In the field
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