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Clinic Contributes to Amicus Curiae Applications before the Ugandan Constitutional Court

September 25, 2023

On September 7, 2023, eight international human rights and labor law experts* applied to appear before the Constitutional Court of Uganda in two cases concerning informally employed workers in the country. IHRC Clinical Instructor Aminta Ossom and Clinic partner WIEGO are two of the eight applicants seeking to appear before the Court. In September 2022, five workers’ organizations filed the…

Inaction in the face of climate change deepens water inequality in Delhi, according to Harvard clinic

September 20, 2023

Investing in expanded water services could improve the situation for women and underserved communities, according to a report from Harvard Law School’s International Human Rights Clinic and the Center for Economic and Social Rights

International Human Rights Clinic Newsletter, September 2023

September 18, 2023

The September 2023 edition of the IHRC newsletter.

The International Human Rights Clinic and WIEGO Are Partnering to Give Power Back to Informal Workers

September 11, 2023

“You may be an expert on law, but they are an expert on their reality” In the Fall of 2021, Joan Josiah (J.D. ‘23) began her second year at Harvard law School as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to spread around the world. During her first year, Josiah had read court opinions and learned about legal theory. She was eager to…

Graduating Student Reflections – Tobi Olasunkanmi, LLM ’23

September 6, 2023

Tobi Olasunkanmi, LLM '23 discusses his experience in the International Human Rights Clinic and his work on the Climate Change and Sexual Orientation (SOGI) project.

A Good Summer for Human Rights Cases in U.S. Courts: Alien Tort Statute Update

September 5, 2023

The Alien Tort Statute (ATS) had a good summer. Two critical rulings—one from the Ninth Circuit, the other from the Eastern District of Virginia—plus a settlement in a third case signal that, despite years of chatter about its demise, the statute is far from dead. Nearly twenty years ago, in Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain (2004), the Supreme Court recognized that the…

Gift Establishes The Courage Fund for the International Human Rights Clinic

September 5, 2023

The International Human Rights Clinic is thrilled to announce that Haroon Mokhtarzada, JD ’05, has endowed a fund to support our work. His generous gift establishes The Courage Fund “in recognition of the courageous leadership of the Harvard Law School International Human Rights Clinic in advancing justice around the world, even when such work is unpopular or challenges the status…

Graduating Student Reflections – Rebecca Gore, LLM ’23

August 31, 2023

Rebecca Gore, LLM '23 discusses her experience in the International Human Rights Clinic and her work with Susan Farbstein on the Disappearances in Mexico project.

Harvard Law Today: Providing cluster munitions has ‘changed the nature of U.S. involvement’ in Ukraine, says Harvard Law expert

Bonnie Docherty, scholar on humanitarian disarmament, says the weapons endanger civilians now and in the future Editors note: this article was originally published in Harvard Law Today. In July, President Joe Biden’s administration announced that it would soon begin sending cluster munitions to Ukraine to support the country’s fight against Russia’s invasion. The weapons, which have been used extensively by Russia…

Alumni Spotlight: Thinking Outside the Box: Three Human Rights Alumni Forging Their Own Paths

To be successful, human rights work requires a mix of vision and tenacity – the ability to see a problem clearly and then develop creative solutions. The Harvard Law School International Human Rights Clinic recently spoke with three alumni from the classes of 2018, 2016, and 2014, who are charting their own paths and creating change through innovative thinking, from Cambodia and Geneva to Texas and South Africa.