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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