Human Rights Work and the Ontario Provincial Election: Before and After  

By Heather Whiteside I began my internship at the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network in Toronto at the beginning of June, just days before...
September 19, 2018

Are We Really Surprised?

By Cassandra Richards During my time at Maliiganik Tukisiiniakvik Legal Services in Iqaluit, a riot broke out at the Baffin Correctional Centre in...
September 10, 2018

A tale of two ideals

By Roxanne Caron My work this summer at the Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD) focused on issues of access to information, government...
September 10, 2018

Selling Justice Short: Reflections on Reconciliation, Accountability, and Weight Loss

By Tiran Rahimian One of the very first remarks made by my darling mother upon my return to Montreal was, perhaps unsurprisingly, that...
September 9, 2018

Les règles de l’hospitalité

Par Renaude Morin Nous étions un groupe d’amis en randonnée dans la région de Taza. La nuit allait tomber et la fatigue nous...
September 3, 2018

Attentes et découvertes

Par Elisabeth Beauchamp Au début de mon stage, j’ai été un peu effrayée en constatant la légèreté de mon horaire de travail. Tout...
September 3, 2018

Making a Case for Privacy as a Human Right

Maia Stevenson Being a law student interested in privacy rights, I frequently hear the following two comments, respectively: “Only people who have something...
September 1, 2018

A Genocide Forgotten, No More

By: Eleanor Dennis Walking around downtown Windhoek, it is common to see streets named after German philosophers or musicians and finishing with “Strasse”...
August 31, 2018

Keeping Warm During the “Cold” Rainy Season

By Yulia Yugay Contrary to popular belief, I did not roast under the Kenyan sun for three months. In fact, we caught the...
August 29, 2018

Finding Familiarity in a Foreign Place

By Adriana Cefis The first time I experienced home abroad was while eating McDonald’s soft serve at Colombo’s Racecourse as little kids played...
August 28, 2018

Meeting Tep Vanny

By Emilie Duchesne One of my most interesting assignments was to research Tep Vanny, Cambodia’s most famous land activist. Just a few days...
August 25, 2018

Terrorism, Election Violence, and Transitional Justice

By Nicole Maylor From exploring different research streams in the organization to watching world cup matches over lunch, the last 6 weeks of...
August 14, 2018