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IHRP announces 2015 summer interns

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

The IHRP is pleased to announce its 2015 summer interns, who will join the ranks of the over 300 interns we have sent into the field since 1987.  Congratulations to this year's amazing interns, and stay tuned for reports from the field over the course of the next few months.

Nour Bargach (1L), International Organization for Migration (Geneva)

Katie Bresner (2L), Canadian Department of Justice, War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity Prosecutions Unit (Ottawa)

Mandhane and Cheung in Globe and Mail: Judges should be overseeing solitary confinement

Monday, March 9, 2015

In an opinion published on page A11 of today’s Globe and Mail, IHRP executive director Renu Mandhane and Carmen Cheung, senior counsel at the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association, argue that solitary confinement in Canadian prisons must be subject to judicial oversight.

Happy International Women's Day from the IHRP!

Friday, March 6, 2015

Check out these profiles of Faculty of Law alumnamaking a difference in their communities whether in Canada or across the world. Special shout out to 2009 IHRP intern Aneesa Walji who is now based in Cairo (and whose profile is pasted below).

IHRP's SCC intervention profiled on cover of Nexus magazine: Spillover into Canada

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Chevron Corporation says its Canadian subsidiary has no assets to pay Indigenous Ecuadorians a US$9.5 billion environmental settlement. What will the Supreme Court of Canada say?

Illustration for Spillover into CanadaBy Christopher R. Graham, JD 2007 / Illustrations by Justin Renteria

Latest case of long-term segregation 'troubling': says Mandhane to Whitehorse Daily Star

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

In a story that ran today in the Whitehorse Daily Star, IHRP Executive Director, Renu Mandhane, is quoted extensively regarding the use of indefinite solitary confinement to deal with prisoners with mental health issues.  The article details the case of Michael Nehass, 31, who is currently before the Yukon courts on various criminal charges, and who has been allegedly kept in solitary confinement for approximately one year and nine months.

IHRP lands prestigious Jus Memorial Human Rights Prize for its work to end discrimination

Friday, February 20, 2015
Renu Mandhane and Audrey Macklin

The Faculty of Law’s International Human Rights Program (IHRP) is the winner of the 2015 Ludwig and Estelle Jus Memorial Human Rights Prize for its groundbreaking work to end discrimination against women and sexual minorities. IHRP director, Renu Mandhane, and faculty advisory committee chair, Professor Audrey Macklin, will accept the award on the IHRP’s behalf at a formal presentation ceremony on April 13, 2015 at Isabel Bader Theatre in Toronto.

Lawyer’s Weekly profiles work of IHRP clinic

Thursday, February 5, 2015

This week’s edition of Lawyer’s Weekly profiles the IHRP legal clinic, including the recent grant received from the Elton John AIDS Foundation.  The story includes quotes from the IHRP Director, Renu Mandhane, and second year law student, Petra Molnar.  

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