Tuesday, August 11, 2020
UN Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews Named Robina Senior Human Rights Fellow
Tom Andrews, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, has been appointed Robina Senior Human Rights Fellow at the Schell Center for International Human Rights.
Monday, August 10, 2020
Lowenstein Clinic Joins Groups Urging Congress to Establish Commission on Legacy of Slavery
The Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic was one of more than 100 organizations signing an open letter, released July 31, 2020, calling on the U.S. Congress to pass House Resolution (HR) 40.
Monday, June 22, 2020
Schell Center Postgraduate Fellow Spotlight: Nikila Kaushik ’19 LL.M.
Nikila Kaushik ’19 LL.M., a Robina Foundation Fellow, spoke about her fellowship year in The Hague.
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic Statement on the Extrajudicial Killings of Black People in the United States
A statement from the Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic.
Friday, May 29, 2020
Fellow Spotlight: Bernstein Postgraduate Fellow Britta Redwood ’17
Current Robert L. Bernstein Fellow Britta Redwood ’17 is spending her fellowship year at the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR), where she works within the organization’s International Crimes and Accountability Program.
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Fellow Spotlight: Robina Postgraduate Fellow Mara Redlich Revkin ’16
Mara Redlich Revkin ’16, a 2019 Robina Fellow, spent her fellowship working in Iraq the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Friday, May 1, 2020
Clinic Releases Recommendations on Health, Human Rights in Federal Prisons and Immigration Detention During COVID-19
The Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Law Clinic released a set of national recommendations to address the crisis of COVID-19 in prisons, jails, and immigration detention centers.
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Clinic Calls on UN to Condemn Use of CT Supermax for Incarcerated COVID Patients
Yale Law School’s Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic submitted a letter to the United Nations arguing that isolating sick prisoners in Connecticut’s Northern Correctional Institution, a facility the letter calls “punitive by design,” violates international law.
Monday, April 20, 2020
2020 Bernstein and Robina Human Rights Fellowships Announced
The Schell Center for International Human Rights announced the recipients of its postgraduate fellowships for the 2020–21 year.
Friday, April 17, 2020
Clinic Urges UN and International Red Cross to Protect Palestinian Prisoners from COVID-19
The Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic in partnership with the Center for Constitutional Rights, urged protections for Palestinian prisoners from COVID-19.