Veronique Bourget

By Teddy Atim For over two decades between 1986 and 2006, northern Uganda experienced a prolonged conflict pitting government forces against the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels. The conflict, the longest of Uganda’s post independence struggles, was rooted in the colonial legacy of divide-and-rule. This was often along ethnic and regional lines. The conflict had … Read moreManaging life after war: how young people in Uganda are coping

By Annie Bunting The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) released its much anticipated decision in the trial of two Khmer Rouge commanders, Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan, on November 16, 2018 – case 002/02. While the ECCC only released a summary of their judgement– 33 pages – in advance of the full … Read moreDevelopments in ‘forced marriage’ as a crime against humanity – Case Note ECCC 002/02

UBC partners join Women’s Advocacy Network (WAN) to release a report, Child Tracing in post-conflict northern Uganda:  A social project to unite children born of war with their paternal clans Vancouver, B.C. – The School of Public Policy and Global Affairs (SPPGA) at the University of British Columbia, in partnership with the Women’s Advocacy Network (WAN) in Uganda, … Read moreNewly Released Child Tracing Report

On Tuesday, October 2, 2018 Albertine Zawadi Mambo, Coordinator of SOFEPADI, was invited to a conference organized by the International Clinic for the Defense of Human Rights (CIDDHU) of the University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM). Moderated by Prof. Mirja Trilsch, Director of the CIDDHU, the conference focused on the theme of the Right to … Read moreRight to reparations for survivors of sexual violence

On September 20th, CSiW research assistant Aibakyt Baekova had a chance to present her research poster as a part of her Dean’s Award for Research Excellence (DARE) experience. During her summer work with the CSiW project, Aiba accomplished a variety of tasks, including the transcription of audio recordings from a two-day group discussion that took … Read moreDARE Research Poster Session and Celebration

Outstanding International Student Leadership & Volunteer Award, LA&PS The Outstanding International Student Leadership & Volunteer Award honours international students in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies for exceptional contribution to an undergraduate student association in the Faculty and/or in other areas of the York community (internally and/or externally). It recognizes outstanding achievement in … Read moreMichelle Cobblah Receives the Outstanding International Student Leadership & Volunteer Award