Human Rights Program

Via The Harvard Gazette By Madelyn Petersen Source: Corporate Accountability Lab and iStock Madelyn Petersen got a crash course last year in how research…

Via Harvard Law Today By Juan Siliezar First came a flash. Thirteen-year-old Setsuko Nakamura felt as if she were drifting skyward. And then darkness.

Via Human Rights @ Harvard Law By Nicolette Waldman The Armed Conflict and Civilian Protection Initiative (ACCPI) recently completed its first full year,…

Via HRP  We are delighted to present HRP’s 2018-2019 Annual Report. The report showcases the global reach and impact of the Human Rights Program…

Via HRP Human rights work doesn’t stop for the summer. HRP staff, however, do take a moment to pause and regroup, taking the necessary…

Via Harvard Law Today By: Elaine McArdle Source: Harvard Law Today Paras Shah’s approach to human rights centers on inclusion. In his four…

Via Human Rights@Harvard Law By: Jillian Rafferty JD ‘20 The disarmament season in Geneva begins in earnest this month with diplomatic meetings on killer…

Via Human Rights@Harvard Law By: Elaine McArdle Between 2010 and 2014 in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), rebels from…

Via Human Rights@Harvard Law The International Human Rights Clinic is thrilled to welcome two new faces, and one familiar one, to our team this…

Via Harvard Law Today By: Elaine McArdle Photo Courtesy of Jenny Domino / Domino returned to Harvard Law School in February 2019 for a…

Via The Harvard Gazette  Yee Htun, Myanmar native lawyer who teaches a human rights advocacy course at HLS. Here she works inside 6 Everett…

Via the Human Rights Program Salma Waheedi, Clinical Instructor and Lecturer on Law at the International Human Rights Clinic and Associate Director of…

By: Daniel Levine-Spound, JD ’19 It is no exaggeration to say that my experience in the Human Rights Program has been the highlight of my…

The Human Rights Program is pleased to announce its cohort of post-graduate fellowships in human rights. This year, Conor Hartnett, JD’18, and Alejandra Elguero Altner, LLM’17, have been awarded the Henigson Human Rights Fellowship and Jenny B. Domino, LLM’18, and Anna Khalfaoui, LLM’17, have been awarded the Satter Human Rights Fellowship.

The Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs offers its heartfelt congratulations to Mindy Roseman (Human Rights Program) and Patricia Whiting (Harvard Legal Aid Bureau)…

Via the Harvard Crimson Harvard Law School’s Human Rights Program celebrated on Friday afternoon the increased awareness surrounding issues of human rights since its…