IHRP News

Key IHRP Clinic Recommendations Poised to Become Mexican Law

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Yesterday, March 13, the Mexican Senate passed a key constitutional reform related to protection of journalists and freedom of expression.  The legal reform was recommended by the IHRP in our clinic report 

IHRP celebrates International Women’s Day with Update of Key Women’s Rights Resource

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

March 8, 2012 - To celebrate International Women’s Day, the International Human Rights Program (IHRP) at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law is pleased to announce key updates to the Women’s Human Rights Resources (WHRR) database on

IHRP Launches Permanent 25th Anniversary Online Exhibition

Friday, February 24, 2012

With the close of its highly successful 25th Anniversary exhibition, Transformative Human Rights: 25 Years in the Field, at the University of Toronto Art Centre, the IHRP has launched a permanent online exhibition 

IHRP Announces its 2012 Summer Interns

Friday, February 24, 2012

The IHRP is pleased to announce its 2012 summer interns who will be travelling across the globe to advance the field of humna rights - from China to Geneva to Peru.  See the list of interns 

IHRP 25th Anniversary Event a Remarkable Success!

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Last Thursday, the IHRP celebrated its 25th anniversary and the opening of the Transformative Hum

25th Anniversary Edition of Rights Review

Monday, February 6, 2012

Read the 25th Anniversary edition of Rights Review here. This special edition focuses on major developments in human rights over the past 25 years, and challenges going forward.&

The Sobering Truth about Freedom of Expression in Mexico

Thursday, February 2, 2012

The IHRP's Director, Renu Mandhane, recently returned from a trip to Mexico to present the IHRP-PEN Canada report,Corruption, Impunity, Silence: The War on Mexico's Journalists.  Read about her experiences 

IHRP Intern and Clinic Student featured in UofT Magazine

Monday, December 12, 2011

Read about Meghan Lindo's experiences in Kenya pursuing accountability for rape of girls and women in Uo

IHRP Intern publishes article in Citizenship Studies based on her experiences.

Monday, December 5, 2011

Rebecca Sutton (2L) is a current IHRP clinic student and was an IHRP intern in 2009 with the Forced Migration Studies Program in South Africa.