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Chlöe Shahinian – On Traffic and Transformation in Kampala
By Chlöe Shahinian I’ve known since the beginning of my internship that I wanted the focus of my second blog post to be...
August 7, 2023
Chanelle Lajoie – Notes of What Can Happen to You in Twelve Weeks / Notes of What Can Happen for You in Twelve Weeks
I am someone whose iPhone Notes app is a part of their personality. I record endless notes that act as an extension of...
July 23, 2023
Questions and reflections about human rights litigation in Quebec
I have the chance of interning at the Commission des droits de la personne et de la jeunesse this summer. Having never worked...
July 20, 2023
Fighting for Long Deserved Justice
When I applied for the IHRIP, I assumed that if I had the privilege of participating, I would likely find myself in Montreal...
July 19, 2023
Ashli Au – Human rights advocacy in politically sensitive spaces
At the two-month mark of my internship with a local organization based in South-East Asia, one of my biggest learnings relates to the...
July 18, 2023
Reflections on Work Experiences and Adventures in Namibia & South Africa
Welcome to my second blog, where I will share my work experiences, highlight the work I was able to take part of with...
July 18, 2023
Emmy Labbé – Enriching experiences in Peru
By Emmy Labbé During the last 3 months, I have learned so much about the rights of people with disabilities, especially in Peru,...
July 16, 2023
Life in the Wilderness City and Beyond
By Gabrielle Torrealba For many of us who’ve grown up in a province in so-called Canada, we tend to be uninformed about the...
July 15, 2023
Michelle Akim – A Few Thoughts on Human Rights Work in a Digital World
This summer, I am interning at the Citizen Lab, which is based at the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs and...
July 14, 2023
Ramya Panchacharam – Unpacking my Understanding of Rights
One of the first words I learnt in Tagalog upon my arrival in the Philippines was “karapatan”, which translates to rights in English....
July 14, 2023
Finding My Way in Kenya: 3 Lessons from a Naive Muzungu
By Molly Hamilton The view of Mt. Kenya from my bedroom Although I’ve only been in Kenya for two months, working for the...
July 14, 2023
Les plaisirs du travail à distance : une immersion digitale dans le droit autochtone, environnemental et à la sensibilisation aux discriminations face à la communauté noire
Par Nour Saran Traoré Plus tardivement que les autres, j’ai eu la chance d’être accepté comme stagiaire chez Level Justice, une œuvre de...
July 13, 2023