Human Rights

A Law School analysis of the Dedicated Docket in Boston says the biggest problem is lack of legal representation.

Bonnie Docherty, scholar on humanitarian disarmament, says the weapons endanger civilians now and in the future.

Philip Torrey, managing attorney of the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program, and director of the Crimmigation Clinic, was named an assistant clinical professor.

A conference in honor of immigration law pioneer Deborah Anker focused on emerging immigration law issues.

Benjamin Ferencz ’43, who prosecuted Nazis for genocide at Nuremberg and spent his life trying to deter war and war crimes, died on April 7. He was 103.

A clinic fact-finding mission on the Thai-Burma border changed the course of Jason Gelbort’s career.

With decades of experience prosecuting war crimes, Eli Rosenbaum '80 turns his attention to Russia.

Journalist Géraldine Schwarz shares the story of her grandparents who ‘followed the current’ in Nazi Germany.

From transgender equality to the rights of displaced persons, four Harvard Law students describe their winter-term projects abroad.

As a 2023 Cravath International Fellow, Francisco Balbín conducted an independent clinical with the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Geneva, Switzerland.

A team of Harvard Law School students seeks justice for Roma exposed to lead poisoning under the U.N.’s watch.

With support from PSVF and Wasserstein fellowships, Mercedes Montagnes ’09, founder of the Promise of Justice Initiative, has tackled injustices in the Louisiana carceral system.

This article was originally published in the Harvard Gazette. Mexico and Colombia recently legalized abortion in landmark rulings that offer a stark contrast to…

She is celebrated for her outstanding contributions to the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program, in both the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic (HIRC) and the Harvard Law Immigration Project (HIP).

Anoush Baghdassarian ’22 is the recipient of the 2022 Andrew L. Kaufman Pro Bono Award.

The Harvard Representation Initiative is supporting some Ukranian members of the Harvard community by providing immigration legal representation and social work support, offering options to keep them and their families safe.

In January, Harvard Law students worked with the families of former members of the Afghan parliament hoping to settle safely in Canada.

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to unfold, of particular concern, says arms expert Bonnie Docherty, is the reported use of cluster munitions and other explosives in highly populated areas.