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

Chanelle Lajoie – Bulgarian Traditions and LGBTI+ Existence

Sofia is Bulgaria’s capital city, and where I am currently interning with the Bulgarian Center for Not-for-Profit Law(BCNL). Having established itself in 2001, BCNL...
July 13, 2023

Andrea Carboni Jiménez – The End to a Remote Experience

Andrea Carboni Jiménez - Blog 2: 30/09/22 When I applied to the McGill Human Rights Internship, I hoped to travel somewhere far, experience...
October 1, 2022

Andrea Carboni Jiménez – The Importance of Interdisciplinary Approaches

Andrea Carboni Jiménez - Blog 1: 27/06/22 My internship is with the Legal Clinic of Disability and Human Rights of the Pontifical Catholic...
October 1, 2022

Nathan Leung – Truth, Memory, and Reconciliation

by Nathan Leung “Hay futuro si hay verdad” - there is a future if there is truth. This was Colombia’s Comision de la...
September 30, 2022

Somaya Amiri – Reflection on Refugee Resettlement Process

by Somaya Amiri Working with the Refugee Law Project (RLP) in Uganda exposed me to various challenges migrant communities face in the country...
September 29, 2022

Sophie Bisping – Legislate First, Define Later

by Sophie Bisping The views expressed in this blog are my own. The Global Observatory on Academic Freedom, where I worked for a...
September 25, 2022

Jack Ball – Living and Working at a Frontier

by Jack Ball The views expressed in this post are my own. One day, in July, I went to the grocery store and...
September 15, 2022

Poonam Sandhu – International Criminal Justice, what’s it good for?

By Poonam Sandhu The views expressed in this blog are my own. This year marked the 20th anniversary of the entry into force...
September 15, 2022