IHRP Announces its 2011 Summer Interns!

It is the IHRP’s great pleasure to announce our 2011 Summer Interns

• Louis Century (3L), International Criminal Court (Defence), The Hague, Netherlands – A strong defence is essential to the legitimacy of international tribunals; Louis will be working with the Banda defence team this summer.

• Gunwant Gill (2L), Human Rights Watch, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. – Gunwant will be working with Andrea Prasow, senior counsel in HRW’s Terrorism and Anti-Terrorism division.

• Danielle Glatt (1L), Section 27: Catalysts for Change, Johannesberg, South Africa – Danielle will be assisting Section 27 with strategic litigation aimed at domestic protection of economic and social rights, especially the right to health.

• Sofia Ijaz (1L), Human Rights Watch, New York – Sofia will be working on prisoners’ rights in the context of U.S. anti-terror legislation.

• Charu Kumar (1L), Conectas, Sao Paolo, Brazil – Charu will assist Conectas, the leading Brazilian human rights organization, in their work to end widespread torture in Brazilian prisons.
 

• Aimee Letto (2L), Centre for Reproductive Rights, New York, U.S.A. – Aimee will support the litigation and advocacy work of the International Program at the Centre.

• Meghan Lindo (2L), Equality Effect, Ottawa and Meru, Kenya – Meghan will travel to Kenya to conduct research and develop public legal education materials to support test-case litigation aimed at ending impunity for widespread sexual violence against Kenyan girls.

• Ryan Liss (3L), International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (Prosecution), Arusha, Tanzania – Ryan will assist the prosecutor’s office to hold perpetrators of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide accountable.

• Ben Liston (2L), United National High Commissioner for Refugees, Kathmandu, Nepal – Ben will be working with the UNHCR on their urban refugee program.

• Andrew Max (1L), International Criminal Court (Prosecution), The Hague, Netherlands – Andrew will be assisting the Prosecution in files related to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

• Sonja Pavic (2L), International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (Prosecution), Arusha, Tanzania (firm-funded) - Sonja will assist the prosecutor’s office to hold perpetrators of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide accountable.

• Mary Roberts (2L J.D./M.A.I.R.), Inter-American Commission for Human Rights, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. – Mary will be assisting the Commission with their active files.

• Kate Robertson (1L), International Centre for Transitional Justice, New York, U.S.A.- Kate will be conducting analysis on reparations as a means of transitional justice.

• Sylvie McCallum-Rougerie (1L), Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust, Dhaka, Bangladesh – Sylvie will be assisting BLAST with test case litigation, as well as development of a communications strategy.

• Alice Tsier (1L), International Labour Organization, Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Alice will be working with the ILO on their project to improve the right to health for pre-dominantly female garment factory workers

• Nevena Urosovic (2L), Centre of Human Rights, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile (firm-funded) – Nevena will be assisting with cutting edge human rights research at a world-renowned institution.

• Christine Wadsworth (1L), International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (Judges Chambers), Arusha, Tanzania – Christine will be working directly with judges adjudicating cases alleging war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.