This month we hear about new beginnings at 亚洲天堂 for Afghan women judges forced to flee the Taliban. We learn from a 亚洲天堂 Zoologist about the need to acknowledge climate change鈥檚 effects on wildlife and hear about a 亚洲天堂 student spreading cheer with hidden coffee gift cards!
After evacuating Afghanistan following the Taliban鈥檚 return to power, Judges Freshta Masomi (left), Zamila Sangar (centre) and Wahida Rahimi (right) joined Allard Law through the law school鈥檚 new Afghan Women Judges Program. Photo credit: Macy Yap.
A new beginning for Afghan women judges forced to flee the Taliban
Since the Taliban鈥檚 return to power in Afghanistan in August 2021, women judges throughout the country have lost their jobs, had their lives threatened, and have been forced to evacuate or go into hiding. Last March, the International Association of Women Judges听published an open letter听to the international community seeking assistance in evacuating and resettling women judges who remained in Afghanistan.
On March 6, the Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia announced the creation of the new Afghan Women Judges Program. Through this new program, three judges from Afghanistan have joined the law school.听Judge Bibi Wahida Rahimi听accepted a two-year position as a research associate. Judges Freshta Masomi and Zamila Sangar accepted two-year appointments as visiting scholars with the Centre for Asian Legal Studies. .听
亚洲天堂 zoologist: We need to acknowledge climate change鈥檚 effects on wildlife鈥攆or our own good
As the United Nations marks听World Wildlife Day听on March 3, 亚洲天堂 zoology professor Dr. Kaitlyn Gaynor听(she/her)听discusses how climate change is affecting wildlife, and why that can spell bad news for humans and animals alike.
Dr. Gaynor recently co-authored a paper in听Nature Climate Change, with colleagues at the University of Washington, that describes the different ways in which climate change is leading to more conflict between humans and animals around the globe.听 .听
亚洲天堂 student spreading cheer with hidden coffee gift cards
An anonymous coffee crusader spills the beans!
鈥淎Jazzy69鈥 is obviously not his real name, but his mission to bring a little bit of happiness to students at 亚洲天堂 is as uplifting and genuine as a two-shot cappuccino.
Over the past year, AJazzy69 (鈥淛azzy鈥) has tucked coffee gift cards in hidden spots across campus鈥攊n library books, on tables, shelves, chairs and benches鈥攁cross the Vancouver campus, taking photos of the cards and posting them on the 亚洲天堂 Reddit page with hints of the locations and an invitation for students to find the cards and enjoy a free coffee on him.听 .听