SAR-Canada

The SAR Canada Section, comprising 20 university members, exists to promote the values, aims and activities of Scholars at Risk in Canada.

The SAR Canada Section was formally launched on June 22, 2012 at the University of Toronto’s Massey College by The Honourable Dr. Lloyd Axworthy, then President and Vice-Chancellor of The University of Winnipeg. The launch of the Canadian Section represented the culmination of several years of partnership between Canadian higher education institutions and the Scholars at Risk Network.

In 2016, Canada was proud co-host of the 2016 Global Congress in Montreal.

The SAR Canada Section undertakes constant outreach, partnerships and joint activities, information about which you will find on this page.

News / Nouvelles

Scholars at Risk Network and the Human Rights Research and Education Centre’s Human Rights Clinic Advocate for Academic Freedom

October 11, 2018

Constitutional Court of Colombia Reinstates Professor Fired for Denouncing Cases of Sexual Harassment in Campus

Podcast on Academic Freedom

June 15, 2018

Viviana Fernandez, co-section head of SAR-Canada, speaks with the Globalisation Cafe podcast about academic freedom.

Amicus Curiae on Academic Freedom Submitted to the Colombian Constitutional Court

Scholars at Risk and the Human Rights Clinic of the Human Rights Research and Education Centre at uOttawa submitted an Amicus Curiae before the Colombian Constitutional Court.

The Canadian Section met during the 2018 SAR Global congress in Berlin.

April 23, 2018

The Canadian Section met during the 2018 SAR Global congress in Berlin.

University of Guelph International Scholar at Risk Shares His Experience

November 13, 2018 6:00 pm

University of Guelph, Alexander 100

The Middle Eastern history expert will share his experience and discuss academic freedom and freedom of speech on Tuesday, Nov. 13. His public lecture begins at 6 p.m. in Alexander 100.