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Nearing the end of legal studies, I began to realize how unfortunately limited and competitive paid international law positions are for recent graduates and I saw YLIP as a remarkable opportunity that would allow me to embark on a sponsored international internship which aligned perfectly with my career interests.
For the past four months I have been working at Lawyers for Human Rights in Durban, South Africa. This office runs a migrant rights program, focusing on the needs of asylum seekers and recognized refugees.
Lawyers for Human Rights est une organisation non gouvernementale sans but lucratif offrant des services juridiques gratuits aux personnes et communautés vulnérables victimes de violations de leurs droits constitutionnels.
Avec un score de 25 sur 100 à l’Indice de Perception de la Corruption (IPC), Madagascar se positionne à la 152e place sur les 180 pays du classement 2018.
A decade ago, people tended to think of human trafficking as primarily involving women trafficked from a poor country into an affluent country for sexual exploitation.
The Legal Assistance Centre’s Gender Research and Advocacy Project (GR&AP) in Windhoek, Namibia, has been hosting interns through YLIP for many years.
As an intern with the CBA’s Young Lawyers International Program, I have been placed with the International Development Law Organization country office in Yangon, Myanmar.
I was very excited to participate in the CBA YLIP internship at the Legal Resources Centre in Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown), South Africa. It presented a great opportunity to develop my experience in the practise of social and economic rights.
The opportunity to work in Kyrgyzstan at the International Development Law Organization has been a dream come true. The IDLO is an inter-governmental organization with field offices all around the world.
There are no big-shot egos in fancy suits at the Legal Aid office in Cape Town; no staff lunches at high-end restaurants, or corner offices with expansive views over the city - just genuine, hard-working lawyers who want to make a real difference in their clients’ lives.
The Guyana Legal Aid Clinic is an NGO that offers legal assistance to low-income residents of Guyana.
The Legal Resources Centre has a rich history of working toward social justice in South Africa. Founded following the 1979 student uprisings with fewer than 10 staff, they began by helping those arrested under apartheid-era pass laws.
The objective of the South African History Archive is to recount and raise awareness of past and present struggles for justice through innovative archival processes, educational outreach, and actively using access to information legislation.
My placement at Lawyers for Human Rights in Cape Town, South Africa was in the Gender Equality Programme, as well as assisting with the Penal Reform Programme.
The United Nations Children’s Fund, more commonly known by its acronym, UNICEF, is an organization mandated by the UN General Assembly to advocate for the protection of children's rights.
While in Myanmar I am working under the guidance and supervision of the Field Program Manager for the Rule of Law Centre Initiative, which is one of the programs the IDLO oversees in Myanmar.
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