In the field

In the field

Kenyan Courthouses: Handwriting, Missing Witnesses and Wrong Numbers

Annie O'Dell This is my fourth week in Kenya for my internship with the Equality Effect. I am working in Meru, with a...
June 18, 2014
In the field

We don’t have antimalarial injections, so if they can’t swallow, too bad.

 Matthias Heilke I spent most of this week on a “field visit”. With a few colleagues, I went to a remote district of...
June 17, 2014
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Réflexions sur l’intersectionnalité

 Suzanne Zaccour Intersectionnalité. Un mot à la mode. Selon ma grande amie Wikipedia : « L’intersectionnalité […]désigne la situation de personnes subissant simultanément...
June 13, 2014
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The Gambian philosophy of kindness

By Guilhem de Roquefeuil Stories of dishonest border guards and double counting money changers abound in travel forums and hostel conversations. And yet,...
June 4, 2014
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Les avantages d’une approche participative

Par Linda El Halabi Lorsque je travaillais au bureau d’Equitas avant que le PIFDH (Programme de Formation en Droits Humains) ne commence, on...
September 2, 2013
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Les déplacement forcés subis par les communautés afro-colombiennes

Diya Bouchedid Il m’a été demandé de collaborer à la rédaction d'une proposition de projet principalement axé sur la question des déplacements forcés...
August 20, 2013
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La situation des femmes au Guatemala

Diya Bouchedid Lors de mon stage avec Avocats Sans Frontières Canada, l'une de mes tâches a été d'étudier la situation des femmes au...
August 19, 2013
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Why is the law still ineffective in protecting human rights defenders?

Linda Elhalabi In 2013, it is still extremely dangerous to be a human rights activist. This is nothing new to anyone following the...
August 18, 2013
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Adventures in a Gambian Police Station

Jean-Marc Lacourcière Today is a public holiday in The Gambia, as it is Aïd-al-Fitr, the holiday marking the end of the Muslim holy...
August 14, 2013
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How not to have your case thrown out by the Inter-American Commission

Emily Hazlett Imagine a hospital where the patients sleep on the floor or on dirty old mattress. Instead of getting adequate treatment for...
August 12, 2013
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Frénésie électorale, version Cambodge

Lea Pelletier-Marcotte L’attente des résultats suite à un scrutin varie selon l’endroit où vous vous trouvez dans le monde. Au Québec, au Canada...
August 12, 2013
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Human Rights Protection & The Game of Thrones

Laura Rhodes One of the cultural differences I notice, is that when Americans speak about whether Obama should intervene militarily in Syria, there...
August 9, 2013