Special Lecture: Alex Neve 'Universal – Renewing Human Rights in a Fractured World', Jan. 21

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 21:00:00 GMT

The Centre for the Study of Security and Development, in collaboration with International Development Studies, the Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace and Security, and the Schulich School of Law, invites you to a special lecture with alumnus Alex Neve, the 2025 CBC Massey Lecturer, to explore the universality of human rights. Alex Neve will deliver his 2025 CBC Massey Lecture, "Universal: Renewing Human Rights in a Fractured World."

Following the lecture, Neve will be signing copies of his new Massey Lecture book, UNIVERSAL: Renewing Human Rights in a Fractured World.

Neve is a visiting and adjunct professor in international human rights law at the Schulich School of Law and the University of Ottawa, and is a senior fellow with the University of Ottawa’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. He has taken part in over forty human rights research and advocacy delegations throughout Africa, Asia, Latin America, Guantánamo Bay, and First Nations communities in Canada and served as Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada from 2000 to 2020.

Panelists:

Alex Neve, OC (Student, Schulich School of Law)
Tareq Hadhad (Peace by Chocolate
Tanha Tanjila (International Development Studies)
Heather Tasker (Political Science)

The event will be moderated by Jeff Douglas, CBC.

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Special Lecture: Alex Neve 'Universal – Renewing Human Rights in a Fractured World', Jan. 21