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

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