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 …
An Applied Human Rights placement with the Rape Crisis Cape Town Trust
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 …
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Assisting minority refugee and asylum-seeking communities in Malaysia
This course sets itself apart from others due to the emphasis on practice based learning, and the unique opportunity to complete a placement in Malaysia. Having never had experience of working abroad, …
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Developing support for the gypsy and traveller community alongside York Travellers Trust
I discovered the Centre for Applied Human Rights while researching schools. What caught my eye in particular was the opportunity that CAHR offers to pursue a two-week placement with its NGO partners …
Working with Survive in York to support survivors of sexual abuse
The opportunity to work on a "real" project with an active charity was a major influence on my decision to study at York. I chose a local charity, Survive, mainly because I had joined its board of …
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A placement with the York Human Rights City Network
This course has a strong emphasis on making students experience some of the real-life challenges human rights professionals encounter. A great component to this objective are the placement …
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