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International Human Rights Clinic
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Alleged abuses against civilians in non-ceasefire areas may constitute violations of Myanmar’s Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement
October 21, 2016
Via International Human Rights Clinic (Cambridge, MA, October 20, 2016)– Reported abuses of civilians in non-ceasefire areas by the Myanmar military and other signatories…
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Clinic highlights human rights costs of South African gold mining
October 21, 2016
Via HLS News South Africa has failed to meet its human rights obligations to address the environmental and health effects of gold mining in…
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Clinic Highlights Human Rights Costs of South African Gold Mining
October 12, 2016
Via International Human Rights Clinic South Africa: Protect Residents’ Rights from Effects of Mining
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The Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs extends heartfelt congratulations to Anna Crowe (International Human Rights Clinic) on her new position as Clinical Instructor, Sara del Nido…
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Moving On: Deborah Popowski to Be Executive Director of NYU’s Center for Human Rights and Global Justice
July 5, 2016
Via International Human Rights Clinic Photo credit: Kris Snibbe Today we have the mixed blessing of announcing that one of our favorite people is…
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Via International Human Rights Clinic Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a major corporate accountability case,Ntsebeza, et al., v. Ford Motor…
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Losing Control: The Dangers of Killer Robots
June 20, 2016
Via International Human Rights Clinic This piece originally appeared in The Conversation on June 16, 2016 New technology could lead humans to relinquish…
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Via International Human Rights Clinic Last week, the International Human Rights Clinic and co-counsel filed our reply brief with the U.S. Supreme Court,…
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Video Slideshow: “Women’s Voices Matter” in Myanmar
May 31, 2016
Via International Human Rights Clinic The International Human Rights Clinic had the great honor last month of hosting a three-day workshop in Yangon for…
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Via International Human Rights Clinic Since the 2013 Snowden revelations, media and civil society groups have closely scrutinized U.S. surveillance and intelligence sector law…
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Via HLS News Thirteen Harvard Law School students were selected as the 2016 Cravath International Fellows. The fellows traveled to 12 countries for winter…
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Via International Human Rights Clinic (Yangon, April 14, 2016)—While welcoming the Government of Myanmar’s recent release of political prisoners, Fortify Rights and the Harvard…
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Lessons from a post-9/11 world
April 13, 2016
Advocating for torture survivors, Law School instructor tries to hold psychologists accountable Via Harvard Gazette Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff Photographer
Deborah Popowski, a… -
Killer Robots: The Case for Human Control
April 12, 2016
Via International Human Rights Clinic Nations Convene to Discuss Fully Autonomous Weapons (Geneva, April 11, 2015) – Countries should retain meaningful human control over…
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Fernando Ribeiro Delgado recognized by students for integrating critical race theory into classroom
April 11, 2016
Via International Human Rights Clinic Yesterday, it was my great honor to present Fernando Ribeiro Delgado, my former clinical instructor, with the Shatter the Ceiling…
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Via International Human Rights Clinic https://vimeo.com/160104324 The challenges are immense: schools built of mud, overcrowded and collapsing classrooms, unsanitary toilets, inadequate water supply, insufficient…
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Three clinics, one common value
March 21, 2016
Lauren Blodgett, J.D. ’16 My clinical experiences at Harvard Law School have deeply enriched and shaped my legal education. During my time at HLS, I…
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Via International Human Rights Clinic
By Bonnie Docherty Is a driver speeding toward a military checkpoint launching a suicide attack or racing… -
Clinic Files Petition for Certiorari in Final Attempt to Hold Two U.S. Corporations Accountable for Supporting Apartheid
February 12, 2016
Via International Human Rights Clinic The Clinic and its partners today filed a petition for writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court in…
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Via International Human Rights Clinic Dear Colleagues and Friends, After ten years as Academic Director at the Human Rights Program, and many years before…
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Extinguishing the Use of Incendiary Weapons
January 11, 2016
By Sarah Abraham, J.D. ’17; Lauren Blodgett J.D. ’16;
and Danae Paterson J.D. ‘16 Incendiary weapons rank among the cruelest means of armed conflict.