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 

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 

The IHRP's report, Guatemala: Country Report for Use in Refugee Claims Based on Persecution Relating to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity  will be included i

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 the Bora L

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 

Zahra Ahmed (LLM) and Atrisha Lewis (3L)

The IHRP is pleased to report that two of our 2011 IHRP interns will be clerking at the Supreme Court of Canada in 2013.  Louis Century, who interned for the Banda defence team at the International Criminal Court, will be clerking for the Honourable Madam Justice Deschamps.  Before law school, he interned for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Kenya.  Kate Robertson, who interned at the International Centre for Transitional Justice (ICTJ), will be clerking for the Honourable Madam Justice

By Sylvie McCallum-Rougerie (2L)

Children in Burma: Dominant Burmese Narrative Fails to Capture Ongoing Rights Violations by the Burmese Government – Lane Krainyk

Lane is a third year law student at the Faculty and was an IHRP intern with the Burma Lawyer’s Council in 2011.  While interning, he assisted in drafting a shadow report which was submitted to the Committee on the Rights of the Child.

Faculty’s International Human Rights Program Matches Students with Mentors in the Field 

As part of its award-winning legal clinic, the International Human Rights Program (IHRP) has launched a new mentorship program that matches upper year and graduate students with leading human rights professionals. 

The IHRP mentorship program builds on the success of the Faculty’s alumni mentorship program and recognizes the tremendous value of mentoring relationships, especially in the competitive field of international human rights law.