Our group undertook a project to identify problems faced by women in York, in collaboration with York Women’s Forum (YWF) and York Human Rights City Network (YHRCN). Our aim was to derive priorities for our project partners to focus on within a rights-based framework. We all shared a strong interest in women’s rights and selected … Continue reading Human Rights fieldwork to identify problems faced by women in York
Being a member of the Rape Crisis Cape Town Trust team was a wonderful experience. As one of the most important NGOs in Cape Town working with survivors of sexual assault, Rape Crisis was the perfect partner to learn from. Rape Crisis offered both the hectic atmosphere that NGO workers tackle daily and brilliant connections … Continue reading On placement with Rape Crisis in Cape Town
The time I spent in Cape Town was one of the most enlightening and character building experiences of my life. During the two weeks my group spent in Cape Town, we worked with a partner organisation called ILRIG (International Labour Research and Information Group). ILRIG are an anti-austerity, anti-neoliberalism, anti-globalisation activist organisation that seeks, primarily, … Continue reading On placement in Cape Town investigating working-class marginalisation
I was one of a team of 4 students working with North Yorkshire Police on a human rights placement in York. We looked at the impact of framing of rights on their implementation and on the identification of methods of framing to meet particular target audiences. I had returned to academic study towards the end … Continue reading Working with North Yorkshire Police on a human rights placement
A considerable motive behind me joining this course was its unique feature of placing students for two weeks with different human rights organisations within the UK and abroad. Perhaps no university in the UK offers this sort of practical opportunity and that’s the hallmark of this degree program. The list of placement organisations given included … Continue reading Interviewing front-line officers on placement with North Yorkshire Police
The opportunity to do a placement in Malaysia was one of the reasons I chose to do my human rights law degree in York. Nowadays concrete work experience is essential, but gaining experience in the field of human rights is not always be easy; the field is competitive and often quite specialist. The placement options … Continue reading A placement in Kuala Lumpur with the Women’s Aid Organisation
The opportunity to go to Cape Town on placement was a key reason I chose to come to the University of York for my Masters, and the experience did not disappoint. I chose this course because I hoped to gain practical skills for future human rights fieldwork, and this placement allowed me to put into … Continue reading Evaluating Rape Crisis services in Cape Town
When I was first looking into a masters at the University of York, I was attracted to the possibility of going for a two week placement in South Africa. South Africa and Malaysia (my home country) share some similar history in terms of colonization, institutionalized racism and affirmative action for the majority. I have read … Continue reading Supporting Voices of Africans for Change on placement in South Africa
One of the key components of the LLM is the two-week placement period towards the end of the first semester. Students have the opportunity to conduct a research project in partnership with an organisation engaged in human rights work. Students have the choice to complete the placement period in York or Malaysia. I decided to … Continue reading Researching refugee leadership and participation across the Asia Pacific
As a part-time student, I was eager to start my second year of the course because of the two-week placement. When we received information on the placements I was spoilt for choice with exciting projects in York and Malaysia. I couldn’t resist the unique opportunity to work with an NGO in South-East Asia, an area … Continue reading Placement work on the Law of Asylum project in Malaysia
