Pushed Out, Worn Down: Urban Displacement and the Crises of Social Reproduction in Delhi
May 15, 2026
Arpita Biswas
In collaboration with the Faculty of Arts and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies, the Centre for Human Rights Research hosted Dr. Arpita Biswas from the Department of Economics at the University of Manitoba for a lecture titled “Pushed Out, Worn Down: Urban Displacement and the Crises of Social Reproduction in Delhi”. The lecture was held on On Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
This seminar is a part of our annual Critical Conversations seminar series. This year, the seminar series focuses on feminist research methodologies, exploring various ways research is done within feminist and anti-oppressive scholarship.
Watch a video of the lecture below.
Gender-Based Violence and Displacement: The Human Cost of War, Colonialism and the Climate Crisis
Gender-Based Violence and Displacement: The Human Cost of War, Colonialism and the Climate Crisis
May 4, 2026
Joy Chadya, Brenda Gunn, Helga Hamilton, Olga Khamedova, Shirley Robinson, and Alex Wilson
In honour of International Women’s Day, the Centre for Human Rights Research and Giganwenimaanaanig hosted a panel discussion titled “Gender-Based Violence and Displacement: The Human Cost of War, Colonialism, and the Climate Crisis” on Thursday, March 5th. This discussion explored gender-based violence in the context of conflict, structural violence, and displacement, and the ways in which love — for the lands, waters, and for all our relations — can sustain us.
Watch a recording of the panel below.
Bordering on Age Discrimination: A social age analysis of Canada immigration policy
Bordering on Age Discrimination: A social age analysis of Canada immigration policy
December 1, 2025
Angela Ciceron
On November 20, 2025, the Centre for Human Rights Research and the Department of Sociology and Criminology (Faculty of Arts) at the University of Manitoba hosted Dr. Christina Clark-Kazak for a lecture titled “Bordering on Age Discrimination: A Social Age Analysis of Canada’s Immigration Policy.”
In this lecture, Clark-Kazak draws from her forthcoming work on Age and Immigration Policy in Canada: Toward an Equitable Approach (UBC Press, 2026) where she uses a social age analysis to understand how Canadian immigration policies can discriminate on the basis of social age. Her analysis covers a broad range of immigration policies, from the points system to refugee settlement, as well as related areas such as immigration detention.
Watch the lecture below.
Just Research: A Podcast – Episode 1
Just Research: A Podcast - Episode 1
October 6, 2025
Angela Ciceron
If you’re interested in water justice, you’ll be interested in the first episode of Just Research. Just Research is a podcast series from the Centre for Human Rights Research at the University of Manitoba. Hosted by Dr. Pauline Tennent and Dr. Adele Perry, the podcast highlights researchers from the UM community and beyond doing work in human rights and social justice in a variety of disciplines.
This season focuses on researchers whose work engages with each of the CHRR’s research themes: Borders and Human Rights, Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights, Reproductive and Bodily Justice, and Water Rights and Justice.
Episode 1: Looking Back on the CHRR and Water Research with Helen Fallding
In the first episode of Just Research, CHRR director Dr. Adele Perry and former CHRR manager Helen Fallding look back to the CHRR’s longstanding work in water rights and justice. In this conversation, they talked about the CREATE H2O program, its interdisciplinary, foundational work in water and sanitation in First Nations communities, and its legacy through the Just Waters project.
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