Three Bites of the Apple

As I reflect on my time at Human Rights Watch (HRW) with the International Justice (IJ) team this summer, I am overwhelmed by...
September 14, 2023

Léa Gruyelle – The emotional implication, and other thoughts on interning in a national institution

My draft for this blogpost focused mostly on the merits of interning at a national (as opposed to international) human rights institution, as...
September 11, 2023

Reflections on Human Trafficking, Labour Exploitation, and Forced Displacement from Abogados Sin Fronteras in Colombia

Seth Gordon Fin Trata As I reflect on the final days of my internship with Abogados Sin Fronteras in Bogotá, Colombia, I’ve decided...
August 29, 2023

Death and Disability Rights

This summer, I have the privilege of interning remotely with two wonderful disability rights organizations, the Council of Canadians with Disabilities, and with...
August 28, 2023

Béatrice Martel – J’accuse…! L’heure du changement de paradigm?

En ayant passé près de douze semaines au sein de la Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse,...
August 16, 2023

Nour Saran Traoré – L’essentiel

Il faut de tout pour faire un monde. En commençant McGill, je pensais avoir laissé le plus dur derrière moi. Je m'étais trompé....
August 11, 2023

Thomas Bissett – Travel bans and Fishing Trout: A lesson in building trust

Partway through my summer internship, I took a break and went canoe camping in La Vérendrye Wilderness Reserve. The first day and a...
August 9, 2023

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