Spotlight on January Term:
Fact-Finding in South Africa
Human Rights and the Environment
Clinicians and clinical students traveled to South Africa this January to explore reports of
soil, dust, and water contamination.-
Teacher-Student Teamwork
Clinical Fellow Meera Shah and Maia Levenson, JD '13, talk to residents of a
settlement near Johannesburg about concerns related to environmental contamination. -
Preparing for Interviews
Senior Clinical Instructor Bonnie Docherty and Misty Wright, JD '13, review
questions for government representatives about the environmental concerns of communities. Docherty is co-teaching a spring seminar on Human Rights and the Environment. -
Surveying the Scene
Clinical trips provide students with on-the-ground training in documentation, fact-finding, and interviewing. Here, the team examines a mine dump in close proximity to residential communities.
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The Role of Communities
Misty Wright, JD '13, talks with Edward Meki, a resident of Khutsong, about the
community's outreach around environmental issues.
Projects
Click on the map below to read more about our current International Human Rights Clinical projects.
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Students
The International Human Rights Clinic provides opportunities for Harvard Law School 2L, 3L, and LLM students to gain legal practice experience on vital human rights issues for academic credit. Students work closely with clinical supervisors on a variety of projects pertaining to international human rights advocacy and research.
First year law students and other members of the Harvard-affiliated community may participate in projects through the clinic on a volunteer basis. Such student work often satisfies the law school’s pro bono requirement. The student human rights group, Harvard Law Student Advocates for Human Rights, works closely with the clinic to engage students in projects according to their background, ability and interests.
If you are a Harvard Law School student interested in applying to the International Human Rights Clinic, please contact the Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs or visit their website for more information on the clinical registration and application process.
News
Susan Farbstein Appointed Assistant Clinical Professor
Clinic Files Amicus Curiae Brief with the U.S. Supreme Court
IHRC Files Submission with UN Special Rapporteur on Torture
IHRC Presents Its Report On Panama Juvenile Fire Deaths to the U.N.
IHRC Files Amicus Curiae Brief with U.S. Supreme Court
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June 25, 2012 “The Future of the Death Penalty?" An Interactive Panel with Leading Human Rights Leaders
Griswold 110 Forty years ago, the US Supreme Court handed down Furman v. Georgia, which led to the de facto moratorium on the death penalty for four years. The US is one of the few industrialized democracies which permits the death penalty. Globally, judicial execution is prohibited in the vast majority of countries; increasingly the long confinement of prisoners on death row is viewed as a form of torture. This panel discussion will explore these and other dimensions with the world’s leading experts on the death penalty. This event is being co-sponsored by the Human Rights Program and Amnesty International USA |
