Human Rights Lawyering in Québec City

By: Sarah Cha Heading back to Montreal after three months interning at Avocats sans frontières Canada (ASFC), I’ve had plenty of time to...
September 11, 2017

Les “Gardiens de la Brousse”

Par Lucas Matthieu Le Burkina Faso connait depuis deux ans maintenant l’émergence de milices armées indépendantes dans les quatre coins du pays. Nommées...
September 10, 2017

Ana’s Retirement Party

By Emily Ann Painter It was late Thursday afternoon when Aji, Muzhgan and I, “the IJ interns” as they refer to us around...
September 6, 2017

A moment of reflection: My work and why human rights work matters

By Taylor Gillespie Now that I’ve been home for a few weeks, I’ve had a chance to really reflect on my experience in...
September 5, 2017

Airing My Ignorance

By Joel Badali For this blog post, I thought I’d talk about the various ways in which I learned to navigate the fact...
September 4, 2017

A Visit to the High Court of Delhi

By Alexa Franczak Visiting the High Court of Delhi is not an easy process. Unlike Canadian courts where in most cases one can...
September 1, 2017

On writing a poem – or not

By Joel Badali I wanted to write a poem at first. It's been five years since my last excursion living abroad and I...
August 31, 2017

Safeguards – Regional and International Protections on the Rights of Children

By Katerina Lagassé The Adhikain Para Sa Karapatang Pambata (AKAP)[1] Child Rights Desk of the Ateneo Centre for Human Rights works with different...
August 31, 2017

The Ateneo Human Rights Center (AHRC) and Human Rights Education

By Katerina Lagassé The Ateneo Human Rights Center (AHRC) of the Ateneo de Manila School of Law facilitates an internship program that provides...
August 30, 2017

The Exclusion of Women’s Interests in India’s Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation, and Resettlement Act, 2013

By Alexa Franczak The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation, and Resettlement Act (LARR), 2013 came into force on...
August 27, 2017

A truly international evening

By: Nathalie Laflamme It’s quite hard to describe the IHRTP to someone who hasn’t experienced it themselves. At least, that’s what I told...
August 21, 2017

Defining Equality: Namibia’s Supreme Court and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

By Kevin Lee Pinkoski Equality in Namibia and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: A young country – with a new constitution –...
August 17, 2017