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‘All people should be able to lead a dignified life'

August 21, 2024

Human rights lawyer Susan Farbstein on law’s ability to promote justice—and shape public understanding…

Clinic Stories, Clinical Spotlight

people sit in a row of chairs at the front of a conference room

Harvard International Human Rights Clinic hosts conference to build relationships and share strategies

June 13, 2024

Clinic Stories, Events

a woman smiles on a bench in front of the Eiffel Tower

Shaping a human rights career: Nikki Santos ‘24 reflects on her experience in the International Human Rights Clinic

May 15, 2024

Clinic Stories, Clinical Student Voices

Climate Justice: Aminta Ossom's Reading List

April 8, 2024

Clinic Stories, Clinical Voices

With Haiti on the brink of collapse, a reckoning for US policy on Haiti

March 14, 2024

Clinic Stories, Clinical Voices

World Class Alumni Newsletter

February 6, 2024

‘Killer robots’ are coming, and the UN is worried

January 23, 2024

Analysis, Clinic Stories

On-the-ground climate change advocacy at the UN

January 15, 2024

Clinic Stories, Clinical Spotlight

International Human Rights Clinic advances Fall 2023 project work in New York

January 10, 2024

Clinic Stories, Clinical Spotlight

Clinic Partner Puts World’s Seventh-Largest Supermarket Chain on Notice for Human Rights Abuse

January 10, 2024

Clinic Stories, Legal & Policy Work

two women speak on a panel in a classroom

From War to Freedom in a Wheelchair: A Syrian Refugee’s Story of Survival

December 4, 2023

Clinic Stories, Events

"Hot Labor Summer" and the State of International Labor Rights

October 31, 2023

Clinic Stories, In the News

Settlement Reached in Historic Human Rights Lawsuit

October 4, 2023

Clinic Stories, Legal & Policy Work

People collect drinking water from a tanker during a water crisis

Access to water by low-income residents of Delhi in peril without government action, says Harvard report

September 20, 2023

Clinic Stories, Legal & Policy Work

students and clients work at a table outdoors

Alumni Spotlight: Thinking Outside the Box: Three Human Rights Alumni Forging Their Own Paths

July 25, 2023

Alumni Profiles, Clinic Stories

Holding the United Nations accountable

February 7, 2023

Clinical Spotlight

Maryum Jordan in a field

Lawyer, Advocate, Therapist, Travel Agent: Maryum Jordan’s International Career and Local Impact

January 19, 2023

Alumni Profiles

students and a clinical instructor smile at a conference

International Human Rights Clinic resumes travel in Ireland, Kosovo

December 14, 2022

Clinical Spotlight, Updates

Who are you, '22?

May 23, 2022

Clinical Student Voices

Brianna Banks '22 named winner of Stuntz Award

May 19, 2022

Anoush Baghdassarian ’22 receives the 2022 Andrew L. Kaufman Pro Bono Award

May 18, 2022

International Human Rights Clinic Files Supreme Court Amicus Brief on Behalf of International Scholars in Jam v. IFC

March 24, 2022

Clinical Student Voices, In the News

Clinic Student Sondra Anton Testifies Before Congress on Accountability in Sri Lanka

March 1, 2022

Clinical Student Voices, In the News

Keeping Tabs: Advocacy Across the Globe with Ha Ryong Jung (Michael), JD '18

January 20, 2022

Alumni Profiles

Human Rights Alumni Provide Career Advice to Current Clinical Students

January 17, 2022

Alumni Profiles

The International Human Rights Clinic Supports International Advocacy to Advance Rights of Women in Yemen

October 17, 2021

Court Issues Ruling Aligned with Amicus Brief Submitted by HLS Professors Protecting the Rights of Asylum Seekers During the Global Pandemic

September 26, 2021

Killer Robots: Urgent Need to Fast-Track Talks

August 5, 2021

Clinical Spotlight, Legal & Policy Work

An activist at home in the world

June 22, 2021

Clinical Student Voices

Ode to the Class of 2021

May 27, 2021

Clinical Spotlight, Clinical Voices

A Burning Issue: The Human Cost of Incendiary Weapons

May 7, 2021

Clinical Spotlight, Legal & Policy Work

Beyond the Coup in Myanmar: Echoes of the Past, Crises of the Moment, Visions of the Future

May 6, 2021

Clinical Voices, Legal & Policy Work

Report Finds Haitian Government Complicit in Crimes Against Humanity

May 6, 2021

In the News, Legal & Policy Work

Earth Day 2021: What the Yamuna River Teaches Us About Climate Change and Human Rights

April 22, 2021

Clinical Student Voices, Legal & Policy Work

Federal Judge Upholds Ruling Against Former Bolivian President in Human Rights Case Brought by HLS Clinic

April 15, 2021

In the News, Legal & Policy Work

WATCH: Human Rights, Civil Rights, and the Struggle for Racial Justice

March 1, 2021

Clinical Spotlight, Events

Harvard Law School Clinics Publish White Paper on Digital and Human Rights in Myanmar and Bangladesh

February 12, 2021

In the News, Legal & Policy Work

Banning Nuclear Weapons: Milestones and Memories

February 3, 2021

Clinical Voices, Legal & Policy Work

Clinic Celebrates Nuclear Ban Entering into Force

January 29, 2021

Clinical Spotlight, Legal & Policy Work

Trusted to listen

January 20, 2021

Alumni Profiles

Fall 2020: Online Advocacy and Learning

December 17, 2020

Clinical Spotlight

Pursuing U.S. accountability for child slavery abroad

December 17, 2020

Clinical Spotlight, In the News, Legal & Policy Work

Teaming up to promote access to water

December 17, 2020

Clinical Spotlight, Clinical Student Voices

Supreme Court Hears Case on Child Slavery in Cocoa Industry

December 7, 2020

Training the next generation of international women’s rights advocates

November 20, 2020

Clinical Spotlight, Clinical Voices

“Deep Shame Within the Ranks of UN Staff”

November 11, 2020

Clinical Student Voices

Building Momentum: IHRC and ASP Launch Principles on the Prevention of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Detention Settings

October 16, 2020

Clinical Spotlight

Forcing the UN to do right by Haitian cholera victims

October 9, 2020

Clinical Spotlight, Clinical Voices, Legal & Policy Work

Confronting conflict pollution

September 30, 2020

Clinical Spotlight, Legal & Policy Work

Event series explores racial justice and human rights

September 25, 2020

Clinical Announcements, Events

Human Rights Clinic team submits amicus brief in Chiquita Brands lawsuit

August 25, 2020

Clinical Spotlight

U.S. Appeals Court Rules Against Former Bolivian President and Defense Minister Over 2003 Massacre

August 4, 2020

Legal & Policy Work

Summary executions and widespread repression under Bolivia’s interim government reports rights advocates from Harvard and University Network for Human Rights

July 30, 2020

Legal & Policy Work

Refugee Eligibility: Challenging Stereotypes and Reviving the ‘Benefit of the Doubt’

July 13, 2020

Clinical Voices, Uncategorized OCP

Advocating for human rights in Myanmar during COVID-19

May 11, 2020

Clinical Spotlight, Uncategorized OCP

Sabrina Singh JD’20 draws attention to the looming COVID-19 crisis in Nepal

April 20, 2020

Clinical Voices

Finding human solutions to global problems

February 5, 2020

Alumni Profiles, Clinical Voices

Human rights seminar tackles barriers to women’s leadership

December 10, 2019

Clinical Spotlight, Clinical Voices

Pro Bono Week 2019 Recap

November 4, 2019

Serving Iowa Better

October 23, 2019

Alumni Profiles

A living witness to nuclear dystopia

October 14, 2019

In Q&A, Bonnie Docherty discusses humanitarian disarmament

October 9, 2019

Events, Uncategorized OCP

Human Rights Program's 2018-2019 Annual Report

September 11, 2019

Clinical Spotlight

Paras Shah '19, fostering inclusion and creativity in human rights

September 2, 2019

Alumni Profiles, Clinical Voices

Mamani: Lessons and Learning From a Decade-Long Struggle for Justice

May 28, 2019

Clinical Student Voices

Radhika Kapoor: ‘I want to be able to help develop transitional justice norms’

May 27, 2019

Clinical Student Voices

Three students win the David Grossman Exemplary Clinical Student Team Award

May 23, 2019

Clinic Reports Show Benefits of Joining the Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty Outweigh Concerns

May 9, 2019

Legal & Policy Work

Clinic Publishes Paper with Control Arms on “Interpreting the Arms Trade Treaty”

April 3, 2019

Legal & Policy Work

Yee Htun Honored by Harvard Women’s Law Association as a Woman Inspiring Change

March 23, 2019

Clinical Announcements, Clinical Spotlight

Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems: Recent Developments

March 14, 2019

In the News, Legal & Policy Work

HRP Welcomes New Spring Staff to the International Human Rights Clinic

February 7, 2019

Clinical Announcements

Report: Australia Should Join Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty

December 16, 2018

Uncategorized OCP

Salma Waheedi Co-Authors Chapter on Judicial Review in the Context of Constitutional Islam

December 12, 2018

Legal & Policy Work

After Fifteen Years, the Bolivian Struggle for Justice Continues in the United States

November 26, 2018

Back to Myanmar with fresh insights

November 25, 2018

Clinic, Human Rights Watch Call for Urgent Action on Incendiary Weapons

November 15, 2018

Analysis, Legal & Policy Work

Salma Waheedi Co-Authors Article on Muslim Family Law Reform

November 5, 2018

In the News, Legal & Policy Work

Clinic Students Support International Advocacy to Advance Rights of Women in Mauritius

November 4, 2018

Legal & Policy Work

Harvard Trio Studies Post Office Needs

October 24, 2018

Legal & Policy Work

SPO Student Reflection: "IHRC Has Been at the Heart of My Growth as a Human Rights Practitioner and Social Justice Advocate"

September 12, 2018

Clinical Student Voices

HRP Welcomes New Staff to the International Human Rights Clinic

September 11, 2018

Clinical Announcements

HRP Awards Four Post-Graduate Fellowships in Human Rights for the 2018-2019 Year

June 11, 2018

Clinical Announcements

New Clinic Reports Call on NATO Members, Sweden to Join Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty

June 6, 2018

An advocate for children, Michael Jung ’18 has taken a wide view

May 9, 2018

Clinical Student Voices, Legal & Policy Work

Understanding Victim Assistance and Environmental Remediation under the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

April 9, 2018

Clinical Spotlight, Clinical Voices

In Clinic Case, Jury Finds Former Bolivian President Responsible for Extrajudicial Killings of Indigenous People; Awards $10 Million in Damages

April 3, 2018

In the News, Legal & Policy Work

Humanitarian Disarmament: The Way Ahead

March 21, 2018

Clinical Spotlight, In the News

Susan Farbstein Honored in Harvard Women’s Law Association’s International Women’s Day Exhibit

March 7, 2018

Clinical Announcements

International Human Rights Clinic represents relatives of slain Bolivians in landmark case

March 6, 2018

Bonnie Docherty Launches Armed Conflict and Civilian Protection Initiative

March 4, 2018

Clinical Spotlight

Clinic’s case against former Bolivian president for role in 2003 massacre to proceed to trial

February 20, 2018

Clinical Spotlight

The Nobel Peace Prize Celebrations: Recognition and Reinvigoration for Humanitarian Disarmament Advocates

January 2, 2018

Clinical Spotlight

My time at the International Human Rights Clinic

December 7, 2017

Clinical Spotlight

Advancing human rights in the Middle East

December 7, 2017

Clinical Spotlight

Clinic and HRW Document Use of Incendiary Weapons by Coalition of Syrian Government and Russian Forces

November 20, 2017

Legal & Policy Work

Clinic Releases Joint Report on Challenges and Significance of Documentation for Refugees in Nairobi

November 16, 2017

Clinical Spotlight

Beyond the Nobel Peace Prize

November 2, 2017

In the News, Legal & Policy Work

Staff Reflection: Remembering Someone I Never Knew

October 29, 2017

Clinical Spotlight

Clinic alumna wins International ‘Outstanding Young Lawyer’ Award

October 22, 2017

Alumni Profiles, In the News

IHRC’s partner in negotiations of Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty wins Nobel Peace Prize

October 9, 2017

Clinical Spotlight

Clinic’s Partner in Negotiations of Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty Wins Nobel Peace Prize

October 5, 2017

Clinical Spotlight

Lawyers Discuss CIA Torture Lawsuit

September 24, 2017

Clinical Spotlight, In the News

HRP Welcomes New Staff and Visiting Fellows

September 17, 2017

Clinical Announcements

Banning the Bomb: Reflections on the UN Negotiations for the Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty

July 27, 2017

Clinical Spotlight

The Clinic hires human rights advocates Yee Htun and Salma Waheedi as clinical instructors

July 23, 2017

Clinical Announcements

Pisar family establishes professorship and fund for International Human Rights Clinic

July 4, 2017

Addressing Human and Environmental Impacts of Nuclear Weapons in New Ban Treaty

June 27, 2017

Clinical Spotlight

The Law and Happiness in Bhutan

June 18, 2017

Alumni Profiles

Neither Facially Legitimate Nor Bona Fide–Why the Very Text of the Travel Ban Shows It’s Unconstitutional

June 18, 2017

Clinical Spotlight

Mana Azarmi wins CLEA’s Outstanding Clinical Student Award

May 21, 2017

A disarming leader: Bonnie Docherty recognized for contributions to human rights, clinical community

May 21, 2017

Clinical Spotlight

Clinic and partners call on ICC to investigate role of Chiquita executives in contributing to crimes against humanity

May 18, 2017

Clinical Spotlight

WEBINAR: Human rights and Myanmar’s transition from military rule

April 5, 2017

Clinical Spotlight

Op-Ed: UN investigation can help Myanmar down the path of democracy

March 30, 2017

Clinical Spotlight

Tracking a remnant of war in Kosovo

March 14, 2017

Clinical Spotlight

Stuck in legal limbo

February 21, 2017

Clinical Spotlight, In the News

Student perspective: Reflections of a newcomer to the CCW Review Conference

February 12, 2017

Clinical Spotlight

Student Perspective: Documentation dilemmas for Syrian refugees living in Jordan

February 12, 2017

Clinical Spotlight

Evan Mawarire, of the #ThisFlag Movement, Should Be Immediately Released by the Government of Zimbabwe

February 7, 2017

Clinical Spotlight

Investing in International Human Rights in the Age of Trump

December 14, 2016

Clinical Spotlight

Clinic and HRW call for formal talks on “killer robots,” aim for preemptive ban

December 11, 2016

Clinical Spotlight, In the News

Human Rights Clinic releases report on Syrian refugees and documentation of legal status

December 4, 2016

Clinical Spotlight, In the News

Joint report on Syrian refugees and documentation of legal status, identity, and family relationships in Jordan

November 9, 2016

Clinical Spotlight

Former Irish President Connects Climate Change and Human Rights

October 30, 2016

Alleged abuses against civilians in non-ceasefire areas may constitute violations of Myanmar’s Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement

October 20, 2016

Clinical Spotlight

Clinic highlights human rights costs of South African gold mining

October 20, 2016

Clinical Spotlight, In the News

Clinic Highlights Human Rights Costs of South African Gold Mining

October 11, 2016

Clinical Spotlight

Congratulations to Anna, Sara, and Vivek on their new positions

August 1, 2016

Clinical Announcements

Moving On: Deborah Popowski to Be Executive Director of NYU’s Center for Human Rights and Global Justice

July 4, 2016

Clinical Announcements

Statement On The End Of The In Re South African Apartheid Litigation

June 29, 2016

Clinical Spotlight, In the News

Losing Control: The Dangers of Killer Robots

June 19, 2016

Clinical Spotlight, In the News

Clinic Files Reply Brief in Petition for Certiorari in Apartheid Litigation

June 5, 2016

Clinical Spotlight

Video Slideshow: “Women’s Voices Matter” in Myanmar

May 30, 2016

Clinical Spotlight

Shining a Light on the Right to Privacy: Surveillance in Venezuela and Zimbabwe

April 28, 2016

Clinical Spotlight

Cravath fellows travel globally to experience international and comparative law

April 20, 2016

Clinical Announcements, In the News

Myanmar: Investigate Use of Excessive Force Against Letpadan Protesters

April 18, 2016

Clinical Spotlight

Lessons from a post-9/11 world

April 12, 2016

Clinical Spotlight

Killer Robots: The Case for Human Control

April 11, 2016

Clinical Spotlight, In the News

Fernando Ribeiro Delgado recognized by students for integrating critical race theory into classroom

April 10, 2016

Clinical Spotlight

Short Film Documents Ongoing Struggle for Safe, Quality Schools in South Africa

April 7, 2016

Clinical Spotlight

Three clinics, one common value

March 20, 2016

Clinical Spotlight, Clinical Voices

Hostile Intent and Civilian Protection: Lessons From Recent Conflicts

March 10, 2016

Clinical Spotlight

Clinic Files Petition for Certiorari in Final Attempt to Hold Two U.S. Corporations Accountable for Supporting Apartheid

February 11, 2016

Clinical Spotlight

Moving on from the Human Rights Program (a note from Mindy Jane Roseman)

January 26, 2016

Clinical Announcements

Extinguishing the Use of Incendiary Weapons

January 10, 2016

Clinical Spotlight, Clinical Voices

Fighting for disarmament

January 3, 2016

Clinical Spotlight

Commentary: The Horror of Incendiary Weapons and the Need for Stronger Law

December 17, 2015

Clinical Spotlight, In the News

Joint Clinic Report: Company’s Remedies for Rape in Papua New Guinea Deeply Flawed

November 19, 2015

Clinical Spotlight

Pivotal Elections in Myanmar

November 11, 2015

Clinical Spotlight, Clinical Voices

Clinic and HRW Urge Strengthening of International Law Governing Incendiary Weapons

November 5, 2015

Clinical Spotlight

The World's Role in Burma's Peace Process

November 4, 2015

Clinical Voices

Clinic Submits Report In Support Of Hearing On Rights Of People Affected By The CIA Rendition And Torture Program

November 3, 2015

Clinical Spotlight

A Profile of Two Students

October 27, 2015

Clinical Student Voices

Myanmar: New report finds police used excessive force during crackdown on protesters in Letpadan

October 14, 2015

Clinical Spotlight, In the News

Undermining Injustice, One Prison Visit at a Time

September 22, 2015

Clinical Spotlight

Harvard Law School Alumna Appointed to Clerk for South African Constitutional Court

August 25, 2015

Alumni Profiles, Clinical Spotlight

New Joint Report on Civilian Harm from Explosive Weapons

June 25, 2015

Clinical Spotlight

Joint Publication Released on Encryption, Online Anonymity and Human Rights

June 22, 2015

Clinical Spotlight, In the News

Clinic Files Reply Brief in Apartheid Litigation Appeal

June 4, 2015

Clinical Spotlight, Clinical Voices

Susan Farbstein appointed Clinical Professor

May 19, 2015

From Bosnia to Somalia: Classifying “Involvement” in Armed Conflict

May 11, 2015

New Publication Examines Different Approaches to Assisting Victims of Armed Conflict and Armed Violence”

May 10, 2015

Clinical Spotlight, In the News

Harvard Law champions entrepreneurship and innovation

April 14, 2015

Clinical Spotlight

Australian Radio Interviews Tyler Giannini on Mining Company Settlement with Rape Survivors

April 14, 2015

Clinical Spotlight

Clinic and HRW Release Report: “Mind the Gap: The Lack of Accountability for Killer Robots”

April 13, 2015

Clinical Spotlight

Clinic Op-Ed Published in Myanmar Media: “How One Father’s Letters Got Him Convicted”

April 6, 2015

Clinical Spotlight

What’s So Bad About a 10-Mile Walk to School?

April 1, 2015

Clinical Spotlight, Clinical Voices

Student Transport Vital to Unlocking the Promise of Education in South Africa

March 23, 2015

Clinical Spotlight

Plaintiffs’ Victory Against Former Somali Prime Minister Allowed to Stand

March 10, 2015

Clinical Spotlight, Clinical Voices

Lecturer on Law and Senior Clinical Instructor Bonnie Docherty an Expert Recommended for the Aspen Security Forum

March 5, 2015

Clinical Announcements, In the News

Clinic Files Opening Brief in Apartheid Litigation Appeal

January 28, 2015

Clinical Voices

Clinic and Partners Call on Myanmar Officials to Drop Charges against Father Complaining of Rights Violations

December 18, 2014

Clinical Spotlight

Prosecutors Move to Reduce Incarceration at Aníbal Bruno Prison

December 4, 2014

Clinical Spotlight

Update from Geneva: UN Committee Against Torture’s Review of the United States

November 11, 2014

Clinical Spotlight

In Photos: Ben Ferencz, ’43, Receives HLS Medal of Freedom

November 9, 2014

Clinical Spotlight

Report Cites Evidence of War Crimes in Myanmar

November 5, 2014

Clinical Spotlight

Failure to Prosecute Senior U.S. Government Officials for Torture Violates International Law

October 30, 2014

Clinical Spotlight, Clinical Voices

School Underperformance Reflects Government Underperformance in South Africa

October 30, 2014

Clinical Spotlight, Clinical Voices

Human Rights Program Celebrates 30 Years of Advocacy

September 21, 2014

Student Perspective: Supporting the Transnational Fight to Protect Workers’ Rights

September 18, 2014

Uncategorized OCP