The legal and social problems being faced by the legal clinic we worked with in Bangkok, although dire, are in many ways just magnifications of the kinds of problems we face here in Canada. The problems with poverty, drugs and prostitution in Thailand are certainly not insignificant, but there are dedicated, intelligent people there working to improve the situation. There is a lot to be learned from working alongside these individuals. The Bangkok Clinic Working Group at the law school sprang from last year's Orientation Week Pro Bono Speaker, children's rights activist Peter Dalglish. A group of about thirty students worked with Pro Bono directors Catherine Bickley and Valerie Oosterveld to research Thailand's law, culture and legal issues and to investigate the possibility of sending students to work there over the summer.
All students are welcome to join.
Contact Emily, Niamh or Diya for more details, or look for notices in Headnotes about the next meeting.