Slava Balan

Human rights researcher, analyst, practitioner and activist. Currently pursuing doctoral program at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law.

[ICJ / CIJ Canada @ICJCanada]

On 16 December, Sen. Harder, Prof. Mendes & Prof. Beaulac held a press conference on the excessive use of s.33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights, allowing derogations from the constitutionally entrenched human rights (with UdeM Droit, CCS UA, @uOttawaPDI):
https://t.co/A217zTv2aK

[ICJ / CIJ Canada @ICJCanada]

Join us on Monday, November 11, as we welcome @lloydaxworthy for a discussion of his new book “Lloyd Axworthy: My Life in Politics”, with Stephen Baranyi, Erin Hunt and Margaret Jenkins as discussants. Chaired by Errol Mendes (@3mendous). Register here >>> https://t.co/8qooMK1lJ5

[Slava Balan @BalanSlava]

Welcome to the Biff Tannen's Paradise!

[Slava Balan @BalanSlava]

It must be quite difficult to stop autocracies and dictators from around the world from arbitrary killings of own & foreign civilians, and from lying to the public about the committed crimes, if "the leader of the free world" does that so easily. Is Haditha different from Bucha?

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

U.S. Marines killed 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq, and documented the aftermath. For years, the military has tried to keep the photos from the public. The New Yorker is now publishing newly obtained images. https://t.co/hElRUN2B6N

[Slava Balan @BalanSlava]

It must be quite difficult to stop autocracies and dictators from around the world from arbitrary killings of own & foreign civilians, and from lying to the public about the committed crimes, if "the leader of the free world" does that so easily. Is Haditha different from Bucha?

[Madeleine Baran @madeleinebaran]

In the Dark has obtained photos of the 2005 massacre in Haditha, Iraq — which the U.S. military tried to keep from the public for years https://t.co/snAxvijqvq

[Slava Balan @BalanSlava]

Great podcast with the former UN SR on Adequate Housing @leilanifarha and current UN High Commissioner on Human Rights @volker_turk about the Human Rights Based Approach to Economy. Find time to listen to this talk!
https://t.co/g3mEloXPkG

[Slava Balan @BalanSlava]

A great example of a systemic and in-depth analysis! "Just four industries cause 2.7 million deaths in the European Region every year: New WHO report highlights how big industry fuels chronic diseases, obstructs health policy and targets vulnerable people"
https://t.co/qyBMQguBv6

[Slava Balan @BalanSlava]

I was happy to facilitate a three day long training on Human Rights Based Approach for the staff of the Moldovan Ombudsperson's Office. With the partnership between @uOttawaHRREC and Moldovan national human rights institutions, more is to follow on HRBA!

https://t.co/Tw6vVFiCAX

[Slava Balan @BalanSlava]

My new working paper on the state of Human Rights Based Approach in Canada has been published on the Social Sciences Research Network (SSRN). In short, there is some engagement with HRBA in Canada, but it is not consistent and systemic.
https://t.co/jxxqsDVLLZ

[Slava Balan @BalanSlava]

Curious and important fact: According to the 2024 World Happinnes Report, by the degree of happinness in life Canadian youth (below 30 of age) ranks at place 58 in the world, while the Canadian seniors (60+) rank at place 8. A huge intergenerational gap!
https://t.co/C21wNmcBeX

[ICJ / CIJ Canada @ICJCanada]

Another important event of the past months by @ICJCanada & @uOttawaPDI was 7 December discussion on regulation of AI in Canada & abroad. Speakers were Prof. Bengio, MEP Dr. Tudorache, US's Rick Switzer & other leading minds on AI. The event video is here:
https://t.co/LUvNogrwuI

[ICJ / CIJ Canada @ICJCanada]

In the past months @ICJCanada & @uOttawaPDI hosted two important events. On 30 January we hosted a presentation by Sen. Miville-Dechêne & MP J. McKay on the federal Modern Slavery Act and its legal analysis by Benedict Wray. The video of the event in here:
https://t.co/tIsJBolQdH

[Slava Balan @BalanSlava]

My new piece on the recently released Ontario Human Rights Commission's (@OntHumanRights) Human Rights Based Approach Framework has been published today on the Social Sciences Research Network (@SSRN):
https://t.co/2rusyWP1xS

[Slava Balan @BalanSlava]

Not to mention that aggresive imposition of dominant group's identity, language and culture has nothing to do with genuine democracy and human rights.

[Toula Drimonis @ToulasTake]

“It’s not surprising that Quebec’s increasing pluralism & multilingualism are seen as threats by those insisting that a Quebec identity must comply with parameters they get to define & impose.”
Toula Drimonis: Some don't identify as Québécois? I wonder why https://t.co/o1ygg2d2ov

[Slava Balan @BalanSlava]

@freedomhouse's just released Freedom in the World Report: Denial of self-determination undermines democracy and human rights both, on contested territories and globally!
https://t.co/mPACbVpTkL

[Slava Balan @BalanSlava]

@freedomhouse released its annual Freedom in the World Report, to which I had an opportunity to contribute. Global freedom declined for the 18th consecutive year, with an extensive deterioration in breadth and depth.
https://t.co/mPACbVpTkL

[Slava Balan @BalanSlava]

It was a great pleasure to participate and contribute to an important event with @fernanddev, @JP_Peacemaking, @uOttawaHRREC, @ICJCanada discussing serious issues with protection of minorities globally and presenting a proposal for a new international convention on minorities!

[uOttawa CREDP (@uottawahrrec.bsky.social) @uOttawaHRREC]

It was a pleasure to welcome @fernanddev, former @UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues at the #HumanRights Research & Education Centre today!

[Slava Balan @BalanSlava]

The Putin-Trump world will be an "interesting" world to live in. The 20st century might pale in comparison.
https://t.co/2KlTfyMjZx

[Slava Balan @BalanSlava]

So, in sum, Bell Media is given 40 millions of taxpayers' money to be spent for increasing the profits of wealthy shareholders and Bell's chief executives. Wow, what an impressive piece of "garbage" governance work!

https://t.co/fSF0ZLiMJB

[Slava Balan @BalanSlava]

When Putin said that Ukraine was "an artificial state" and then started with his version of history from 13th century, Carlson probably recalled that US as a state only emerged in 18th century as G.Washington's "project" following a "Maidan" in Boston & a coup d'etat (revolution)