Departing from the Familiar to Embrace the New
By Marie-Cyrielle Agbo When I arrived in Nairobi, I wanted to tell myself that I had no expectations. It seemed like the safest approach: if I expected nothing, I could not be disappointed, however, that would be an impossible task for me. I arrived carrying assumptions and curiosities, while keeping…
Leyla Bilgi-Bérard – La Grande Traversée
Il y a une certaine naïveté dans la décision de devenir étudiant en droit. Peut-être est-ce précisément ce qui nous permet d’entreprendre cette...
July 9, 2026
Canada at the Inter-American Court? – Danielle Girard
Arriving at San José airport, a few days before the start of my internship, I was asked the purpose of my travel. "Soy...
June 30, 2026
Tristan Calvayrac – Crime, Terrorism and the Legitimacy Crisis of Human Rights in Peru
Electoral Mural for Keiko Fujimori, projected winner of the 2026 Peruvian Presidential Election Crime, Terrorism, and State Response “Hitmen gun down Víctor Hugo...
June 24, 2026
Sarah-Frédérique Bérard – We Are All on the Same Team: The Importance of Inclusive Spaces
By Sarah-Frédérique Berard Finding My Place On my first day at Equitas, the blue walls, the artwork, and the photographs portraying communities from...
June 19, 2026
The Importance of Elders in Métis Governance
By: Zahraa Olleik On the weekend of May 22nd – 24th, 2026, the Métis Nation – Saskatchewan (MN-S) convened its bi-annual Métis Nation Legislative...
June 13, 2026
(1) notes on an invisible economy
A single minute spent in Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s capital city of 2.3 million people, is a bombardment of the senses. There are no...
June 13, 2026
To heading or not to heading. By Selena Martineau
I have never ever been a formatting or citation fanatic (don’t come for me, avid McGill Cite Guide champions). But I do as...
June 11, 2026
Leyla Bilgi-Bérard – Ethics of witnessing
The Center for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD), in Uganda, where I was sent on my internship. I had written a decent...
June 2, 2026
Kennedy Parsons – Reckoning with the Reality of a Reactive Human Rights System
It wouldn’t be far off to say that my first month at the Yukon Human Rights Commission (“The Commission”) feels like stepping out...
May 29, 2026
