Every development student has at least to some degree been exposed to the concept of the “White Saviour Complex” – “the self-serving assumption among white people from developed nations that they should be saving poor people in Africa.” … Continue reading
Emma Sitland
Emma Sitland was the VP Communications for the IDSSA for the 2018-2019 academic year. She graduated with an honours degree in international development studies with a minor in African studies in spring 2019, and went on to pursue a law degree with a major concentration in international development studies and human rights at McGill. She has been involved in many clubs, such as McGill Students for Oxfam-Quebec, McGill Students for UNICEF, and McGill Students for Amnesty International. In the past, she also interned for the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice in Ghana.
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A list of 10 Instagram accounts recommended for IDS students.
African Values and LGBTQ+ Rights: What is “Un-African” about Homosexuality?
This past summer, during my internship at the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) in Ghana, I was asked to write a report on the state of human rights in the country. I used complaints that the Commission … Continue reading