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Andrew ParkerApril 3, 2023
Interview with Alexa Koenig
A discussion on the use of open-source evidence in legal proceedings Alexa Koenig, JD, PhD is an adjunct professor and the Co-Executive Director and Co-Faculty […]
Fatima AamirDecember 5, 2022
People Forced to Flee: History, Change and Challenge Book Forum
On October 28, 2022, the International Human Rights Program (IHRP) and David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights co-hosted a book forum on Ninette Kelley’s People […]
Jane Fallis CooperOctober 31, 2022
A Summer at the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)
Cross-border collaboration in a hybrid work environment This summer, I had the privilege of working at the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), a public […]
Alex Foulger-FortOctober 3, 2022
In Search of a Better World
Film Discussion with Payam Akhavan On June 17, 2022, Massey College hosted a screening of In Search of a Better World (2021). Directed by […]
Rights Review Editorial BoardOctober 3, 2022
Interview with Marcia Kran
On her studies, career, and work on the United Nations Human Rights Committee (June 2022) Marcia V.J. Kran, O. C., is an international lawyer with […]
Taskeen Ather NawabNovember 25, 2021
A Letter from the Editorial Board
Revitalizing human rights advocacy Dear Readers, Spheres of both domestic and international law aspire to function in harmony with the preservation of human rights. Often, […]
Ellen AnNovember 25, 2021
The Neglected Field of Remedies for Human Rights Violations
Interview with Professor Kent Roach on remedies in human rights law and the importance of the IHRP Professor Kent Roach is Professor of Law and […]
Duncan CrabtreeNovember 25, 2021
Hunger, Torture Threaten Tigrayans
How Canada’s current inaction on Tigrayan rights violations is reminiscent of old failures Hundreds of thousands of people in Ethiopia, the majority being ethnic Tigrayans, […]
Sterling ManuscoNovember 27, 2020
An Interview with Professor Sophia Moreau
Professor Sophia Moreau speaks about her recent book Faces of Inequality: A Theory of Wrongful Discrimination and its implications to the right to equal treatment […]
Martha CôtéNovember 27, 2020
An Interview with Downtown Legal Services Housing Staff Lawyer on the Right to Housing in the Pandemic
While upholding the right to housing is more important than ever, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought forward new and exasperated existing challenges in housing law […]
David CôtéNovember 27, 2020
The Repression of the Free Press under Lukashenko and its Corresponding Effect on the 2020 Belarusian Presidential Election
Analyzing the systematic silencing and violence in Belarus surrounding the 2020 Belarusian Presidential Election In August 2020, Belarus held their quinquennial presidential election. Despite apparent […]
Sabrina SukhdeoNovember 27, 2020
Nestlé & Cargill v Doe: Lessons from Nevsun and the Meaning of Corporate Accountability
A summary of the Alien Tort Statute and its application to corporate social accountability, justice for victims of international crime, and human rights violations Much […]
Web EditorNovember 2, 2020
Editorial Comments on the IHRP’s Future – Follow-Up Letter
IHRP fellowships will occur as usual October 28, 2020. Dear Readers, In light of the ongoing controversy surrounding the hiring of Professor Valentina Azarova to […]
Web EditorOctober 5, 2020
Editorial Comments on the IHRP’s Future
Reflections on the Director hiring controversy Dear Readers, The start of the 2020-2021 academic year was already going to be difficult for us all considering […]
Sabrina SukhdeoOctober 5, 2020
The Venezuela Accountability Project: An Interview with Ashley Major
Addressing the need for accountability Over the last six years, the regime of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has waged a brutal campaign of repression against […]
Ainslie PierrynowskiOctober 5, 2020
An Unsafe Third Country
An analysis of Canadian Council for Refugees v Canada (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship) The Federal Court of Canada’s decision in Canadian Council for Refugees v […]
Isaac GazendamNovember 2, 2019
IHRP Summer Experiences: Isaac Gazendam
Rights Review (RR): Which organization did you work for and in which city and country? Isaac Gazendam (IG): The Environment and Human Rights Division (EHR) […]
Joshua EisenNovember 2, 2019
IHRP Summer Experiences: Joshua Eisen
Rights Review (RR): Which organization did you work for, and in which city and country? Joshua Eisen (JE): I worked for Adalah —The Center for […]
Web EditorMarch 27, 2019
Responding to the Audit Report: Taking Kafka out of Immigration Detention
Ricardo Scotland, a refugee claimant from Barbados, spent 18 months in maximum-security jail. He was serving an administrative detention, awaiting his refugee hearing. Through multiple […]
Web EditorMarch 27, 2019
A Conversation with Ikponwosa Ero, Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism
Albinism is a relatively rare, non-contagious, genetically inherited condition which most commonly results in the lack of melanin pigment in the hair, skin and eyes. […]
Web EditorFebruary 27, 2019
Reflections on Rwanda
India, an International Human Rights Program (IHRP) clinic student, travelled to Rwanda this past November to interview the survivors featured in The Men Who Killed […]
Web EditorFebruary 27, 2019
They Live On: Survivor’s Narratives of Empowerment 25 Years after the Rwandan Genocide
“Cheaper than AK-47s or grenades or scud missiles, rape is biological warfare. It not only wounds women in the moment it occurs, but it lodges […]
Web EditorFebruary 28, 2017
Immigration Detention Harms Canadian Families
Yolanda Song (3L) When 8-year-old Alicia visits her mother Selena at the immigration detention facility in Toronto, they speak through phones on either side of […]
Web EditorFebruary 28, 2017
Speaking with Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission: Renu Mandhane
Rona Ghanbari (3L) and Hanna Gros, U of T alumni and IHRP Senior Fellow In October 2015 one of the University of Toronto’s very own was nominated […]
Web EditorJanuary 29, 2017
Sandra Morán: A Lifelong Revolutionary
Abisola Omotayo (LLM) & Ashley Peoples (2L), with the support of PEN Canada Programs Coordinator, Brendan de Caires, and human rights defender, Rob Mercatante. […]
Web EditorJanuary 29, 2017
Canada’s gaps in implementing women’s rights: The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women’s 2016 review of Canada
Lara Koerner Yeo (3L) We do not live in a Canadian society where women, men, and those who otherwise self-identify, are equal. In November 2016, […]
Karlson LeungNovember 30, 2016
The Umbrella Movement: A popular uprising predicated on the ‘naive’ belief that anything is possible
Professor Jason Y. Ng (JD/MBA ’01) and Karlson Leung (JD ’18) share their views and personal experiences on the ground two years after the 2014 […]
Kerry SunOctober 27, 2016
Bystanders to Evil: Toward a Principled Approach to Omission Liability Under the Doctrine of Joint Criminal Enterprise
Kerry Sun (2L) and Karlson Leung (2L) The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) was established by the UN Security Council following the […]
Web EditorOctober 27, 2016
U of T Law Meets World: Reflections on IHRP-Facilitated Fellowships
U of T Law Meets World: Reflections on IHRP-Facilitated Fellowships Every year, the International Human Rights Program supports 15 to 20 students to pursue summer […]
Web EditorOctober 27, 2016
Canada Must Live Up to Its International Obligations and Reputation
The Ultra Vires Editorial Board in concert with the IHRP Ultra Vires strongly endorses No Life for a Child: A Roadmap to End Immigration Detention […]
Web EditorSeptember 28, 2016
Spotlight: Hanna Gros, Co-author of No Life for a Child, IHRP Senior Fellow, and Graduate of U of T Law
Rona Ghanbari (3L) Profile Full name: Hanna Gros Age: 27 Undergraduate degree: Psychology BA, McGill University Year of Graduation from U of T Law: 2016 […]
Web EditorApril 9, 2016
Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind: The Invisibility Of Homeless People And Their Rights
Rona Ghanbari (2L) When you make your daily commute to the law school, how many times have you seen someone sitting or sleeping on the […]
Web EditorApril 3, 2016
Quest For Accountability And Justice In Sri Lanka: Keeping The Focus On Victims
Dharsha Jegatheeswaran (IHRP Alumnus) Seven years after the end of a 30-year civil war that saw horrific mass atrocities, Sri Lanka currently stands at a […]
Web EditorApril 2, 2016
Incarcerated and Discriminated: Transgender Youth and Migrants in United States Prisons
Elliot Fonarev (3L) It doesn’t matter what you did or didn’t do, prison is bad for everyone. It looks even worse for people of color, […]
Web EditorMarch 1, 2016
Three Issues a National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Must Address
Lara Koerner Yeo (2L) Ottawa’s decision to launch an inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls is a crucial step in addressing the […]
Web EditorFebruary 28, 2016
Breaking Legal Boundaries: Transnational Torts and Human Rights
Emma Julian (3L) On 19 January, 2016, at an event organized by the International Human Rights Program, the Honourable Ian Binnie, former Justice of the […]
Web EditorFebruary 28, 2016
Yaiguaje v Chevron Corp Is Back In The Canadian Courts
Graham Henry (2L) In the wake of the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) decision granting jurisdiction last September, the case Yaiguaje v Chevron Corp. will […]
Web EditorFebruary 28, 2016
The Yezidi Genocide: In Search of a Sense of Direction
Hanna Gros (3L) “I looked up at the sky, and I said, ‘Mom! They have stars here, too!’” Dalal’s eyes were shining as she recounted […]
Web EditorJanuary 28, 2016
Victim Participation at the International Criminal Court
Misha Boutilier (1L) “I feel that my voice should be heard throughout the world because it is not going to help only me, but the […]
Web EditorJanuary 28, 2016
Terrorism, Free Expression, and Social Activism: An Interview with Mohamed Fahmy
Aidan Campbell (1L) Award-winning Egyptian-Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy was arrested in Egypt and imprisoned for over a year on charges of reporting false news and […]
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