Alumni

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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…

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…