Policy Officer @cooperation_ca / Part-Time Prof. @uottawa / forced migration / peace & conflict / Turkey, Peru, Rwanda, Canada / PhD from @mcgillgeography
Joined June 2011
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With co-authors @a_bohemier @PlanCanada and Mehjabeen Elahi @IRCanada, we advocate that after 500 days since the start of the current crisis in Sudan, #Canada must step up its efforts to reduce suffering. hilltimes.com/story/2024/08/… via @thehilltimes @cooperation_ca
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500 days of conflict in #Sudan. Millions suffer, half the population faces #hunger. We urge #Canada to step up efforts for #peace, #humanitarian access and protection for women and children. #CdnPoli
Read our joint statement: cooperation.ca/public-joint-…
To my colleagues working on #civicspace and #forcedmigration, I encourage you to read this report on the experience and needs of exiled HRDs and civic space activists in Canada. Many thanks to the activists who participated, and to @IDRC_CRDI for their support! @cooperation_ca
Learn more about the experience of 27 exiled #Activists & #HumanRights defenders like Yihan in our new report, Struggle Across Borders, funded by @IDRC_CRDI. #CivicSpace @ResSocieties
Read the report: cooperation.ca/struggle-acro…
Today, 13 organizations called on the Canadian government to act urgently in response to the situation in OPTI. Four calls were brought forth 🧵 @SaveChildrenCan @OxfamQuebec @IRCanada @HI_Canada @mccpeace @cooperation_ca
cpac.ca/headline-politics/ep…
4/4: Concretely support, through robust funding and firm public statements, support for humanitarian access and assistance, with UNRWA as its cornerstone.
See press release here: newswire.ca/news-releases/-r…
Yesterday I presented on the situation of HRDs in an era of democratic backsliding at the 2024 @CALACS_ACELAC Congress. It was wonderful to speak alongside fantastic scholars and practitioners. Thanks to @IDRC_CRDI for the invitation! #humanrights @cooperation_ca
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Our research coordinator, @MateuBird, traveled to Ethiopia and met with @Abebawephrata, @IDRC_CRDI Research Chair on Forced Displacement at @AddisAbabaUnive. They shared insights on ongoing IDRC projects on forced displacement in Africa and LAC and discussed future collaborations
A must-read on the use of #AI in warfare.
‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza 972mag.com/lavender-ai-israe…
A great line-up of speakers is scheduled for next week's 2024 Progress Summit!
#Broadbent2024 whova.com/portal/registratio…
Many thanks to the human rights defenders we met last week to discuss barriers and opportunities to continuing important activism while in exile, and to @EquitasIntl for hosting! #humanrights #activism
RS convened Montreal-based exiled civil society activists & HRDs 4 a Focus Group Discussion. Participants discussed ways Canada can address the growing repression of civic space and human rights worldwide. Thanks to @IDRC_CRDI @cooperation_ca & @EquitasIntl for their support.
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Only 2⃣ days to go until we launch the 13th annual #StateOfCivilSociety report!
You may be wondering... what is the State of Civil Report all about?
Today's thread will tell all about the history of our flagship annual report!
Read on!
#SOCS2024
A thread 🧵: Relaying insight from a consultation on the role of civil society in electoral mis-/dis-information @GloDemCoalition Americas Forum in Santo Domingo 🇩🇴 @cooperation_ca @REDLADoficial
4/5: Confirmation bias and selective avoidance are cognitive processes that amount to this: We select information that confirms our beliefs and disregard sources that don't. Through adaptive algorithms, #Socialmedia selects information on our behalf, creating an echo chamber.