Human Rights
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This visual advocacy video explores the often-overlooked reality of reintegration after incarceration. Through the powerful testimony of former inmate Daniel Benson and insights from lawyer Mike Allan Dyer, law students from the University of Ottawa examine what it truly means to “serve a sentence” and the challenges of rebuilding a life after years behind bars. Moving beyond the stereotypes portrayed in courtroom dramas, the project sheds light on the blind spots in our justice system and raises a crucial question: is justice, as experienced in everyday life, truly just?
Interested in defending the rights of consumers against large corporations, Joey Zukran founded LPC Avocats in Montreal, a firm specializing in class action suits. Despite the challenges, he has never given up on his passion, and encourages law students to follow theirs, because believing in one’s ability to succeed knows no bounds.
A group of law students sought to understand how small organizations can significantly influence the protection of civil liberties in Canada. As part of a visual advocacy project, they focused on the activities of the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG). Through the personal journey of Tim McSorley, one of the two staff members at the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG), law students explore the unconventional paths to involvement in national security.
As part of a visual pleading project, law students explore the social, legal and political concerns surrounding the inclusion in legislation of mental illness as the sole medical condition for obtaining medical aid in dying. With the help of Professor Emmanuelle Bernheim, they examine the role of access to mental health resources in Canada on this issue.
