DePaul University Human Rights Brigade June 2015 Panama


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Volunteer Activity Description

Start Date: Jun 13, 2015 12:00 AM
End Date: Jun 19, 2015 12:00 AM

Global Brigades offers 7-day Human Rights Brigades throughout the year in Panama. Human Rights Brigades primarily work with rural communities that are under-resourced and largely unaware of their own legal rights. Throughout the week, Human Rights Brigades volunteers shadow Panamanian lawyers to provide pro-bono legal consulting to rural communities. A free legal clinic provides opportunities for volunteers to not only receive experience with Panamanian legal professionals but also experience first-hand the obstacles to justice and the culture of legal misinformation in rural communities. Volunteers also work to provide capacity building and education-based workshops on various legal concepts to empower communities through education. Additionally, volunteers continue shadowing Panamanian lawyers while they gather important information to initiate the process of resolving family legal cases, many of which have been stalled in Panama\\\'s legal system through institutional inefficiencies and the prohibitive high costs of legal services. Between brigades, Global Brigades’ in-country staff works to secure legal outcomes and provide follow-up to the community.

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Mehreen Hussain

Passionate about: Helping others, advocating for justice, learning, traveling, growing through experiences

Rebecca Ansorge

Passionate about: Hi everyone! I'm passionate about sustainable development, human rights, and empowering others.
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Mehreen Hussain donated $800 3598 days ago
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