Sasha Hart Email & Phone Number

Ottawa, On, Ca

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ottawa, Canada Area

-Representing the Commission in public interest litigation before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal and federal courts; Providing legal advisory services to the Commission.

Ottawa, Canada Area

-Taught "Protection of Rights and Freedoms" course in the Faculty of Law - Civil Law Section (re: Canadian and international human rights law).

-Test case litigation promoting the rights of women and girls--before the High Courts of Kenya and Malawi; Public legal education and law reform initiatives in Kenya, Ghana, and Malawi.

Ottawa, Canada Area

-Provided legal advice/representation in a range of labour, employment, and human rights matters--including before the Ontario Superior Court, Federal Court, Public Service Labour Relations Board, Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, Social Security Tribunal, and WSIAT.-Assisted senior counsel in the representation of indigenous survivors of residential school abuse seeking federal government compensation.

- 2011 recipient of the American Society of International Law Helton Fellowship Award;-Fellowship in support of International human rights fieldwork in Kenya, supporting The Equality Effect's "160 Girls" test case litigation initiative challenging police failure to address sexual violence against girls.

-Completed International Human Rights Internship Program, which involved interning at the Kenyan Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation Commission, as well as conducting evidence collection and research in support of the Equality Effect's "160 Girls" strategic test case litigation on gender-based violence.

Nairobi

Montreal, Canada Area

Ottawa

Montreal, Canada Area

-Received qualitative research training;-Conducted qualitative field research in Cameroon, exploring the empowerment strategies of a rural women's group recognized by the UN as a best practice model; -Drafted case study report entitled: “A Gender-based, Community-level Approach to Women’s Health: Case Study of the Ntankah Village Women Common Initiative Group (NVWCIG)”; Research findings presented at the 'Canadian Public Health Association Centenary Conference' (June 2010) and at the… Show more -Received qualitative research training;-Conducted qualitative field research in Cameroon, exploring the empowerment strategies of a rural women's group recognized by the UN as a best practice model; -Drafted case study report entitled: “A Gender-based, Community-level Approach to Women’s Health: Case Study of the Ntankah Village Women Common Initiative Group (NVWCIG)”; Research findings presented at the 'Canadian Public Health Association Centenary Conference' (June 2010) and at the 'IHSP Making Equal Rights Real: Research to Policy Conference' (May 2010). Show less

Ll.B. & B.C.L (Jd-Equivalent)

Activities and Societies: McGill Law Women's Caucus (President); Black Law Students' Association (Vice-President External); International.

Master Of Studies (Mst), International Human Rights Law, Distinction

B.A. (Hons.), Political Science (Concentration In International Affairs), Highest Honours