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Ending International Trade in Law Enforcement Equipment Used for Torture

During the Fall 2024 semester, Shayna Toh ’25 worked on the Torture-Free Trade team under the supervision of Anna Crowe. Watch to learn more about Shayna’s experience advocating for a torture-free trade treaty and her travel to New York for UN advocacy and to attend the Humanitarian Disarmament Forum.
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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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Student Perspectives | Fall 2024

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