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International Human Rights Program
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IHRP intern Heather Burnett at the Irish Family Planning Association in Dublin, Ireland.
"During my first five weeks at the office, I wrote a shadow report for the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights regarding Ireland’s lack of progress on reproductive health rights under the respective covenant. I am currently working on a similar report for the UN’s Universal Periodic Review. This report will have a broader focus, and will survey the large variety of international agreements to which Ireland’s criminalization of abortion is contrary."
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The International Human Rights Program at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law enhances the legal protection of existing and emerging international human rights obligations through advocacy, knowledge-exchange, and capacity-building initiatives that provide experiential learning opportunities for students and legal expertise to civil society.
We provide experiential learning opportunities for students and legal expertise to civil society through the following programs and initiatives:
The Director of the IHRP is Renu Mandhane.
For more information, including current information regarding events and initiatives, please visit the IHRP's website at: www.utorontoihrp.com.
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Human Rights in Focus
In 2007, the International Human Rights Program held an exhibit of photographs taken by students during their IHRP internships. See the online exhibition.
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