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Schell Center Launches New Series with Talk on Crisis Response in Nepal

A member of Nepal's emergency response team discussed Nepal's response to catastrophic floods with a recent Schell fellow who was a U.N. monitor there.
Schell Center Launches New Series with Talk on Crisis Response in Nepal
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Understanding the Movement Necessity Defense with Jocelyn Simonson

The Schell Center hosted Jocelyn Simonson, the Herman Badillo ’54 Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School, for a Human Rights Workshop, “The Movement Necessity Defense.”
Understanding the Movement Necessity Defense with Jocelyn Simonson
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Artificial Intelligence Is Not Gender Neutral, Professor Claudia Flores Tells UN

AI is deepening discrimination against women and girls, Professor Claudia Flores warned the U.N. General Assembly.
Artificial Intelligence Is Not Gender Neutral, Professor Claudia Flores Tells UN
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Opinio Juris

How is Audiovisual Evidence Actually Being Used in Climate Change Litigation? — A Commentary by Shanice Guthrie ’27

Shanice Guthrie ’27 is a student director of the Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic.

How is Audiovisual Evidence Actually Being Used in Climate Change Litigation? — A Commentary by Shanice Guthrie ’27
Professor Aslı Ü. Bâli

Professor Aslı Ü. Bâli ’99 Joins Schell Center as Faculty Co-Director

Professor Aslı Ü. Bâli will co-lead Yale Law School’s hub for the study of human rights.
Professor Aslı Ü. Bâli ’99 Joins Schell Center as Faculty Co-Director
Max Pushkin

Kirby Simon Fellow Spotlight: Max Pushkin ’28 at the International Committee of the Red Cross

For his fellowship, Max Pushkin ’28 addressed a persistent issue in international humanitarian law
Kirby Simon Fellow Spotlight: Max Pushkin ’28 at the International Committee of the Red Cross
Elsie Mares ’28

Kirby Simon Fellow Spotlight: Elsie Mares ’28 at Centro de los Derechos Migrante  

Though the Schell Center, Elsie Mares ’28 was a summer fellow assisting with legal services for migrant workers in Mexico City.
Kirby Simon Fellow Spotlight: Elsie Mares ’28 at Centro de los Derechos Migrante  
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AI Shows Promise and Peril for Women, Professor Claudia Flores Tells UN

A report from a United Nations working group chaired by Professor Claudia Flores warns that AI poses risks to the human rights of women and girls.
AI Shows Promise and Peril for Women, Professor Claudia Flores Tells UN
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El País / Planeta Futuro

Claudia Flores, President of the U.N. Working Group on Discrimination

Clinical Professor of Law, Director of the Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic, and Faculty Co-Director of the Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights Claudia Flores was interviewed about her work as chair of the U.N. Working Group on Discrimination. This article is in Spanish.

Claudia Flores, President of the U.N. Working Group on Discrimination
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Schell Center Postgraduate Fellows Announced for 2026-27

Seven graduates will pursue international human rights law next year through Bernstein and Robina fellowships, the Schell Center announced.
Schell Center Postgraduate Fellows Announced for 2026-27