Alumni

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.

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.

Human Rights Legal Education: New Frontiers in Social Justice

A reunion panel featuring Ariel Dulitzky LL.M. '99, Aminta Ossom '09, Paras Shah '19, Hina Uddin, '24 on the evolution of human rights practice and clinical teaching. Moderated by Susan Farbstein '04.

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.

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.

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.

Alumni Spotlight: Samantha Lint Finds Windows for Justice When Every Door Has Closed

When she was in the seventh grade, Samantha Gogol Lint, J.D. ’20, took a class that changed her life. An elective in constitutional law set Lint on the path to becoming an attorney. Now, three years after her graduation from Harvard Law School, Lint is a part of a team building, and winning, some of the most creative and complicated…

Harvard Law Today Spotlight: ‘PSVF support has contributed significantly to the work I do’

Editors note: this article was originally published in Harvard Law Today . The military offensive by the Burmese government against the Karen people in their country had been going on for years before Jason Gelbort ’13 got involved. His participation in a fact-finding mission with Harvard Law School’s International Human Rights Clinic changed the course of his career.

Lawyer, Advocate, Therapist, Travel Agent: Maryum Jordan’s International Career and Local Impact

January 20, 2023

In the almost ten years since she graduated from Harvard Law School, human rights lawyer Maryum Jordan (A.B. ’10, J.D. ’14) has become a legal chameleon. From the lush banks of the Peruvian Amazon to the rugged shoreline of Alaska, Jordan has developed legal strategies to sue a massive mining company, documented human rights violations and provided evidence to the…

Trusted to listen: Nicolette Waldman ’13 dedicates her career to documenting human rights violations

January 4, 2021

After her first interview in Afghanistan, Nicolette Waldman ’13 realized she had found the career she was meant to pursue. It was the summer after her first year at Harvard Law School, and Waldman had a fellowship with the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission to research torture of conflict-related detainees. The man she was meeting had escaped from an Afghan prison. He…