Two students report from the west coast on their Asper/IHRP internship work

Two U of T law students, Chris Evans and Megan Strachan, are volunteering with organizations working on human rights law, both on the west coast, thanks to internships from the Asper Centre together with the International Human Rights Program. The funding comes from the John and Mary A. Yaremko Programme in Multiculturalism and Human Rights.

Chris Evans is volunteering this summer at West Coast Environmental Law (WCEL) in British Columbia. His work has focused on two areas: the proposed “Northern Gateway Pipeline” project, and law reform related to forest licences in British Columbia.

Megan Strachan is volunteering this summer in Anchorage, Alaska with the Yukon River Watershed Council, consisting of 70 First Nation tribes throughout the Yukon River Watershed, including tribes in Alaska, Yukon Territory and British Columbia. She has been tasked with researching water rights in the context of Yukon Territory. 

Read their descriptions of the work they are doing.