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Report Seeks to Prevent Interpersonal Violence in Elite Sports
As the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Paris approach, a new report analyzes the issue of interpersonal violence in international sport.
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Schell Center Announces 2024-25 Postgraduate Fellows in Human Rights
Five Yale Law students and recent graduates will receive fellowships in human rights law for the upcoming academic year.
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Professor Jim Silk Awarded DeVane Medal for Excellence as a Teacher and Scholar
Professor James J. Silk ’89 was awarded the William C. Clyde DeVane Medal in April by the University’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.
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Lowenstein Clinic Calls on UN to Prevent Censorship and Protect Speech of Environmental Defenders at Annual COP Conference
Green Advocates International and the Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic at Yale Law School have called for stronger protection of environmental defenders’ free speech at the world’s largest forum for international climate negotiations, the Conference of the Parties.
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New Study Co-Authored by Lowenstein Clinic Finds Mental Harm Inflicted on Myanmar’s Rohingya a Form of Genocide
A new study released by Fortify Rights and the Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic recommends ways to hold members of the Myanmar military and others criminally accountable for the Rohingya genocide and other mass atrocity crimes.
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UN Working Group Condemns Gender Apartheid in Statement with Lowenstein Clinic Contribution
A U.N. Working Group whose members include Clinical Professor Law Claudia Flores called on the international community to recognize gender apartheid as a crime against humanity. The Lowenstein Clinic contributed to the statement.
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Schell Center Fellow Spotlight: Marco Wan
Marco Wan, a scholar of public law and humanities, discusses his work exploring the intersection of human rights law and identity through the lens of culture.