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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
The Refugee Experience in Bangkok
It sucks to be a refugee. And it really sucks to be a refugee in Bangkok. This summer I am working in Bangkok...
July 6, 2014
Initial adjustments in Colorado
by Matthew Millman-Pilon Compared to many of the other interns, I would imagine that the challenges associated with my acclimatization were negligible. Colorado’s...
July 1, 2014
A.N.D.
By Peter Grbac I met Indian bureaucracy the other day. She is a large, round woman who was perched on a dark solid...
June 29, 2014