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Tyler Giannini
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Supreme Court Hears Case on Child Slavery in Cocoa Industry
December 8, 2020
via HRP blog Clinic Submits Amicus Curiae Brief on Behalf of Legal Historians Dec. 1, the Supreme Court of the United States hears oral arguments in a…
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via Harvard Law Today by Dana Walters “ST. LOUIS, MO, USA – June 10, 2011: Chiquita bananas on display in grocery store.” If everything…
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Human Rights Program’s 2018-2019 Annual Report
September 12, 2019
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…
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Human Rights Program Summer 2019 Highlights
September 5, 2019
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…
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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.
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JET-Powered Learning: New 1L January Experiential Term courses focus on skills-building, collaboration and self-reflection
March 27, 2019
Via Harvard Law Today By: Elaine McArdle Imagine that you’ve come to law school knowing that you want to be a great public interest lawyer…
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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.
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From the International Human Rights Clinic—Tyler Giannini, Co-Director of the International Human Rights Clinic, and Yee Htun, Clinical Advocacy Fellow, presented a webinar for Harvard Law School alumni on human rights and Myanmar’s transition from military rule.
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From the International Human Rights Clinic—The resolution calls for an international investigation into “alleged recent human rights violations by the military and security forces,” singling out Rakhine State in particular for scrutiny.
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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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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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Clinic Submits Report In Support Of Hearing On Rights Of People Affected By The CIA Rendition And Torture Program
November 4, 2015
Via International Human Rights Clinic Last week, the International Human Rights Clinic submitted a report in support of an Inter-American Commission on Human Rights thematic hearing…
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Harvard Law champions entrepreneurship and innovation
April 15, 2015
A native of California who came to HLS with an interest in startups and business, Shant Hagopian ’15 gave legal advice to entrepreneurs as…
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Australian Radio Interviews Tyler Giannini on Mining Company Settlement with Rape Survivors
April 15, 2015
Via the International Human Rights Clinic Earlier this week, Australian radio interviewed Tyler Giannini about a significant development in the…
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Via the International Human Rights Clinic After 11 long years of litigation, plaintiffs from Somalia learned yesterday that their $21 million judgment for…
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Clinic Files Opening Brief in Apartheid Litigation Appeal
January 29, 2015
Via the International Human Rights Clinic The Clinic and our partners filed an opening brief yesterday in the Second Circuit in an…