Annica Dickens — Mental Borders: How Legal Fictions Limit Our Imagination
By Annica Dickens I write about rivers I have not yet visited—not for lack of desire or feasibility, but because legal fictions hold me at a distance. For most of the academic year, I planned to spend my summer in Durango, Colorado, interning with the Earth Law Center, a nonprofit…
Patricia Betts – From the Office to the Trails
By Patricia Betts - Before I started this internship in May 2025, I had never been west of Strathroy, Ontario, a small town...
July 10, 2025
Combatting Culture Shock and Capturing Adventure in Southern Africa: A Human Rights Intern’s Reflection
This post balances my vulnerability, cultural reflection, and inspiration during my time in Namibia. Ideal for readers curious about human rights work, solo...
July 8, 2025
Une nuit à Siem Reap
Avant de commencer mon travail, je suis parti pour voir les temples d’Angkor, suivant les conseils de mon patron et de mes parents....
July 4, 2025
Pride Month in Sofia
I am currently interning at the Bulgarian Centre for Non-Profit Law (BCNL), a civil society organization that focuses on civil participation, NGO capacity,...
July 3, 2025
Human Rights is Like a Prism: My first month interning with a housing advocacy group during a housing crisis
After my first year of law school at McGill, I am often asked what kind of law I am interested in studying. Until...
July 2, 2025
Ronan van Rooij – A love letter to Gambian cuisine
View from the beach in Brufut By Ronan van Rooij When one arrives in the Gambia one is met with profound hospitality and...
June 25, 2025
Building into my role at the Métis Nation – Saskatchewan
By Mitch T J'écris ce blog pour décrire mes premières impressions du Saskatoon et mon introduction au travail de Métis Nation - Saskatchewan...
May 28, 2025
Beyond canned soup: echoing lived experiences in rights to housing
by Raiha Shareef During the COVID-19 pandemic, my friends and I made monthly donations to a community fridge in my hometown of Regina,...
October 18, 2024
Tête-à-Tête with Lawyers for human Rights’ Environmental Rights Department : Understanding what’s at stake with the new Business and Human Rights binding treaty
By Alexandre Darmame Le Cap de Bonne Espérance/ Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. - This is a transcription of an interview realized...
October 17, 2024