International Human Rights Law

 
 UTLaw's Renu Mandhane, far right, first in the second row, attended PEN Protesta! in Mexico City.

By Renu Mandhane, director, International Human Rights Program (IHRP)

Have a look at the new video about the "Tranformative Human Rights" exhibition that celebrated the 25th anniversary of the International Human Rights Program. Recorded at the launch of the exhibit on Feb. 9, 2012, the video features interviews with recent IHRP interns and excerpts from speeches by recent intern Morgan Sim and PEN international president John Ralston Saul.

IHRP co-authored influential report with key recommendations on this issue

by Renu Mandhane, director, International Human Rights Program (IHRP)

 
John Ralston Saul speaks with President of the Senate, Senator José González Morfín

Panel discussion to follow includes Stephen Lewis, Canadian diplomat and international envoy for humanitarian efforts

MEDIA ADVISORY 

The International Criminal Court Prosecutor's visit to the Faculty of Law has received considerable attention in Canadian media. Luis Moreno-Ocampo was at the Faculty in conjunction with the screening of the film Prosecutor on Monday Nov.

Panel discussion after the screening of Prosecutor, with (L-R) Renu Mandhane (Director of the International Human Rights Program), Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Stephen Lewis, and Barry Stevens (Director of Prosecutor). 

by Andrew Max (2L)

Four University of Toronto Faculty of Law faculty and staff were cited, directly or indirectly, in the landmark polygamy reference judgment by the Supreme Court of British Columbia, which was written by alumnus The Honourable Chief Justice Robert Bauman ('74).

Prof. Rebecca Cook's literature review on the harms of polygyny, particularly in terms of international human rights law, was cited multiple times in the decision.

(L-R) Andrew Max (2L), Renu Mandhane (Director of the International Human Rights Program), Dean Mayo Moran, Luis Moreno-Ocampo (Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court), Andrea Russell (Executive Director of the Dean’s Office, instructor in International Criminal Law).

International Human Rights Program and Law and Feminism Series take a closer look at "160 Girls" project

By Alice Tsier, 1L

“In Kenya, every 30 minutes a girl is raped.” This is the chilling statistic that Fiona Sampson, the executive director of Equality Effect, uses to explain the urgency of her organization’s work.