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
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
Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be. – Kahlil Gibran I came into this masters to throw myself into the living landscape of human rights. To equip myself with experiences that would bring me skills that only come with immersion. The lectures brought clarity and accessible structure to … Continue reading On placement with the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network
I worked on behalf of Survive, a York-based charity looking to expand their services into offering support for sex workers. My team and I took on the task of researching other organisations involved in similar work, using their experiences to help us produce a report for Survive on how they could develop their services. During … Continue reading Expanding the support for sex workers through a placement in York
I have been dipped in the cauldron of humanity, and am wrenched out, spluttering for breath, drenched in ideas, opinions, emotions and wonder at the ‘jumble’ that makes up the recipe of this particular soup. Placements are the laboratories where scientists conduct the practicals they need to research and prove their theories. Our international team … Continue reading Dipped in the cauldron of humanity: on placement with Natural Justice in Cape Town
If you decide that studying Applied Human Rights at York is the next step for you then I promise that I will just be the first in a very long line of people telling you to take the opportunity to go and learn in South Africa. Because despite the fact that you are going there … Continue reading An Applied Human Rights placement with the Rape Crisis Cape Town Trust
