Indiana University Human Rights Brigade May 2016 Panama


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Volunteer Activity Description

Start Date: May 14, 2016 12:00 AM
End Date: May 20, 2016 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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Alyssa Smith

Passionate about: Please consider donating! Every dollar counts. ¡Por favor y gracias! :)

Dylan Reiser

Passionate about: Music, art, feminism, gender studies, human rights

Hannah Eaton

Passionate about: I am excited to attend the Global Brigades Human Rights trip in order to help others understand their legal rights and resolve legal problems. I am a Criminal Justice major and I can't wait to see cr... [Read More]

Julia Bourkland

Passionate about: Improving lives by analyzing situations and seeking solutions

Kayla Moody-Grant

Passionate about: Traveling!! Last spring I spent my semester studying abroad in Florence, Italy where I was fortunate enough to visit 16 other countries while in Europe. I've been given another great opportunity to fu... [Read More]

Kayla Wright

Passionate about: I've always been passionate about being a family lawyer from a young age. I had my own family issues with custody and divorce. I had always decided that I wanted to help other families that are going ... [Read More]
Stefanie J Reiser donated $700 3248 days ago
Tiffany Ting Lin donated $989 3264 days ago
Phillip Jones donated $990 3270 days ago
Kayla Wright donated $990 3271 days ago
Gail Bourkland donated $989 3272 days ago

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