Whose Law Is It Anyway?

by Eric Epp I was thrilled and grateful to get a spot in this program but still laughed when I read “Saskatchewan:” after...
July 19, 2022

Unique, all-encompassing and holistic; that’s human rights work!

by Angela Nassar It has been a few days since the end of my internship. I wanted to take this time to mark...
July 18, 2022

A Summer of Crossing Borders and Jurisdictions in Akwesasne

by Brandon Bonspiel This summer, I am interning at the Akwesasne Justice Department. The Kanien’keha:ka (Mohawk) community is geographically divided by the colonizing...
July 15, 2022

Centering love in HIV decriminalization advocacy

By Catherine Dunne I can distinctly remember learning about HIV criminalization in my first-year criminal law class. In Canada, it is criminalized to...
July 11, 2022

Queer Activism in Tunisia

Setting the Scene When I was on the plane crossing the ocean from Canada to Tunisia, I reflected on the fact I was...
June 30, 2022

An event or a process? Thinking about the origins of human rights abuses

by Ella Johnson The views expressed in this post are my own. My internship is already about halfway done. It has gone quite...
June 28, 2022

Time Travel & Tug of War in Sofia

by Aliya Behar The views expressed in this piece are my own. My first few days in Sofia made it clear that walking...
June 21, 2022

Bogotá: A Dynamic City of Contrasts

by Nathan Leung  It has been over a month since I arrived in Bogotá for my internship at Avocats Sans Frontières Canada (ASFC),...
June 20, 2022

Traces of Transience

By Nicolas Kamran The views expressed in this piece are my own. I noticed two things upon first entering Iqaluit’s RCMP detachment center....
June 19, 2022

Kenya 101: A practical guide for newcomers

By Noémie Richard It has already been four weeks since I arrived in Kenya, and I have enjoyed every bit of my time...
June 15, 2022

An unexpected turn of events yet, invaluable lessons learnt

It has now been a bit more than half-way through my internship. I wanted to pause and reflect on everything that has brought...
June 9, 2022

5 lessons from my first few weeks in Uganda

by Rebecca Clayton  It’s been a few weeks since I have arrived in Uganda to work for the summer with the Center for...
June 6, 2022