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Student Perspectives | Fall 2024

December 9, 2024

Students offer reflections on their first semseter in the International Human Rights Clinic.

Watch: Jumping in to Human Rights Practice: Recent Alumni Reflect on a Shifting Field

October 24, 2024

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.

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.

Clinical Project Leads to Academic Article in Harvard Human Rights Journal about the Role of Non-State Actors in Enforced Disappearances

The most recent print edition of the Harvard Human Rights Journal features an article co-authored by Clinical Director Susan Farbstein, Americas Director at the International Federation for Human Rights Jimena Reyes, and clinical alumni Sabrina Ochoa, JD ’24, Rebecca Gore, LLM ’23, Adriana Bones, JD ’24, Nitika Khaitan, LLM ’23, and Victoria Abut, JD ’24. The article, which grew of…

Reviewing the Record: Resources on Incendiary Weapons from Human Rights Watch and the International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard Law School

A June 2024 compilation of publications produced by Human Rights Watch and the International Human Rights Clinic on the issue of incendiary weapons.

Explosive Weapons Pose Threats to Cultural Heritage: States Have a Tool to Protect It

In early May 2022, Russian forces fired a munition that struck a museum complex including the final home of the 18th-century Ukrainian philosopher and poet Hryhorii Skovoroda. The attack sparked a fire that raged for nearly nine hours. By the time the blaze was extinguished, almost all that remained were scorched walls and a pockmarked statue of the national figure.

Harvard International Human Rights Clinic Hosts Conference to Build Relationships and Share Strategies

At the end of April, dozens of human rights clinicians gathered in Cambridge to share ideas, forge friendships, and build resilience and hope in their work. For many of the country’s leading human rights practitioners, the 2024 International Human Rights Clinicians’ Conference, which Harvard Law School hosted from April 19-21, was a chance to learn from panel discussions and workshops,…

2024 Commencement Memories

A collection of photos from 2024 Harvard Law School Commencement and the annual IHRC-HIRCP grad party!

Reflections from the Class of 2024

This year, we asked five of our graduating students to reflect on their time in the International Human Rghts Clinic. Watch to learn about what projects they worked on, where they traveled, their fondest memories, and what insights they've gained on doing human rights work.

Shaping a Human Rights Career: Nikki Santos ‘24 Reflects on Her Experience in the International Human Rights Clinic

My work with IHRC has been the most meaningful and rewarding part of my law school experience. I joined the Clinic in the Spring of 2023, and have participated as an advanced student ever since. My project centers on the 2017 French Duty of Vigilance Law which we are using to hold Carrefour, the seventh-largest supermarket chain in the world, accountable for human rights abuses in its seafood supply chain.