
Aminta Ossom
Clinical Instructor
Lecturer on Law
Aminta Ossom is a Clinical Instructor at the International Human Rights Clinic. She focuses on equality, inclusion, and economic and social rights. She also has research interests in human rights diplomacy, the role of identity in advocacy, and symbioses between civil and human rights movements.
Prior to joining the Clinic in Fall 2019, Aminta was a human rights officer at the United Nations, where she supported the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and the Special Rapporteurs of the Human Rights Council in fact-finding, advocacy and training in Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia and Europe.
Before joining the UN, Aminta taught international human rights at Fordham Law School as a Crowley Fellow in International Human Rights and Adjunct Professor of Law. There she designed and led a field study examining barriers to education faced by persons with disabilities in Rwanda. She has also served as a supervising attorney for independent clinical and externship students.
After graduating from Harvard Law School in 2009, Aminta focused on transitional justice, including as a Satter Human Rights Fellow with Amnesty International in West Africa. While at HLS, she was a dedicated member of the International Human Rights Clinic. She also holds a Masters in African Politics from SOAS, University of London, and a BA from the University of Oklahoma.
Recent News
Clinic Contributes to Amicus Curiae Applications before the Ugandan Constitutional Court
International Human Rights Clinic | Sep 25, 2023
Paras Shah | Sep 11, 2023
Clinician Spotlight: Q&A with Aminta Ossom, J.D. ‘09
International Human Rights Clinic | Jan 23, 2023
WATCH: Human Rights, Civil Rights, and the Struggle for Racial Justice
International Human Rights Clinic | Feb 24, 2021
Human Rights, Civil Rights, and the Struggle for Racial Justice
International Human Rights Clinic | Jan 26, 2021
The Human Rights Movement and the Struggle for Economic Justice Today
International Human Rights Clinic | Nov 02, 2020
Clinic Publications
When the Water Runs Dry: Human Rights, Climate Change & Deepening Water Inequality in Delhi, India
Harvard Law School International Human Rights Clinic & Center for Economic and Social Rights | Sep 20, 2023