Georgia DeFehr – Bridging Journalism and Human Rights Law
Before interning at the Centre for Law and Democracy, I didn’t expect I would learn about how human rights law and journalism intersect. I took an Investigative Journalism course during my undergraduate degree and completed a major in communications, but the start of law school seemed to mark the end…
Connecting the OSI’s work to our Everyday Lives
Included in the mandate of the Office of the Independent Special Interlocutor (OSI), where I interned this summer, is making recommendations for a...
October 13, 2023
Learning about Indigenous Data Sovereignty
This summer, I had the privilege of completing my human rights internship with the Office of the Independent Special Interlocutor for Missing Children...
October 13, 2023
Kim Baronet – Refugee Empowerment in Uganda
By Kim Baronet Before I came to Uganda, I knew it was a country that was hosting a lot of refugees in part...
October 4, 2023
Seth Gordon: Finding the ‘Lost’ City of Teyuna
In the first week of August, I made use of one of Colombia’s statutory holidays to plan a trip to the coast. I...
October 4, 2023
Ashli Au – Reflections on a Top-Down Approach to Human Rights
Coming into my internship in Vietnam, I was a strong proponent of an approach to human rights that was cognizant and responsive to...
September 18, 2023
Samuel Anthony – Thoughts on “interning”
I think a lot of us interns went into our internship unsure what to expect. What are we here to learn, what is...
September 16, 2023
Ramya Panchacharam – Pursuing Justice Through Alternative Lawyering
Seminar led by Atty. Marlon Manuel on Alternative Laywering during BOS This summer I had the opportunity to intern at the Ateneo Human...
September 14, 2023
Three Bites of the Apple
As I reflect on my time at Human Rights Watch (HRW) with the International Justice (IJ) team this summer, I am overwhelmed by...
September 14, 2023
Léa Gruyelle – The emotional implication, and other thoughts on interning in a national institution
My draft for this blogpost focused mostly on the merits of interning at a national (as opposed to international) human rights institution, as...
September 11, 2023