International Human Rights Clinic

Conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) remains one of the least documented and prosecuted atrocity crimes, in both international and non-international armed conflicts. Drawing on Ukraine as…

This panel brings together practitioners and experts involved in all levels of war crime investigation and prosecution, from evidence collection and legal analysis, to public…

“It seemed serendipitous when I joined the International Human Rights Clinic and heard about a project seeking reparations for Roma people poisoned by lead in…

Four students reflect on their work this fall advocating for human rights in Tunisia, Ukraine, and Kosovo.

Join us for an informal reception to celebrate two decades of the International Human Rights Clinic’s (IHRC) dedication to fostering the next generation of human…

Join us for a thought-provoking panel discussion featuring recent Clinic alumni who are at the forefront of human rights practice. Panelists will share their personal…

Join us for pizza and an overview of: The International Human Rights Clinic The Human Rights Program HLS Advocates for Human Rights The Harvard Human…

At the end of April, dozens of human rights clinicians gathered in Cambridge to share ideas, forge friendships, and build resilience and hope in their…

Kamille Bernard ’24 and Lea Kayali ’24 are the recipients of the 2024 Kristin P. Muniz Memorial Award, bestowed in memory of the beloved Criminal Justice Institute (CJI) senior clinical instructor to honor students who exemplify her commitment to justice and superb client-centered representation.

While she was in the process of being officially admitted to the bar in her native Belgium, Salomé Van Bunnen LL.M. ’24 began to think about the direction she wanted to take in her legal career.

This year, 11 upper-level J.D. students and LL.M. candidates were selected as Cravath International Fellows. Here are four of their stories.

Human rights specialist Bonnie Docherty lays out the legal and ethical problems of military weapons systems that attack without human guidance.

Clinical Instructor Aminta Ossom ’09 and Taryn Shanes ’25 traveled to Geneva to present recommendations from the International Human Rights Clinic’s recent report, “When the Water Runs Dry: Human Rights, Climate Change and Deepening Water Inequality in Delhi, India,” at the United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights.

During the Fall 2023 semester, five clinic teams traveled to New York for project work and advocacy. They hosted events, met with UN member states,…

As the Universal Declaration of Human Rights — adopted by the UN in the wake of World War II — turns 75, Harvard’s Carr Center for Human Rights Policy marks the anniversary with a publication weighing the history and future of the human rights movement.

A year ago this past week, on November 18, 2022, Syrian survivor and refugee Nujeen Mustafa spoke to delegates at the signing ceremony of the …