[NEWS] Summer Internship at Chinese Legal NGO

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Darius Longarino writes:

Last summer, I worked for Yirenping, a domestic Chinese NGO that specializes in anti-discrimination litigation. They focus on Hepatitis B discrimination, but also recently brought the first ever HIV discrimination case to be accepted by a
Chinese court (they lost, but are appealing). The staff at Yirenping asked me to circulate the job announcement (link below) widely. The deadline is February 28th, but I believe they will be choosing applicants in a semi-rolling fashion, so it
will be better for people to apply sooner rather than later.

For more information, see the full announcement at https://www.usasialaw.org/

[REPORT] The Limits of Legal Rights in Nepal

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by Hayley Curry

The rule of law can be a powerful and effective tool
for building a society that is free of injustice and filled with opportunities
for all, but the operational environment that accompanies human rights advocacy can limit its effectiveness. This summer, while working as a legal intern at an NGO in Kathmandu,
Nepal, I experienced these challenges firsthand.

 

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[RESOURCE] Navigating the Terrain: Resources for Online Asian Law Research

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by Ken Oh

Around Asia, internet users face several barriers to doing legal research. The barriers can be political, as the recent row
between China and Google demonstrates. In some cases, developing countries do not have the capacity to provide internet access to their citizens.  Finally (and likely the most easily fixed), the barriers can be more practical: once you have internet access, how do you know where to search?

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