Susan Farbstein

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…

From L to R: Nicole Antoine (’18), Lindsay, Elisa, Kelsey Jost- Creegan (’17), Amy Volz (’18), and Lisandra outside of the courthouse in Fort Lauderdale.

In a landmark decision today, a federal jury found the former president of Bolivia and his minister of defense responsible for extrajudicial killings carried out by the Bolivian military in September and October 2003. The decision comes after a ten-year legal battle spearheaded by family members of eight people killed in what is known in Bolivia as the “Gas War.” It marked the first time in U.S. history a former head of state has sat before his accusers in a U.S. human rights trial. The jury awarded a total of $10 million in compensatory damages to the plaintiffs.

From International Human Rights Clinic—Susan, who co-directs our International Human Rights Clinic, is among 25 luminaries celebrated in the Wasserstein Hall exhibit for their “astounding contributions” in the areas of law and policy.

From International Human Rights Clinic—A federal judge has ruled that the former president of Bolivia and his minister of defense must face trial in the United States in a civil case alleging that the Bolivian military massacred more than 50 of its own citizens during a period of civil unrest in 2003.

Via International Human Rights Clinic
by Susan Farbstein Back in November, I was pleased to moderate a conversation with pastor Evan Mawarire,…

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,…

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…

Since 2007, the Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs (OCP) has sponsored a Spanish for Public Interest Lawyers (SPIL) non-credit course to help students…

Assistant Clinical Professor
Susan H. Farbstein ’04 Via HLS News Susan Farbstein ’04 has been appointed Clinical Professor of Law…

Via the International Human Rights Clinic  After 11 long years of litigation, plaintiffs from Somalia learned yesterday that their $21 million judgment for…

Via the International Human Rights Clinic The Clinic and our partners filed an opening brief yesterday in the Second Circuit in an…