megan Tipler (Métis educator) 2023-07-2057 min

Human Rights TalksThe Wagner Group Mutiny ExplainedMIGS hosted a Twitter Space discussion with Professor Kimberly Marten (Barnard College, Columbia University) on the recent failed mutiny of the Wagner Group in Russia. This is a recording of the discussion, which is part of MIGS' Ukraine Initiative supported by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Canada. 2023-07-0722 min

Human Rights TalksGermany’s New Security Strategy and the War in UkraineMIGS hosted a Twitter Spaces discussion on Germany’s New Security Strategy and the War in Ukraine with Benjamin Tallis (German Council on Foreign Relations) and Ulrike Franke (European Council on Foreign Relations). This is a recording of the discussion, which is part of MIGS' Ukraine Initiative supported by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Canada. 2023-07-0730 min

Human Rights TalksBreaking Down Online Hate & Violence Against WomenDescription: This episode is a recording of a roundtable event organized as part of the Digital Peace Project Series and aims to unpack violence against women online & discuss tangible solutions to making online environments more equitable. Feat. Lucina Di Meco ( #ShePersisted ) Annabel Ashalley-Anthony (Melanin Gamers) Supriya Dwivedi (Centre for Media, Technology & Democracy), Bridget Todd (Podcast host 'There are No Girls on the Internet') and Catherine McKenna, (Climate & Nature Solutions). 2023-07-0549 min

Human Rights TalksCountering Online Hate Directed at Racial and Ethnic MinoritiesThis episode is a recording of a roundtable discussion as part of the Digital Peace Project series to mark the International Day for Countering Hate Speech. Fernand de Varennes (UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues), Naomi Kikoler (Director of the Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum), Ronan Lee (Loughborough University London), and Alice Wairimu Nderitu (UN Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide) discuss the unique themes, drivers, and recommendations to address online hate targeted at racial and ethnic minorities. 2023-07-0354 min

Human Rights TalksMeasuring Online Harms and Who They ImpactDescription: This episode is a recording of an event hosted by RIWI to discuss the results of the public perception survey MIGS conducted with RIWI’s support as part of the Digital Peace Project. Sam Wollenberg (RIWI) and Lauren Salim (MIGS) discuss the results of the survey, where Canadians 16+ were asked about their definition of hate speech and preferences for content moderation. 2023-06-2928 min

Human Rights TalksThe War in Ukraine: AI vs. OSINTHow is the war in Ukraine changing to way we do Open Sources Intelligence (OSINT)? What are the ethical implications of OSINT? And what happens when AI erases evidence uncovered by OSINT, particularly on social media? MIGS hosted a Twitter Spaces conversation with Alexa Koenig (Co-Executive Director and Co-Faculty Director of the Human Rights Center, UC Berkeley) and Belkis Wille (Associate Director, Crisis and Conflict division, Human Rights Watch) The event was moderate by MIGS' Kyle Matthews and Liam Maloney. 2023-06-2043 min

Human Rights TalksStories from CSW67: Resilience and Youth Empowerment in the Digital AgeIn this episode, we delve into the 67th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67), where global representatives, entities, and ECOSOC-accredited NGOs converged in New York City. In this insightful conversation, Aimee Tymkin, a Canadian delegate and esteemed student-researcher based in Manitoba, talk to us about experience at CSW67. She sheds light on the pivotal topics of innovation, technological change, and education in the digital age and the dangers that come packaged with new technologies. Aimee shares her insights on cyber hatred and gender-based violence, particularly focusing on the youth experience. 2023-05-2928 min

Human Rights TalksRussia at the UN Security Council: a discussion with Ukrainian Ambassador Sergiy KyslytsyaIn April, Russia assumed the presidency of the UN Security Council, a body dedicated to peace and security, just as the Russian Federation is waging a war of aggression against Ukraine. In such circumstances, many people, including Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the U.N. Sergiy Kyslytsya, are questioning Russia’s status of permanent member. Ukraine has also called for Russia’s removal from the U.N., questioning the very legitimacy of its membership. MIGS hosted a Twitter Spaces discussion Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations. This is recording of the discussion. 2023-05-2522 min

Human Rights TalksCovering the war in Ukraine: A Conversation with Tim MakOn February 23rd, 2022, reporter Tim Mak arrive in Kyiv to cover a possible war. The Russian invasion of Ukraine began that same night. After leaving NPR, Tim continued to report from Ukraine, providing regular updates about the war, uncovering war crimes but also writing about the daily lives of Ukrainians. Our conversation with Tim took place on Twitter Spaces. Subscribe to Tim's Substack here to follow his work: https://counteroffensive.substack.com/about 2023-05-2426 min

Human Rights TalksSpotlight on Russia’s abduction of Ukrainian childrenSince the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces have reportedly abducted thousands of Ukrainian children and attempted to deprive them of their Ukrainian identity. A report published in February 2023 by the Humanitarian Research Lab at Yale School of Public Health concluded that Russia’s federal government has systematically reallocated at least 6,000 children from Ukraine to a network of re-education and adoption facilities in Crimea and Russia. In March, the ICC issued warrants for the arrest of Russian president Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, the presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights, for supervising the kidnapping of Ukrai...2023-05-1634 min

Human Rights TalksA discussion with Ambassador Bob Rae about Russia’s disinformation at the UN Security CouncilOn April 1st, the Russian Federation assumed the rotating presidency the United Nations Security Council. This came on the heels of the International Criminal Courts’ decision to issue an arrest warrant against President Vladimir Putin over alleged war crimes committed by Russian troops in Ukraine. Described as “an April Fool’s joke” by Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, the situation was condemned by a large number of diplomats, including by Canada’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Bob Rae. MIGS hosted a Twitter Spaces discussion on Moscow’s use of the presidency to spread disinformation about the war in U...2023-05-1127 min

Human Rights TalksThe Power of Propaganda: A Family Torn Apart by Russian DisinformationIn this episode, a Russian Montrealer explains why he decided to help Ukrainians in the war against his home country. In the meantime, his family in Moscow thinks he is brainwashed by Western media and refuses to believe that they may have been duped by Russia’s disinformation campaign. Episode 3 of a 3-part series produced in collaboration with Concordia’s Department of Journalism. Speaker: Dmitri Tcherkasski, a pro-Ukrainian supporter in Montreal originally from Moscow, Russia Sources: Aeon, Eurasianet, PublicO (MediaScope), Russian Field, Statista (Levada Center),StopFake.org, The New Yorker...2023-05-0812 min

Human Rights TalksEscaping MariupolIn this episode, a Ukrainian college student shares her story of fleeing the city of Mariupol as Russian forces closed in. We reflect on the destruction of Mariupol and examine how disinformation has warped reality in the ensuing information war being waged by Russia. Episode 2 of a 3-part series produced in collaboration with Concordia’s Department of Journalism. Speakers: Alexandra Postoieva, journalism student at Mariupol State University Craig Silverman, disinformation expert and national reporter for ProPublica Sources: AP, BBC, Debunk.org, News of Donbas, ProPublica, Reut...2023-05-0216 min

Human Rights TalksFrom Kharkiv to Montreal: Escaping War and Finding a New HomeIn this episode, we follow the tumultuous journey of a Ukrainian family who fled from the frontline city of Kharkiv to start a new life in Canada. After enduring bombings and terror amid the Russian invasion, we hear how one family was greeted with overwhelming support in Canada that made their 7,500-kilometre journey worthwhile. Episode 1 of a 3-part series produced in collaboration with Concordia’s Department of Journalism. Speaker: Olena Martynova, Ukrainian newcomer under the CUAET program To find out more about the help provided to Ukrainians in Mon...2023-04-2513 min

Human Rights TalksCyberviolences basées sur le genre et magnosphère: discussion avec Marianne Couture-Cossette Dans cette discussion, Marianne Couture-Cossette et Marie Lamensch parlons de cyberviolences à caractère sexuel et basées sur le genre et de la manosphère, ainsi que de la mission de Les 3 Sex*. Marianne est vice-présidence et direction du volet sensibilisation chez Les 3 Sex*. Cet épisode fait partie de notre projet sur la Paix Numérique soutenu par Patrimoin Canada. L'initiative a pour but de contribuer aux efforts nationaux visant à comprendre et à contrer la haine en ligne. 2023-04-0534 min

Human Rights TalksHumanitarian Crisis in Nagorno-KarabakhThe Lachin corridor, the lifeline road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia, has been blocked by Azerbaijiani protesters since December 12. With supplies of food and medicine in the blockaded region running low, 120,000 Armenian residents find themselves in a precarious situation, leading UNICEF to issue a statement warning about the deteriorating humanitarian situation. The blockade also risks scuppering the fragile peace process between the Republic of Armenia and Azerbaijan, which have fought two wars in the past three decades. Speakers: - Elisa von Joeden-Forgey, Endowed Chair, Department of Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Keene State College, and Co-founder of the Lemkin Insti...2023-03-3130 min

Human Rights Talks”Queering the Web”: a conversion with Dr. Stefanie Duguay"Queering the Web": Examining Online Harms and Hate Speech Directed at 2SLGBTQIA+ Communities with Dr. Stefanie Duguay This episode features a conversation with Dr. Stefanie Duguay, assistant professor in Communication Studies and the Concordia University Research Chair in Digital intimacy, gender, andsexuality. How do queer people express identity in digital spaces? What are the challenges that they face when navigating online harms? Explore how queer people are navigating digital spaces, and learn more about Stefanie's research (https://digslab.net). This podcast is part of the Digital Peace Project, an initiative supported by Heritage Canada that aims to analyze dif...2023-03-2123 min

Human Rights TalksOne year on: How Ukrainian civil society continues to resistOn the first anniversary of the war in Ukraine, join the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies at Concordia University for a Twitter Spaces conversation on the resilience of Ukraine's civil society. Speakers: - Oleksandra Povoroznyk, Kyiv-based translator and journalist - Alina Bondarenko, communications professional in Washington DC and arising expert in Ukrainian cultural diplomacy - Anton Liagusha, dean of the Faculty of Social sciences and Humanities, Kyev School of Economics. Now Associate Professor, George Mason University. Specialist in Public History, media analysis, propaganda expert - Kat...2023-03-0255 min

Human Rights TalksFleeing Afghanistan : a discussion with filmmaker Jawad MirDuring a Twitter Space, MIGS spoke with filmmaker Jawad Mir about his movie “Citizen of Moria”, which documents the plight of filmmaker Ahmad Brahimi. When his life comes under threat by the Taliban in Afghanistan, he leaves his family behind for survival and ends up in Europe’s worst Refugee Detention Camp, Moria. Ahmad documents the difficult living conditions endured by the refugees and his attempt to build a life on the island of Lesbos, off the coast of Greece. 2023-02-0718 min

Human Rights TalksDr. Aylin Matlé on what the invasion of Ukraine means for Germany and NATODr. Aylin Matlé on what the invasion of Ukraine means for Germany and NATO. Dr. Matlé has been a research fellow in the German Council on Foreign Relations' Security and Defense Program since March 2022. Previously, she worked as deputy head of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung’s Israel office in Jerusalem. Prior to that, she was a research associate for the chair of international relations and European politics at the Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg. This is part of our Global Parliamentary Alliance Against Atrocity Crimes, a project supported by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Canada. 2022-12-2020 min

Human Rights TalksDr. Aylin Matlé on what the invasion of Ukraine means for Germany and NATOAs part of MIGS’ Global Parliamentary Alliance Against Atrocity Crimes, Project coordinator Marie Lamensch spoke to Dr. Aylin Matlé, research fellow at the German Council on Foreign Relations Security, about what the invasion of Ukraine means for Germany and for NATO and in the future Dr. Aylin Matlé has been a research fellow in DGAP’s Security and Defense Program since March 2022. Previously, she worked as deputy head of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung’s Israel office in Jerusalem. Prior to that, she was a research associate for the chair of international relations and European politics at the Martin-L...2022-11-2119 min

Human Rights TalksOleksandra Matviichuk on the work of the Center for Civil Liberties in UkraineAs part of MIGS’s Global Parliamentary Alliance Against Atrocity Crimes, Project coordinator Marie Lamensch spoke with Oleksandra Matviichuk, the head of the Center for Civil Liberties. Oleksandra talks about the organization’s efforts to collect evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity, and why she hopes that their efforts will have an impact on the global justice system. The Center for Civil Liberties is the recipient of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize. 2022-11-1617 min

Human Rights Talks#TwitterSpace : Elon Musk buying Twitter: what does it mean for online hate?A Twitter Spaces conversation on the implications of Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter for the spread of disinformation, hate speech and other online harms. Speakers: - Dr. Emma L. Briant, British scholar and academic researcher on media, contemporary propaganda, surveillance and information warfare, and Visiting Research Associate in Human Rights, Bard College. - David Troy, researcher, technologist, and investor interested in hybrid warfare and threats to democracy, and Fellow at Future Frontlines at New America. - Peter MacLeod, co-founder and principal of Mass LBP, and leading expert in public engagement and delib...2022-11-1053 min

Human Rights Talks”Surveillance State”: a discussion with WSJ journalists Josh Chin and Liza LinWhere is the line between digital utopia and digital police state? In "Surveillance State: Inside China’s Quest to Launch a New Era of Social Control", award-winning Wall Street Journal journalists Josh Chin and Liza Lin document with startling detail how the CCP is creating a political model that shapes the will of the people not through the ballot box but through the sophisticated harnessing of data. Josh Chin and Liza Lin joined MIGS to discuss their new book. The virtual event was moderated by Kyle Matthews. 2022-10-1359 min

Human Rights TalksUsing OSINT to investigate war crimes in Ukraine This discussion is a recording of our Twitter Spaces with Nick Waters (Open Source Analyst, Bellingcat), Hannah Bagdasar (Investigator, Bellingcat), and Dearbhla Minogue (Legal Officer with the Global Legal Action Network). This is part of our Global Parliamentary Alliance Against Atrocity Crimes, a project supported by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Canada. 2022-09-2148 min

Human Rights TalksStructural Causes of Atrocities in Ethiopia: Spotlight on the AmharasThis is a recording of MIGS Twitter Spaces discussion titled “Structural causes of atrocities in Ethiopia: Spotlight on the Amharas”, which featured Hone Mandefro (Director of Advocacy, Amhara Association of America) and Adem Abebe (Advisor in Peace Building, Constitution Building, Democracy, Elections and Governance). The chat was moderated by Kyle Matthews, MIGS' Executive Director. 2022-09-131h 13

Human Rights TalksCovering the war in Ukraine, with Ukrainian journalist Iryna MatviyishynIn this episode, Ukrainian journalist Iryna Matviyishyn talks to us about hardships faced by civilians living in Russian-occupied territories in Ukraine, Russia filtration system, forced assimilation, and what the West should do to help Ukrainians. Iryna also talks about what is means to be a journalist in Ukraine today and how she tries to bring stories to Western audiences. This interview is part of our Global Parliamentary Alliance Against Atrocity Crimes, a project supported by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Canada. 2022-09-1329 min

Human Rights TalksDigital Authoritarianism Report Launch: current and future trends with Jessica Brandt, BrookingsAuthoritarian governments leverage digital technologies to repress the rights and freedoms of their citizens at home, silence dissent among diasporas and other individuals beyond their borders, and to interfere in democratic governments, processes and institutions abroad. As part of MIGS Digital Authoritarianism project supported by U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, we hosted a Twitter Spaces with Jessica Brandt, the author of MIGS' report "Digital Authoritarianism: Pathways, Trends, Solutions." This is a recording of our chat. This paper aims to increase understanding of the various pathways through which authoritarian regimes use digital tools to shore up t...2022-09-0626 min

Human Rights Talks”We must hold Russia accountable”, a discussion with Ukrainian MP Lesia VasylenkoIn this episode, we speak to Lesia Vasylenko, an Ukrainian Parliamentarian and human right lawyer. Vasylenko is also a member of the Ukrainian permanent delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. She tells us what it means to be a legislator during a war and why we must hold Russia accountable for crimes committed in Ukraine. This interview is part of our Global Parliamentary Alliance Against Atrocity Crimes, a project supported by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Canada. 2022-08-2623 min

Human Rights TalksDocumenting war crimes in Ukraine with Belkis Wille, HRWIn this episode, we speak to Belkis Wille, a senior researcher at Human Rights Watch, about ongoing war crimes and human rights violations committed by Russian forces in Ukraine. Belkis and her colleagues have interviewed hundreds of Ukrainians who have lost family members in attacks on cities across Ukraine. We also speak about filtration camps, forced disappearances, and Russia's efforts to alter the social and cultural fabric in areas now under Russian control. This interview is part of our Global Parliamentary Alliance Against Atrocity Crimes, a project supported by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Canada. Resources:2022-08-2230 min

Human Rights TalksInternet Shutdowns and #KeepItOn with Felicia AnthonioOn today's episode, Access Now's Felicia Anthonio talks to MIGS about internet shutdown and the organization's #KeepItOn Campaign, a #KeepItOn coalition made up of over 210 organizations across the world. In 2021 alone, Access Now and the coalition documented 182 internet shutdowns across 34 countries. Read their report here. This conversation is part of our initiative on Digital Authoritarianism, supported by the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa. 2022-06-0323 min

Human Rights TalksDigital Authoritarianism with Caitlin Thompson, Coda StoryCaitlin Thompson, a reporter at Coda Story, joins us to talk about digital authoritarianism and the different methods used by regimes around the globe to silence dissent and surveil citizens. She also warns us that democratic governments must remain vigilant not to use similar techniques. You can subscribe to Caitlin's newsletter here https://www.codastory.com/coda-newsletters/ This conversation is part of our initiative on Digital Authoritarianism, supported by the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa. 2022-05-2432 min

Human Rights TalksGenocide in Ukraine - a discussion with Senator McPhedranAs the war in Ukraine rages on, MIGS organized a Twitter Spaces with Canadian Senator Marilou McPhedran. On 28 April, the Senate unanimously passed a motion recognizing that the Russian Federation is committing acts of genocide against the Ukrainian people. This discussion marked the launch of our new project, the Global Parliamentary Alliance Against Atrocity Crimes, supported by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Canada. 2022-05-1127 min

Human Rights TalksPeter Guest on internet shutdownsIn this episode of Human Rights Talks, Peter Guest talks about internet shutdowns and how authoritarian regimes use the off switch to silence dissent. What are the human and financial costs of shutdowns ? What are the tactics used ? Listen to our conversation. Peter Guest is the enterprise editor for Rest of World. He has worked for the Nikkei Asian Review in Tokyo, where he was the cover story editor. Prior to that, he led the FT’s This Is Africa magazine. This conversation is part of our initiative on Digital Authoritarianism, supported by the U.S. Embassy in Otta 2022-05-1128 min

Human Rights TalksHuman Rights Talks: Katharina von Schnurbein, European Commission Coordinator on Combatting AntisemitismThe Canadian Taskforce to Combat Online Antisemitism is a MIGS project aimed at analyzing current trends in online antisemitism, holocaust denial and distortion, and looking at ways we can build better Canadian resiliency to it while addressing what tech companies and other actors can do to tackle this issue. As part of this project, MIGS spoke to Katharina von Schnurbein, European Commission Coordinator on Combatting Antisemitism. Von Schnurbein works with EU Member States, the European Parliament, civil society organizations, and academia to strengthen policy responses to antisemitism, as well as to hate crimes and discrimination more broadly.2022-05-0416 min

Human Rights TalksHuman Rights Talks: Discussing Sharp Power with Kevin Sheives and Rachelle FaustIn this episode of Human Rights Talks, Kevin Sheives and Rachelle Faust (International Forum for Democratic Studies) join us to discuss the concept of sharp power and how it differs from soft and hard power. They also talk to us about the International Forum's Sharp Power Research Portal, which features examples and analyses of the scale and impact of authoritarian sharp power around the world. This conversation is part of our initiative on Digital Authoritarianism, supported by the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa. Rachelle Faust is Assistant Program Officer at International Forum for Democratic Studies at...2022-04-1433 min

Human Rights TalksHuman Rights Talks: Jaime Kirzner-Roberts, Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust StudiesThe Canadian Taskforce to Combat Online Antisemitism is a MIGS project aimed at analyzing current trends in online antisemitism, holocaust denial and distortion, and looking at ways we can build better Canadian resiliency to it while addressing what tech companies and other actors can do to tackle this issue. As part of the project, we are launching a series of podcast episodes. In this episode, MIGS student fellow Nadia Trudel interviews Jaime Kirzner-Roberts the Director of Policy at the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies (FSWC). 2022-03-2822 min

Human Rights TalksHuman Rights Talks: Professor Marlene Grossman on the rise of antisemitismThe Canadian Taskforce to Combat Online Antisemitism is a MIGS project aimed at analyzing current trends in online antisemitism, holocaust denial and distortion, and looking at ways we can build better Canadian resiliency to it while addressing what tech companies and other actors can do to tackle this issue. As part of the project, we are launching a series of podcast episodes. In this episode, MIGS student fellow Nadia Trudel interviews Professor Marlene Grossman, the coordinator of the psychology department at Vanier College and the coordinator of Vanier’s Symposium on the Holocaust and Genocide. 2022-03-0215 min

Human Rights TalksWhat’s next? – US-Canada relationship to confront digital authoritarianismThis episode is a recording of an event organized as part of the digital authoritarianism series supported by the US Embassy to Canada. This discussion features U.S. Consul General Ana Escrogima, David Kaye (clinical professor of law, University of California, and former UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression), Chris Walker (VP for Studies and Analysis, National Endowment for Democracy), Suzanne Nossel (Chief Executive Officer of PEN America), Ron Deibert (Director of the Citizen Lab at the Munk School, University of Toronto) and Inga Kristina Trauthig...2022-02-081h 09

Human Rights TalksHuman Rights Talks: Interview with Richard MarceauThe Canadian Taskforce to Combat Online Antisemitism is a MIGS project aimed at analyzing current trends in online antisemitism, holocaust denial and distortion, and looking at ways we can build better Canadian resiliency to it while addressing what tech companies and other actors can do to tackle this issue. As part of the project, we are launching a series of podcast episodes. In this episode, MIGS' Executive Director Kyle Matthews interviews Richard Marceau, former MP and senior advisor for the Center for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA). 2022-02-0113 min

Human Rights TalksHuman Rights Talks: Interview with Dr. Kathrin Meyer, IHRA Secretary GeneralIn this episode on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Nadia Trudel interviews Dr. Kathrin Meyer, Secretary General of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). The IHRA unites governments and experts to strengthen, advance, and promote Holocaust education, remembrance, and research worldwide. Tools and Resources: IHRA Toolkit Against Holocaust Distortion Protect the Facts Campaign 2022-01-2716 min

Human Rights TalksHuman Rights Talks: Oren Segal, Vice President of the Center on Extremism for Anti Defamation LeagueThe Canadian Taskforce to Combat Online Antisemitism is a MIGS project aimed at analyzing current trends in online antisemitism, holocaust denial and distortion, and looking at ways we can build better Canadian resiliency to it while addressing what tech companies and other actors can do to tackle this issue. As part of the project, we are launching a series of podcast episodes. In this episode, MIGS student fellow Nadia Trudel interviews Oren Segal, Vice President of the Center on Extremism for Anti Defamation League. 2022-01-1216 min

Human Rights TalksTo Make Us Slowly Disappear:The Chinese Government‘s Assault on the UyghursThe Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies, the Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights hosted a special event to mark the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and Prevention of this Crime. The event was the official Canadian launch of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s new report and consisted of a presentation of the report’s findings and a discussion on the role of Canada in helping protect the Uygh...2021-12-131h 12

Human Rights TalksDigital Authoritarianism Without Borders As the illiberal use of technologies threatens to reshape the balance of power, MIGS is organizing a speaker series on digital authoritarianism. American and Canadian practitioners, researchers, and members of the private sector and civil society shine light on the strategies used by authoritarian states and discuss the pressing need for alliances between Canada, the U.S., and like-minded democratic countries. This 4th event in the series focused on exporting digital authoritarianism. How is the export of technologies and tactics used by authoritarian states affecting democracy worldwide? Is digital authoritarianism becoming a governance model? Speakers:2021-10-2555 min

Human Rights TalksWhat Can Be Done to Prevent New Atrocities in Afghanistan?On 15 September, only a few days after the 20th anniversary of the 11 September attacks, Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) and the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS) held a closed roundtable with the active participation of Members of Parliament (MP), human rights defenders, women’s rights activists, and other experts and academics. The roundtable explored actions that could be undertaken by the international community which could have an impact toward the prevention of atrocity crimes and improve, to the extent possible, the safety and security of Afghan civilians. A summary of the discussion is availabl...2021-10-0615 min

Human Rights TalksThe Great Firewall: China’s model of digital controlAs the illiberal use of technologies threatens to reshape the balance of power, MIGS is organizing a speaker series on digital authoritarianism. American and Canadian practitioners, researchers, and members of the private sector and civil society shine light on the strategies used by authoritarian states and discuss the pressing need for alliances between Canada, the U.S., and like-minded democratic countries. This third event in the series will focus on digital authoritarianism in China. Speakers: - Paul Mozur, New York Times technology correspondent focused on the intersection of technology and geopolitics in Asia. ...2021-09-241h 00

Human Rights TalksEthiopia and R2PThe Montreal Institute of Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS), in collaboration with United Tegaru Canada hosted a virtual discussion to shine light on the ongoing humanitarian crisis occurring in northern Ethiopia's Tigray Region. Speakers: Allan Rock, President Emeritus of the University of Ottawa and Professor, Faculty of Law. Nima Elbagir, award-winning international television correspondent, CNN Mukesh Kapila, Professor (Emeritus) of Global Health & Humanitarian Affairs at the University of Manchester Tag Elkhazin, Senior Fellow at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University. mModerator: Kyle Matthews...2021-06-211h 02

Human Rights TalksReport Launch - Canadian Women Leaders' Digital Defence InitiativeWith support from the Department of Heritage’s Digital Citizens Contribution Program, MIGS launched the Canadian Women Leaders' Digital Defence Initiative in January 2021 to highlight online harassment of female journalists and politicians in Canada, and its impacts on democracy. With the launch of the "Canadian Women Leaders' Digital Defence Initiative" report. we highlighted the problem on online abuse targeting Canadian women and recommendations on how to confront these online harms. Speakers - Dr. Julie Posetti – Global Director of Research, International Center for Journalists - Lucina Di Meco - Co-Founder - #ShePersisted 2021-06-0458 min

Human Rights TalksThe Role of Parliamentarians in Atrocity Prevention Atrocity crimes are considered to be the most serious crimes against humanity. Its status as an international crime is based on the belief that the acts associated with it affect the dignity of human beings. This discussion brings together three high-level experts to reflect, and review current thinking on atrocity prevention approaches. Alice Nderitu, UN Secretary General's Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide Lt-General Roméo Dallaire, former Canadian Senator, MIGS Distinguished Senior Fellow. David Donat Cattin, Secretary-General, Parliamentarians for Global Action Moderated by Kyle Matthews, Executive Director of the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Ri...2021-05-141h 05

Human Rights TalksHuman Rights Talks: Parlons désinformation sur la Covid-19 avec Olivier "Le Pharmachien"Dans le cadre de la Coalition canadienne pour contrer la désinformation en ligne sur la COVID-19, le MIGS a parlé avec Olivier Bernard, mieux connu sous le pseudonyme du "Pharmachien". Olivier un pharmacien du Québec et vulgarisateur scientifique qui se passionne pour la science et les mythes médicaux. La Coalition canadienne pour contrer la désinformation en ligne sur la COVID-19 est un projet financé par Patrimoine Canada. 2021-04-0124 min

Human Rights TalksHuman Rights Talks : Harmony Square - un jeu vidéo pour mieux connaître la désinformation?Dans l’écosystème informationnel dans lequel nous nous trouvons aujourd’hui, tout le monde peut créer et publier du contenu. Il est de plus en plus difficile de discerner les faits de la fiction, les exagérations de la manipulation. Nous discutons du jeu vidéo « Harmony Square » et des manières dont ces technologies peuvent être utilisées pour comprendre les mécanismes de la désinformation sur les réseaux sociaux. Intervenants: - Alexane Couturier, étudiante au doctorat en études sémiotiques et assistante de recherche - Groupe de recherche Homo Ludens (UQAM) 2021-03-3100 min

Human Rights TalksContrer la désinformation sur la COVID19: Entrevue avec Alexis de LancerDans le cadre de la Coalition canadienne pour contrer la désinformation en ligne sur la COVID-19, le MIGS a parlé avec Alexis de Lancer, journaliste et animateur de l'émission hebdomadaire "Décrypteurs" sur les ondes de ICI RDI. Avec mes collègues Jeff Yates, Marie-Pier Élie et Nicholas De Rosa, il explore le phénomène de la désinformation et des fausses nouvelles. Coalition canadienne pour contrer la désinformation en ligne sur la COVID19 est un projet financé par Patrimoine Canada 2021-03-2626 min

Human Rights TalksCountering COVID Digital Disinformation: Christina Nemr, Park AdvisorsThis interview is part of the Canadian Coalition to Counter COVID19 Digital Disinformation project. In this episode, we chat with Christina Nemr, Director at Park Advisors. Park Advisors organizes and analyses information, building solutions to issues like disinformation, terrorism, violent extremism, hate speech and more. We chat about their platform DisinfoCloud and the game Harmony Square, in which users take on the role of a Chief Disinformation Officer. Stay tuned to the MIGS social media pages for more information about the launch event for the French version of the game. 2021-03-1809 min

Human Rights TalksCanadian Coalition to Counter COVID19: Algorithmic Media ObservatoryThis interview is part of the Canadian Coalition to Counter COVID19 Digital Disinformation project. In this episode, we chat with Fenwick McKelvey, Scott DeJong, Elsa Donovan, and Saskia Kowalchuk from the Algorithmic Media Observatory. Much of the work of the observatory focuses on understanding the consequences of algorithms and the digitization of our society. We discuss their recent work studying memes as a way of analyzing political culture in Canada through the 2019 federal election and the COVID19 pandemic. 2021-03-1018 min

Human Rights TalksAI & COVID19 Disinformation Interview Series: Lucina Di Meco, She Persisted This interview series is part of the "Spotlight on Artificial Intelligence and Freedom of Expression" (SAIFE) project by the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media. In this episode, MIGS' Executive Director Kyle Matthews interviews Lucina Di Meco of She Persisted 2021-03-0414 min

Human Rights TalksAI & COVID19 Disinformation Interview Series: Zach Devereaux, Nexalogy This interview series is part of the "Spotlight on Artificial Intelligence and Freedom of Expression" (SAIFE) project by the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media. In this episode, MIGS' Executive Director Kyle Matthews interviews Zach Devereaux from Nexalogy. 2021-02-1914 min

Human Rights TalksAI and COVID-19 Digital Disinformation Initiative: Alice Stollmeyer, Defend DemocracyThe "AI and COVID-19 Digital Disinformation Initiative" is carried out in partnership with the OSCE's Office of the Representative on Freedom of the Media's #SAIFE project. Alice Stollmeyer is the Founder and Executive Director of Defend Democracy. A former Digital Advocacy Strategist, she has lived and worked in Paris, Amsterdam and Brussels, the heart of the European Union. With a solid background in ‘social studies of science, technology and society’ and in communication, in 2012 Alice founded her own consultancy @StollmeyerEU, which specialises in EU public affairs, political communications and digital advocacy. She has been r...2021-02-1523 min

Human Rights TalksAI and COVID-19 Digital Disinformation Initiative: Linda Slapakova, analyst, RAND EuropeThe "AI and COVID-19 Digital Disinformation Initiative" is carried out in partnership with the OSCE's Office of the Representative on Freedom of the Media's #SAIFE project. Linda Slapakova is an analyst with RAND Europe in the area of defence and security. Her research focuses on the impacts of emerging technologies in defence, emerging security and information threats, and defence workforce and personnel issues. She has managed a range of projects for UK- and EU-based clients in these areas, and is experienced in a range of qualitative and futures methodologies including horizon scanning, workshop facilitation and e...2021-02-1518 min

Human Rights TalksAI and COVID-19 Digital Disinformation Initiative: Naďa Kovalčíková, Alliance for Securing DemocracyThe "AI and COVID-19 Digital Disinformation Initiative" is carried out in partnership with the OSCE's Office of the Representative on Freedom of the Media's #SAIFE project. Nad’a Kovalčíková is a program manager and fellow at the Alliance for Securing Democracy (ASD) in GMF's Brussels office. While working on ASD’s European outreach, she focuses also on transatlantic cooperation, NATO, EU – U.S. relations and emerging security challenges. In addition, she analyses information operations, efforts to counter disinformation and threats to democracy. She has developed her expertise through working at NATO, European Parliament, French and Canadi...2021-02-1518 min

Human Rights TalksDisinformation et COVID-19: le développement de la littératie numériqueLors de la cinquième session de notre série d'évènement sur la COVID-19 et la désinformation, nous avons parlé des acteurs principaux, des thèmes clés, et du développement de la littératie numérique au sein de la population canadienne. Qu'est ce qui est fait au Québec, au Canada et en Europe? Intervenant(e)s: - Divina Frau-Meigs, professeure, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Marc Ladouceur, Media Smarts/Habilo Media - Rudy Reichstadt, Conspiracy Watch Modératrice: Agnès Gruda, éditorialiste, La Presse Cet évènem...2021-02-111h 02

Human Rights TalksAI and COVID-19 Digital Disinformation Initiative, Marcus Kolga, Macdonald-Laurier InstituteThe "AI and COVID-19 Digital Disinformation Initiative" is carried out in partnership with the OSCE's Office of the Representative on Freedom of the Media's #SAIFE project. Marcus Kolga is an international award winning documentary filmmaker, journalist, digital communications strategist, and a leading Canadian expert on Russian and Central and Eastern European issues. Marcus has a focus on communications and media strategies as tools of foreign policy and defence, and continues to write commentary for national and international media including the Globe and Mail and Toronto Star. He is the co-founder and publisher of UpNorth.eu, an online...2021-02-0820 min

Human Rights TalksAI and COVID-19 Digital Disinformation Initiative: John Villasenor, BrookingsThe "AI and COVID-19 Digital Disinformation Initiative" is carried out in partnership with the OSCE's Office of the Representative on Freedom of the Media's #SAIFE project. John Villasenor is a nonresident senior fellow in Governance Studies and the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings. He is also a professor of electrical engineering, law, public policy, and management at UCLA, as well as co-director of the UCLA Institute for Technology, Law, and Policy. Villasenor’s work considers the technology, policy, and legal issues arising from key technology trends including the growth of artificial intelligence, the increasing complexity and inter...2021-02-0814 min

Human Rights TalksAI and COVID-19 Digital Disinformation Initiative: Fabio Chiusi, AlgorithmWatchThe "AI and COVID-19 Digital Disinformation Initiative" is carried out in partnership with the OSCE's Office of the Representative on Freedom of the Media's #SAIFE project. Fabio is Project Manager at AlgorithmWatch for the 2020 edition of the Automating Society report. After a decade in tech reporting, he worked as a consultant and assistant researcher in data and politics (Tactical Tech), and AI in journalism (Polis LSE). He coordinated the ‘Persuasori Social’ report on regulating political campaigns on social media for the PuntoZero Project, and worked as a tech-policy staffer within the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Parlia...2021-02-0819 min

Human Rights TalksAI and COVID-19 Digital Disinformation Initiative: Ather Gattami, RISE"AI and COVID-19 Digital Disinformation Initiative" is carried out in partnership with the OSCE's Office of the Representative on Freedom of the Media's #SAIFE project. Gater Gattami is Senior Researcher at RISE. He worked at MIT as a research associate in 2008 and joined KTH during 2009-2012 as an assistant professor. Dr. Gattami served as a Senior Researcher at Ericsson Research from 2012-2015 where he was leading the Emerging Technologies team for the 5th generation (5G) communication system. He holds over 20 international patents. He is currently a senior AI expert at RISE (Research Institutes of Sweden) AI. His...2021-02-0825 min

Human Rights TalksCovid-19 and Future of Internet GovernanceJoin this digital townhall to learn about COVID-19 disinformation and the future of internet governance and content moderation. Tina Purnat, World Health Organization Fenwick McKelvey, Concordia University Elizabeth Dubois, University of Ottawa Rory Smith, First Draft News Philippe-Andre Rodriguez, Global Affairs Canada The Canadian Coalition to Counter COVID Digital Disinformation is a project organized by the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies with funding from the Department of Canadian Heritage's Digital Citizens Initiative. The team is working to enhance Canadian citizens' digital literacy and resiliency as they come in contact with misinformation and disinformation relating...2021-01-201h 02

Human Rights TalksHuman Rights Talks: Vérification des faits et rôle des médiasLors de la troisième session de notre série d'évènement sur la COVID-19 et la désinformation, nous parlons des acteurs principaux, des thèmes clés, et du rôle des médias dans la vérification des faits. En partenariat avec Agence Science Presse Ce joindront à nous: - Eve Dubé. Anthropologue. Chercheure à l'Institut national de santé publique du Québec - Nicholas de Rosa. Journaliste, Les Décrypteurs, Radio-Canada - Eve Beaudin. Journaliste et reporter. Détectrice de rumeurs à sciencepresse.qc.ca - Patrick White. Jo...2020-12-151h 00

Human Rights TalksHuman RIghts Talks: Canada launch of the Global Terrorism Index In collaboration with the Institute for Economics and Peace,MIGS hosted the Canadian launch of the IEP's 2020 Global Terrorism Index. This event was streamed live on our YouTube channel as well as our Facebook page. The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) recently published the 2020 Global Peace Index (GTI). The GTI is an annual report produced by the Institute for Economics & Peace. Now on its eighth edition, the GTI provides a comprehensive summary of the key global trends and patterns in terrorism. Our speakers provided an overview of the report's findings and look at the socio-economic conditions und...2020-12-151h 05

Human Rights TalksHuman Rights Talks: Conspiracy Theories & COVID-19 DisinformationIn this second installment of our series on COVID-19 and disinformation we discussed key actors, themes, and impacts of conspiracy theories and disinformation in the Canadian context. We will be joined by: Dr. Joan Donovan (Shorenstein Center at Harvard University), Melanie Smith (Graphika), and Dr. Heidi Tworek (UBC & CIGI). Aphrodite Salas (Concordia University) moderated this discussion. The discussion was streamed live on YouTube The Canadian Coalition to Counter COVID Digital Disinformation is a project organized by the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies with funding from the Department of Canadian Heritage's Digital...2020-12-091h 02

Human Rights TalksEthiopia on the Brink of Mass Atrocities One year after Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, a humanitarian crisis is developing in the Horn of Africa as thousands of people are fleeing the two-week conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region. Since the start of the conflict between the Ethiopian Defence Forces and the Tigray Regional Paramilitary Police and militia loyal to the Tigray People Liberation Front, 25,300 refugees have fled the country into Sudan. According to Amnesty International, "scores, and likely hundreds, of people were stabbed or hacked to death" the South West Zone of Tigray. Many others have been killed in airstrikes.2020-12-0356 min

Human Rights TalksHuman Rights Talks: Digital Townhall -Foreign Interference & COVID19 DisinformationIn this first installment of our series on COVID-19 and disinformation we discussed key actors, themes, and impacts of foreign interference and disinformation in the Canadian context. - Marcus Kolga (Founder of DisinfoWatch and Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute) - Camille François (Chief Innovation Officer at Graphika) - Alice Stollmeyer (Executive Director of Defend Democracy). - Michael Petrou (Editor-in-Chief of Open Canada) will moderate the discussion. This event was livestreamed on the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies' Facebook and YouTube pages. The Canadia...2020-11-181h 06

Human Rights TalksHuman Rights Talks: Uyghur Under Threat - Part 3In light of the Human Rights violations against the Uyghur population happening in Xinjiang, a region in the northwest of China which is known to most Uyghur people as East Turkestan, join the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies for a high-level discussion on the persecution of the Uyghurs. This is part 3 of the discussion. Sophie Richardson, China director at Human Rights Watch Nury Turkel, Uighur human rights lawyer, founder of the Uighur Human Rights Project, and Commissioner of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom" Garnett Genuis, Member of the Canadian Parliament for...2020-11-131h 00

Human Rights TalksHuman Rights Talks: Uyghur Under Threat - Part 2In light of the Human Rights violations against the Uyghur population happening in Xinjiang, a region in the northwest of China which is known to most Uyghur people as East Turkestan, join the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies for a high-level discussion on the persecution of the Uyghurs. This is part 2 of the discussion. - Mihrigul Tursun, camp survivor - Adrian Zenz, German anthropologist and Senior Fellow in China Studies at VOC - Francine Pelletier, journalist at Le Devoir and journalism adjunct professor at Concordia University 2020-11-1356 min

Human Rights TalksHuman Rights Talks : Uyghur Under Threat - Part 1In light of the Human Rights violations against the Uighur population happening in Xinjiang, a region in the northwest of China which is known to most Uyghur people as East Turkestan, join the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies for a high-level discussion on the persecution of the Uighur. Irwin Cotler, retired Canadian politician, Emeritus Professor of Law, and Founder and Chair of the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights - Darren Byler, Department of Anthropology, University of Washington. - Dr. Sean Roberts, Associate Professor of the Pr...2020-11-131h 00

Human Rights TalksHuman Rights Talks : The Rohingya - A Genocide Incited on FacebookToday, the crisis in Myanmar stands out as a case study of groups harnessing social media to incite violence and of the failure of social media platforms to take action. What role did online hate speech and misinformation play in the resurgence of oppression and human rights violations? What are the lessons learned from this crisis for all stakeholders (Big Tech, states, civil society) to prevent this from happening again? The third session of the “Decoding Hate Speech” series will focus on the weaponization of social media in Myanmar and address whether this case marks a turning poin...2020-11-111h 05

Human Rights TalksHuman Rights Talks: Freedom is not a crimeIn 2017-1018, images of Iranian women protesting the Islamic government by taking off their headscarves in public were seen around the world. Shaparak Shajarizadeh was one of these women. In 2018, she photographed herself in front of one of the busiest squares of Teheran, hoisting her hijab overhead on a stick for all to see. This same picture is now on the cover of a new book titled “La liberté n’est pas un crime” in which she and journalist Rima Elkouri tell her story of how she became an activist fighting for women’s rights and how she came to partic...2020-10-261h 00

Human Rights TalksDecoding Hate Speech - Technology and hate speech: friend or foe?Can information and communication technologies still be used for positive change and democracy, and if so, how? How can we prevent Big Tech from profiting from online harm and once again become a tool for positive change? What tools, mechanisms and approaches can be used by states, civil society and the private sector to counter online hate? The second session of the “Decoding Hate Speech” series addressed the complexity of this social media phenomenon with an informed and multi-partied approach to prevent the harmful effects of Big Tech on human rights, and develop strategies to make technologies work f...2020-10-081h 04

Human Rights TalksHuman Rights Talks (FR): De l’antisémitisme à la théorie du Deep-StateLes théories du complot ont gagné en population et visibilité depuis le début de la pandémie de la COVID-19, visant tout particulièrement certaines communautés culturelles et religieuses. Ce panel aborde la question des théories du complots et leurs liens avec les discours haineux. Nous parlons des contextes de crise dans lesquels ils prennent racines, des mécanismes de diffusion en ligne, et de certaines bonnes pratiques d’information et d’éducation permettant de lutter contre ce phénomène. -Marie-Eve Carignan, Directrice du Pôle Médias, Chaire UNESCO en prévention de la ra...2020-09-241h 04

Human Rights TalksHuman Talks: Special Series - Decoding Hate SpeechIn recent years, hate-fueled rhetoric in public discourse and in the media have been on the rise around the world. By revolutionizing the way we communicate and interact, the Internet and social media have considerably amplified this phenomenon. National and international responses to this global phenomenon have been uneven. Some governments are hesitant to regulate freedom of speech while governments with authoritarian tendencies have imposed social media rules to crack down on activists and journalists. Big Tech Companies, meanwhile, have failed to strongly address online hate speech. Alarmed by the increase of hate speech around the globe...2020-09-031h 01

Human Rights TalksHuman Rights Talks: Journalist Kareem Shaheen on the situation in Lebanon and the Middle EastKareem Shaheen is a journalist and former The Guardian correspondent for the Middle East. He discussed the current situation in Beyrouth, corruption within the Lebanese government, and the uncertain future Lebanese people face. He also spoke about the situation in Syria and the future of the Middle East. Kareem Shaheen is a journalist and columnist based in Montreal. He is the former Middle East and Turkey correspondent for The Guardian, and was previously based in Istanbul, Beirut and Abu Dhabi. He was nominated for a Frontline Club Award for print journalism for his coverage of th...2020-08-1732 min

Human Rights TalksHuman Rights Talks: Param Preet Singh (HRW) on the Rohingya genocide case In November 2019, The Gambia, with the backing of the 57 members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, filed a case before the ICJ alleging that Myanmar's atrocities against the Rohingya in Rakhine State violates the Genocide Convention. Last January, the ICJ ordered Myanmar to take immediate measures to prevent the genocide of the Rohingya. Param-Preet Singh speaks about the decade-long systematic persecution of the Rohingya, the surge of violence since 2017 and developments at the United Nations and the ICJ. --- Param-Preet Singh is associate director in the International Justice Program. She focuses on creating paths to credible national and international justice for...2020-08-1323 min

Human Rights TalksHuman Rights Talks: Marking the 6th anniversary of the Yazidi GenocideTo mark the 6th anniversary of the Yazidi Genocide, the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies, in partnership with Yazda, hosted a discussion on justice, trauma, and what the future looks like for Yazidi survivors, particularly women and children. - Ahmed Shaheed , UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief. - Natia Navrouzov, Yazda. - Nicolette Waldman, Amnesty International. - Hala Safel, Yazidi genocide survivor - Kyle Matthews, Executive Director, MIGS 2020-08-0359 min

Human Rights TalksThe Coronavirus Diaries - UNHCR Representative in Yemen, Jean-Nicolas Beuze Jean-Nicolas Beuze is the UNHCR representative in Yemen. He talks about the ongoing conflict, how COVID19 is affecting Yemen and how the UNHCR has shifted its operations. COVID-19 will be the straw that breaks the camel's back in this conflict-ridden country. Follow him at @jnbeuze Jean-Nicolas Beuze worked for more than 20 years with the United Nations in the areas of Human Rights (OHCHR), Peacekeeping (DPKO) and UNICEF at Headquarters and in the field (Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Afghanistan and the Middle-East and North Africa region) before joining UNHCR in Lebanon as Deputy Representative for Protection and Inter-Agency Coordination. P...2020-07-2129 min

Human Rights TalksOnline Hate Speech and the Santa Clara PrinciplesThe Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies hosted a conversation on how the Santa Clara Principles can guide content moderation and platform governance on the issues of hate speech and incitement to commit violence. As a result of pandemic and the BLM protests, many tech companies have made changes to the way they moderate content. What does it mean for users and for society as whole ? As these steps relevant? - David Greene, Senior Staff Attorney & Civil Liberties Director at the Electronic Frontier Foundation - Heidi Tworek, Associate Professor in International History and...2020-07-0859 min

Human Rights TalksCanada Launch of the Global Peace Index : Measuring peace in a complex worldThe Institute for Economics and Peace recently published the 2020 Global Peace Index. The Index outlines key 2020 highlights, global rankings, regional overviews as well as country improvements and deterioration in peace. Uniquely, this edition will cover three new topics: trends in civil unrest, ecological threats, and the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to the Index, IEP also released a special briefing on COVID-19 and Peace. It discusses the changes in socio-economic systems and considers the repercussions of such changes on patterns of violence and conflict. Featured Guests: Lieutenant-General the Honourable Roméo A. Dallaire Serge Stro...2020-06-231h 01

Human Rights TalksMapping Online Hate: A discussion with Zach Devereaux, Nexalogy Mapping online hate is a project of the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies at Concordia University. This project supported by Heritage Canada's Digital Citizens Initiative. The initiative features interviews with experts and practitioners about online hate in Canada and Quebec more specifically. Zach Devereaux has been researching social media and it's impact on business, politics, and national security since 2010. Zach won a Gemini Citation of Recognition with the Infoscape Lab at Ryerson University for putting Twitter, YouTube, and Blogs on CBC news during Canada Votes 2008 coverage, and worked in automotive related social media analytics and a...2020-05-1420 min

Human Rights TalksMapping Online Hate: A discussion with Adama Dieng, Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide Mapping online hate is a project of the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies at Concordia University. This project supported by Heritage Canada's Digital Citizens Initiative. The initiative features interviews with experts and practitioners about online hate in Canada and Quebec more specifically. Adama Dieng, a Senegalese jurist, was appointed as Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide on 1 September 2012. Prior to his appointment, he had served since 2001 as Assistant Secretary-General and Registrar of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Before joining the United Nations, Mr. Dieng was the Secretary General of...2020-05-1422 min

Human Rights TalksMapping Online Hate: A discussion David Ouellette (CIJA)Mapping online hate is a project of the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies at Concordia University. This project supported by Heritage Canada's Digital Citizens Initiative. The initiative features interviews with experts and practitioners about online hate in Canada and Quebec more specifically. David Ouellette, Associate Director of Quebec Public Affairs at The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA). 2020-05-1316 min

Human Rights TalksMapping online hate : A discussion with Chris Tuckwood, The Sentinel ProjectMapping online hate is a project of the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies at Concordia University. This project supported by Heritage Canada's Digital Citizens Initiative. The initiative features interviews with experts and practitioners about online hate in Canada and Quebec more specifically. Christopher Tuckwood is the executive director and co-founder of the Sentinel Project for Genocide Prevention, a Toronto-based NGO dedicated to assisting communities at risk of mass atrocities worldwide. The Sentinel Project does this through the innovative use of technology and direct cooperation with threatened communities 2020-05-1319 min

Human Rights TalksMapping online hate : A discussion with Professor Ghayda Hassan (in French)Mapping online hate is a project of the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies at Concordia University. This project supported by Heritage Canada's Digital Citizens Initiative. The initiative features interviews with experts and practitioners about online hate in Canada and Quebec more specifically. Dre Ghayda Hassan est une psychologue clinicienne et professeure de psychologie clinique à l’UQAM à Montréal. Ses revues systématiques, recherches et activités cliniques sont axées sur quatre aspects de la psychologie clinique culturelle: 1) Souffrance sociale, relations inter-communautaires et la radicalisation violente 2) Intervention dans la violence familiale et diversité culturelle 3) Identité, ap...2020-05-1321 min

Human Rights TalksThe Coronavirus Diaries: Journalist Namrata Kolachalam on the impact of COVID19 in IndiaNamrata Kolachalam speaks about the measures taken by Narendra Modi's government in India, the impact of the pandemic on Asia's largest slums in Mumbai, and the continued rise of Islamophobia in the country. The global pandemic has only accelerated national identity politics and Muslims have been used as scapegoats. Namrata Kolachalam is a writer based in Mumbai. She previously worked as a spokesperson for the Obama administration 2020-04-2822 min

Human Rights TalksThe Coronavirus Diaries: journalist Nick Aspinwall on the response in Taiwan and The Phillipines Nick Aspinwall speaks about Taiwan's response to COVID19, which has been praised around the world, how the country is positioning itself on the world stage, how its relationship with China will evolve. We also discuss The Philippine's disastrous response to the virus, why urban poor populations are particularly at risk, and how President Duterte continues to crack down on critics amid the pandemic. Nick Aspinwall is a journalist based in Taipei. He is an editor at Ketagalan Media, a Taiwan-focused online media outlet. He reports on migration, the environment, labor rights, and the human consequences of cross-strait politics. He has...2020-04-2219 min

Human Rights TalksThe Coronavirus Diaries: Interview with Dr. Jan Ilhan Kizilhan on the need to help protect the Yazidis Dr. Jan Ilhan Kizilhan (Professor, Mental Health, Trauma. Dean of the Institute of Psychotherapy & Psychotraumatology Uni of Duhok, Director Institute of Genocide and Peace Studies) discusses the vulnerability of Yazidis in Northern Iraq and the need for the international community and the UN to help them during the global pandemic. 2020-04-2011 min

Human Rights TalksThe Coronavirus Diaries: Paige Morrow (Article19) on holding elections during a pandemicHow do you hold elections during a pandemic ? Should they be postponed? Looking at the case of Poland and other European countries, Paige Morrow, Senior Legal Officer at Article19, discusses various approaches and what it means for democracy. She also talks about the importance of access to truthful information and the combating online misinformation. 2020-04-2018 min

Human Rights TalksThe Coronavirus Diaries - Journalist Geoffrey York on the response to COVID19 in South Africa and the response to misinformationGeoffrey York, journalist at the Globe and Mail, speaks about the situation on the African continent, particularly in South Africa, how journalists are covering the pandemic in an accurate way, and the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories on WhatsApp and how the authorities are responding to the challenge. Geoffrey York is The Globe and Mail’s Africa Bureau Chief, based in Johannesburg, South Africa. He has been a foreign correspondent for the newspaper since 1994, including seven years as the Moscow Bureau Chief and seven years as the Beijing Bureau Chief. 2020-04-1722 min

Human Rights TalksThe Coronavirus Diaries: Serge Stroobants (IEP) on terrorist groups amid the pandemic, the effects of global threats, and positive peaceSerge Stroobants, Brussels Representative at the Institute for Economics and Peace, speaks about the situation in Brussels, the response of terrorist groups to the Coronavirus and the need to remain aware of the terrorist threat even during a global health crisis. Serge also speaks about natural disasters and other global threats, and how governments and international agencies should respond to the global crises, and the need to invest in positive peace. Serge Stroobants is the Brussels Representative at the Institute for Economics and Peace team. He is Assistant-Professor at Vesalius College in Brussels 2020-04-1017 min