Jonathan Th‚voz has recently finished his master in international law at the Universit‚ de Neuchƒtel, spending a year in the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. During his studies, he constantly chose to focus on humanitarian and human rights law and more specifically on the issue of persons deprived of their liberty, whether for criminal procedures or in the context of an armed conflict.
When he was a student, he had the opportunity to work in the penitentiary field, teaching languages to pre-trial detainees to maintain their link with the outside world.
An internship at Human Is Right in Buea represents moreover a good way for him to reconcile his interest for the prisoners’ rights and the several cooperation projects he has collaborated with for a couple of years in the Littoral region of Cameroon. Thanks to the geographic vicinity, he is able to give a serious push in the activities of Direction N’tolo, the association he co-founded more than a decade ago. His experience at Human Is Right is a perfect introduction to get used to work with human rights activists, administrative officials and prisoners in a different cultural environment.