University of Missouri Human Rights Brigades May 2016 Panama


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Volunteer Activity Description

Start Date: May 28, 2016 12:00 AM
End Date: Jun 3, 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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Alexander Hutton

Passionate about: Human Rights

Andrea Fulgiam

Passionate about: "The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others" This is a quote I hold dear to my heart. I'm very passionate about giving back to communities and helping those i... [Read More]

Haley Armbruster

Passionate about: Human Rights, Social Justice, International Relations

Kate Holland

Passionate about: Law, Social Justice Issues, Womens Issues

Kristen Bishop

Passionate about: Human Rights
Nikki Harvey donated $100 3238 days ago
Kristen Bishop donated $100 3238 days ago
Sommer Mackay donated $100 3239 days ago
Benita C Bulliner donated $400 3239 days ago
Anonymous donated $250 3239 days ago

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