The Five Defendants — Reflections from Cambodia
Prologue The sunset hung low, orange and pink, over the mountains and rivers of Kampot. In the foreground, a bustling market. People whizzing about on motorcycles, children pressed tightly to their chests, smoke from street-food vendors adding haze to the surreal image. It was five or six, and people had…
Disability Inclusion in Climate and Emergency Plans
Laurissa Brousseau This past summer, I had the privilege of interning with Citizens with Disabilities Ontario (CWDO), under the mentorship of distinguished activists...
September 4, 2024
Isabela Restrepo – What la Pura Vida Taught me about Law and Life
By Isabela Restrepo Warning: At the risk of sounding cliché, this is yet another story about growing up as a first-generation immigrant in...
September 3, 2024
Chinatown to Cyber World: A Human Rights Journey of Juxtapositions
After four months of exploring the ever-changing cyber world at the Citizen Lab, I circled back to one of my earliest memories of...
September 3, 2024
Familiar Streets, Unfamiliar Turns: My first month in the Cyber World
May 30, 2024 - Tammy Nguyen It had been exactly one year since I heard the subway tracks of the TTC while waiting...
September 3, 2024
Nathan Mendel – Exceptions to Rights or Rights as Exceptions?
Shortly before I left Uganda, there was a protest organised in Kampala. Inspired by the events in neighbouring Kenya, Ugandans organised a...
September 2, 2024
Ximena Ramírez Villanueva – Building Bridges: Resilience and Reconciliation in Colombia’s Conflict Landscape
By Ximena Ramírez Villanueva I arrived in Bogotá for my internship with Avocats Sans Frontières filled with anticipation. I was especially eager to...
September 1, 2024
Sarah Bangash — Media Freedom as an Indispensable Right, Not a Privilege
By Sarah Bangash During my time at the Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD), I came to understand that media freedom—a fundamental human...
September 1, 2024
Tuviere Okome – What Is Happening in the Harm Reduction Space and What Can We Do About It?
Tuviere Okome In April 2024, it was announced that Montreal would be opening its first drug inhalation center in the Saint-Henri neighborhood[1]. This...
August 30, 2024
Power of the People – Reflections on Civil Society
One of the BCNL’s major undertakings is supporting other civil society organizations (CSOs) in Bulgaria. BCNL staff provide legal consultations and advice, as...
August 30, 2024