Is Three a Crowd? The Procedural Nature of the Inter-American Human Rights System

By Kaley Lachapelle Because Canada is not a State Party to the American Convention on Human Rights (also referred to as the Pact of...
October 1, 2015

Travailler de concert

Par Michel Bélanger-Roy Liste de choses que je ne m’attendais pas à faire lors d’un stage en droits humains au Cameroun : #1 -...
July 21, 2015

Trans*clusivity: a call to action

CW: Conversion Therapy & RPDR7 Spoiler We are all born with privileges & barriers. More often than not, we overlook the privilege we...
June 15, 2015

On first impressions and perceptions

By Anna Wettstein Africa has some of the most progressive human rights legislation in the world. This is what made me optimistic and...
June 5, 2015

Learning To Be A Good Lawyer

By  Ayearst My time as a Legal Officer at Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) has given me a glimpse of what it will take...
September 2, 2014

Drive Through a Legal Labyrinth

By Cecile Capella-Laborde Learning about the geography of Akwesasne is essential to understanding the daily struggles of the Akwesasne Mohawk Community, and the...
September 1, 2014

India, an Idea

By Peter Grbac No guidebook, no first-hand narratives, no newspaper reports, nothing really can prepare you for an experience in India. I say...
August 19, 2014

Canada meets Colorado!

by Stacey Smydo I was super excited when I found out that I would be working at the One Earth Future Foundation this...
August 7, 2014

Human Rights Education, Hot Topics and Turkey Necks

By Arielle Corobow The International Human Rights Training Program organized by Equitas for the past 35 years has been a site of participation,...
August 7, 2014

HIV and Sex – Not a Risky Business

By Isabelle Rémillard Four girls in downtown Toronto, a little bit of gin, and a conversation about one-night stands. It didn’t take too...
August 1, 2014

India and its 1971 Refugee “Problem”

“Do they know we are coming?” In 1971, an estimated 10 million refugees crossed the border from East Pakistan into India (UNHCR 2000...
July 28, 2014

A First Blog Entry from a LICADHO Intern: Arrival and First Few Tasks

By Jonathan Coulombe It’s been a little more than a Month since I started my internship at the LICADHO in Phnom Penh. The...
July 7, 2014