Indigenous Education Podcast – Part 2
Written and produced by Amisha Parikh-Friese and Clara Kuk
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Indigenous Education Podcast – Part 1
Written and produced by Amisha Parikh-Friese and Clara Kuk
A Summary of JHR’s Panel on Transgender Migrants
Written by Anonymous; edited by Magdalene Karalis At Journalists of Human Rights, we constantly strive to shine lights on issues not discussed or understood as much by mainstream society. Recently, through the guidance of McGill…
Indigenous Awareness Week: Audra Simpson Calls for a New Academic Standard
Audra Simpson’s lecture on aboriginals in academia was assuredly a highlight of this year’s Indigenous Awareness Week. Hosted at McGill and running from September 15th through to September 19th, this week’s events covered topics ranging…
After Atrocity: Optimizing UN Action Toward Accountability for Human Rights Abuses
On September 17th, McGill University’s Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism was host to “After Atrocity: Optimizing UN Action Toward Accountability for Human Rights Abuses” presented by Mr. Steven Ratner, a Bruno Simma Collegiate…
McGill University hosts Third Annual Indigenous Awareness Week
For its third consecutive year, McGill’s lower field was crowded with students, staff, and community members, coming together to witness an inclusive, colourful pow-wow that would launch Indigenous Awareness Week. From September 23rd to 27th,…
Religious Representation in the Parti Quebecois: A Question of Identity
Quebec elected the Parti Quebcois (PQ) to lead its provincial government on Sept. 4, 2012 with 32 percent of the vote. The party, led by Pauline Marois, has expressed hopes to protect Quebec nationalism and…
Human Rights in Our Own Backyard
The universal nature of human rights compels governments and people to be concerned with individuals and populations living under worse conditions beyond their own borders. International law imposes an obligation on states to guarantee the…