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Carleton University, the University of Ottawa and the Carleton University Academic Staff Association (CUASA) are welcoming Iranian scholar Hossein Raeesi as part of the Scholars at Risk<\/a> (SAR) network for the 2015-2016 academic year.<\/p>\n

He will be a visiting scholar in Carleton\u2019s Department of Law and Legal Studies, where he will teach Human Rights, Sharia Law and Islamic Legal System. While at the University of Ottawa, he will be taking courses toward professional accreditation as a lawyer in Ontario.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is a great opportunity for Carleton and the University of Ottawa to collaborate on helping a scholar like Mr. Raeesi, who has faced persecution and has had to flee his home country, to spend a year at Carleton and uOttawa in peace and security,\u201d said Peter Ricketts, provost and vice-president (Academic). \u201cSAR is a wonderful program and very worthy of our support, and this partnership with CUASA and the University of Ottawa has made it a reality with Mr. Raeesi as our first SAR scholar.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSAR is of critical value for the many scholars around the world who face not only constraints on their academic work, but also personal threats,\u201d said John Packer, associate professor of Law and director of the Human Rights Research and Education Centre at the University of Ottawa. \u201cWe are honoured to be able to participate with Carleton University in this joint initiative.\u201d<\/p>\n

Raeesi practiced law in Shiraz, Iran, for 20 years. He is the founder and former head of the Human Rights Committee of the Fars Province Bar Association. He is also the founder of Neday-e Edalat (Voice of Justice) Legal Association in Shiraz. As a pro bono attorney, Raeesi has defended political prisoners, journalists, women and children who were sentenced to the death penalty.
\nIn 2012, Raeesi relocated to Canada to escape undue detention and legal actions from the Iranian government. Since then, he has been collaborating with human rights organizations on various issues such as Sharia law, human rights, the death penalty and LGBT issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cCUASA is very proud to have been the initial driving force behind the initiative to bring a Scholar at Risk to Carleton and the University of Ottawa,\u201d said association president Pum van Veldhoven.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe program defends the academic freedom of the most vulnerable scholars by giving them a safe place to do their research. The generosity of individual faculty members at Carleton was stunning. Our members were eager to support this program and their at-risk colleagues.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cScholars at Risk make invaluable contributions to the academic community by sharing their expertise, life experiences and motivations. I am delighted to welcome Mr. Raeesi to Ottawa and look forward to the year ahead,\u201d said Melanie Adrian, chair of the Joint SAR Committee.<\/p>\n

SAR is an international network of higher education institutions dedicated to protecting threatened scholars, preventing attacks on higher education communities and promoting academic freedom worldwide. SAR participants bring their scholarly knowledge and provide a different lens through which to understand and analyze their respective subject matter.<\/p>\n

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Media Contact<\/strong>
\nSteven Reid
\nMedia Relations Officer
\nCarleton University
\n613-520-2600 ext. 8718
\n613-265-6613
\nsteven_reid3@Carleton.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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