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 has released a set of national recommendations to address the crisis of COVID-19 in prisons, jails, and immigration detention centers across the United States.
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.
Friday, April 3, 2020
Fellow Spotlight: Bernstein Postgraduate Fellow Andrew Udelsman ’17
Current Robert L. Bernstein Fellow Andrew Udelsman ’17 is spending his fellowship year at the Texas Civil Rights Project as a Legal Fellow.
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Advocates Urge Prisoner Releases Before Virus Strikes
CT News Junkie
The Lowenstein International Human Rights Law Clinic is mentioned in a CT News Junkie article about groups that are advocating for the release of prisoners in an effort to avoid the spread of the COVID-19 virus within Connecticut prisons.
Thursday, March 5, 2020
Students Tackle Challenges in International Law as Salzburg Cutler Fellows
Students from Yale Law School were selected to join their peers from 13 other leading U.S. law schools in Washington, D.C. to explore the future of public and private international law at the eighth annual Salzburg Cutler Fellows Program.
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Alfred Brownell Joins Schell Center as Spring 2020 Visiting Fellow
Alfred Brownell, an internationally recognized environmental activist and lawyer from Liberia, joins the Schell Center as a Tom & Andi Human Rights Fellow for 2020–21.