Peruvian Disability Rights and Civil Reform

By Isabel Baltzan For my IHRIP experience, I’ve had the opportunity to join the Instituto de Democracia y Derechos Humanos at the PUCP...
July 25, 2021

Navigating the Boundaries of Remote Work at Avocats Sans Frontières

By Johanna Cline With only two weeks left at my placement at Avocats Sans Frontières Canada (ASFC), I am incredibly grateful to have...
July 22, 2021

Battered Woman Syndrome and Plea Bargains: Gaps in Defending Vulnerable Women

Co-Authored by Noa Mendelsohn Aviv (Canadian Civil Liberties Association Equality Director) and Kassandra Neranjan; Originally Published: https://ccla.org/blog-ccla-2/ Helen Naslund, a 56 year old grandmother,...
July 22, 2021

Listening and Learning at the Indigenous Law Centre

By Bryce Lansdell This summer I have been working remotely as an intern at the Indigenous Law Centre (ILC), based out of the...
July 22, 2021

The Procedure Underpinning Human Rights at the Commission

By Jeremy Wiener This summer, I am working at the Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse (CDPDJ)....
July 21, 2021

Human Rights in Cyberspace: An online internship about human rights online

By Niamh Leonard This summer, I am working as a Legal Extern at the Citizen Lab. The Citizen Lab is an interdisciplinary laboratory...
July 21, 2021

Building a home in government for the Federal Housing Advocate

By Kazumi Moore This summer, I’m one of many interns working remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But that’s not the only thing...
July 21, 2021

The Need to Abolish Guardianship – Bulgaria and Beyond!

By: Kendra Landry This summer, in working with the Bulgarian Center for Non-for-Profit Law, I have been helping to promote their Born Ready...
July 20, 2021

The Importance of Inclusion: Lessons Learned While Working Remotely Across an Ocean

By Taryn Wilkie This summer I am working for the International Centre for Ethnic Studies (ICES) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, however, due to...
July 19, 2021

Remote Internship, the New Normal

By Mehri Ghazanjani This summer, I started my remote internship at the HIV Legal Clinic thinking that it would be an awkward or...
July 19, 2021

Zooming, Tweeting, and Slacking for Change: Human Rights Work during a Global Pandemic

By Mohammed Odusanya At this point in the pandemic, it might feel obvious to state that the past year has changed everything. My...
July 9, 2021

Working Remotely for the Yukon Human Rights Commission: Legal Research is Cool

By Mathew Yaworski Like many people during the pandemic, I am working remotely, albeit with a three-hour time difference between Whitehorse and Toronto....
June 22, 2021