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Project Spotlight: Rights at Work Team Travels to Morocco for Global Meeting on Labor Rights

The Rights at Work team traveled to Casablanca, Morocco in early October to attend ILAW’s Global Conference. The third gathering of its type that the network has held since 2019, the global conference brought together members of the international labor law community, enabling the legal experts to share strategies, collaborate on complex cases, and develop context-specific approaches to workers' rights challenges.
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In Pursuit of Justice: Supporting Roma Communities through Clinic Work 

Giovanna Garcia '25 reflects on her work in the International Human Rights Clinic.
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Clinic Alumni Reflect on Early Careers and Trends in Human Rights Practice  

A group of recent Clinic alumni whose careers span human rights litigation, documentation, research, and advocacy returned to campus and shared their insights with current students during a panel discussion in September.
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Chiquita Litigation: After the Jury Verdict

As part of the Student Perspectives Series, we sat down with two members of the Fall 2024 Chiquita Team to discuss their project work and insights.
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Watch: Human Rights Legal Education: New Frontiers in Social Justice

This event occured as part of Harvard Law School’s Fall 2024 Reunion weekend.Harvard Law School’s International Human Rights Clinic, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this academic year, works at the cutting edge of education and advocacy to drive tangible change in human rights. In this session, clinical faculty and students will share insights about the evolution of human rights…
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Watch: Jumping in to Human Rights Practice: Recent Alumni Reflect on a Shifting Field

On September 30, the International Human Rights Clinic hosted a panel discussion with recent Clinic alumni at the forefront of the human rights practice. Watch to hear about their personal journeys, from navigating early career challenges to celebrating unexpected wins.
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Curbing the Trade in Policing Equipment to Rights Abusers Video: How to Make a Torture-Free Trade Treaty Effective

As the culmination of two semester’s work, in May the Clinic convened an expert roundtable and hosted a public event on torture-free trade with the Geneva Graduate Institute’s Global Governance Centre.