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Interviewing front-line officers on placement with North Yorkshire Police

by Kashif

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 …

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A placement in Kuala Lumpur with the Women’s Aid Organisation

by Raakel

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 …

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Supporting Voices of Africans for Change on placement in South Africa

by Lena

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) …

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Researching refugee leadership and participation across the Asia Pacific

by Alice

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 …

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