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
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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April 18, 2012 “The International Human Rights Movement: A History” A Talk by Aryeh Neier, President of the Open Society Foundations
Wasserstein 3013 Aryeh Neier is a giant in the world of human rights advocacy: the President of the Open Society Foundations, a Co-Founder of Human Rights Watch, and a former national director at the American Civil Liberties Union. The author of seven books, next week he will discuss his latest, “The International Human Rights Movement: A History.” Neier has taught law at New York University, Georgetown University Law School and the University of Siena (Italy). In the fall of 2012, he will become a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Paris School of International Affairs- Sciences Po.
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