What Canada Can Do About the Rohingya Genocide
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- 1 mai 2019
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Commemorating Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries and Iran
- 5 décembre 2017
On November 30th, the State of Israel commemorates Jewish refugees from Arab Countries and Iran. The date is symbolic in itself, as the previous day, November 29th, marks the anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly vote of 1947 that …
EN SAVOIR PLUSMerkel’s “Homelessness” of Power and the Future of the EU
- 23 octobre 2017
It has been very quiet in Berlin after the general election of 24 September. Yes, Angela Merkel officially won the election with 26.8% or 200 seats in the new Bundestag. However, her Christian Democrats (CDU) together with the Christian Social …
EN SAVOIR PLUSThe Politics of Border Security in the Sahel
- 9 mai 2017
By Philippe M. Frowd
A casual observer of the Sahel could be forgiven for understanding this region of West Africa as a space of threat: radicalization, terrorism, massive population growth, and irregular migration all grab the headlines. …
EN SAVOIR PLUSThe New Colossus
- 30 mars 2017
by Ruth Bradley-St-Cyr
“Give me your tired, your poor,/ Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…” The words inscribed at the base of the statue of Liberty are famous, and yet hardly anyone knows that they are from a sonnet …
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Syrian Refugees and Canada’s “Defining Moment”: One Year On
- 7 décembre 2016
By Elke Winter, Benjamin Zyla, Charlotte Murret-Labarthe
University of Ottawa
Origins of the crisis
In March 2011, three months after the Arab Spring began in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya, fifteen Syrian schoolchildren were arrested and tortured for writing on a …
EN SAVOIR PLUSWe Must Not Close the Doors to Spontaneously Arriving Asylum Seekers
- 8 novembre 2016
By Stephanie J. Silverman
Governments understandably focus on enhancing security, surveillance, and risk management for their citizens, and as we have seen, particularly since 9-11, much of this increased attention is directed at national borders. While every person enjoys the …
EN SAVOIR PLUSComment l’Université d’Ottawa s’engage pour soutenir les réfugiés syriens au Canada et dans le monde entier ?
- 20 mai 2016
La guerre civile dévastatrice en Syrie a engendré le plus grand exode de population connu depuis la Deuxième Guerre mondiale. À ce jour, 13,5 millions de Syriens ont un besoin urgent d’aide humanitaire, soit 4,8 millions de réfugiés inscrits et …
EN SAVOIR PLUSLa migration, une menace à l’aide au développement?
- 17 mars 2016
La crise migratoire actuelle constitue une menace à l’aide au développement. Par cela, je ne veux surtout pas dire que les réfugiés et demandeurs d’asile sont eux-mêmes dangereux, mais plutôt que la manière dont les gouvernements occidentaux répondent à la …
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