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In the field

Research and Academia: The Inconspicuous Cog in the Human Rights Wheel

By Emilie de Haas  Hello again! I have been home in Canada for a few weeks now, and it has given me time...
August 28, 2016
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Stop planning, Start trusting, but keep asking

By Nour Saadi As human rights interns, we might go to a certain country with the objective of empowering a community, and most...
August 27, 2016
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Le Niger en route vers une meilleure compréhension des droits humains !

Marie-Laure Saliah-Linteau Mon stage à peine terminé, c’est la tête pleine de réflexions et de questionnements que j’ai décidé de partir « sur un...
August 26, 2016
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So what exactly does a Human Rights Commission do anyway?

Theo Lyons Back in June, when I was about three weeks into my internship at the Yukon Human Rights Commission, my brother and...
August 26, 2016
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A Few Words on the Tekaia’torehthà:ke Kaianerenhsera (Akwesasne Court Law) to Commemorate the “Birthday” of the Akwesasne Mohawk Court

By Amelia Philpott Over the past months of my placement with the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Justice Department, there have been some exciting...
August 26, 2016
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Influencing the Tide of International Law (in a Tiny, Tiny, Minuscule Way)

By Fiona Cooke I am now one week out from finishing my internship at Avocats sans frontières Canada in Québec City. Although one...
August 14, 2016
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The limits to legal reform focused on the state: the case of Mali

By Matthew Squire With only a few days remaining of my internship, I am only just beginning to appreciate how much I have...
August 10, 2016
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Did Science get lost for a second at Toronto City Council vote on Supervised Injection Sites?

By Rachel Kohut During the final weeks of my internship at the Legal Network, I got the chance to witness Toronto City Council...
August 5, 2016
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Understanding the Complexities of Kidnap for Ransom

By Amanda Arella Shortly before leaving for my internship, I woke up to this headline: “Canada ‘does not and will not’ pay ransom...
July 29, 2016
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Le complexe de la cafetière

Par Antoine Beauchemin Lorsque le « C’est normal » s’adapte à une réalité changeante *** Voilà quelque huit mois que j’ai appris, jumelant stupeur et...
July 20, 2016
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A Nation in Mourning

By André Capretti On Sunday morning, Cambodia lost one of its most beloved sons. Kem Ley was a prominent independent political analyst, a...
July 11, 2016
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Broadening my Perspectives

By Jacinthe Dion Szeretlek Magy. Cette phrase, qui se traduit à “j’aime la Hongrie,” fait partie des dix mots que j’ai appris de...
July 7, 2016