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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.
Lowenstein Clinic Calls on UN to Prevent Censorship and Protect Speech of Environmental Defenders at Annual COP Conference
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Global News Network Liberia

Human Rights Clinic Calls on UN to Prevent Censorship and Chilling Climate Conference

A recent report co-authored by the Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights calling for stronger protections for environmental defenders was highlighted. Executive Director of the Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights Law and Lecturer in Law Hope Metcalf, Visiting Fellow Alfred Brownell, Shehla Chowdhury ’25, Chloe Miller ’25, Sonya Schoenberger ’24, and Ding Yuan ’25 were mentioned. 

Human Rights Clinic Calls on UN to Prevent Censorship and Chilling Climate Conference
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Mizzima

End Pushbacks of Rohingya Refugees, Investigate Beatings

A study co-authored by the Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic finding that mental harm Myanmar’s military caused for Rohingya refugees is a form of genocide is highlighted.

End Pushbacks of Rohingya Refugees, Investigate Beatings
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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.
New Study Co-Authored by Lowenstein Clinic Finds Mental Harm Inflicted on Myanmar’s Rohingya a Form of Genocide
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Bernstein Symposium Considers Art’s Power to Assert — and Challenge — Authority

At the 2024 Bernstein Symposium, artist-advocates explored the complex relationship between art and international human rights.
Bernstein Symposium Considers Art’s Power to Assert — and Challenge — Authority
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The Yale Daily News

Yale Professors Reflect on Teaching About Ukraine, Eastern Europe Amid War

Courses across Yale which center Ukraine and the war are highlighted, including “International Law and War in Ukraine and Gaza” taught by Robert W. Winner Professor of Law and Director of the Schell Center for International Human Rights Paul W. Kahn ’80, and “The Russo-Ukrainian War” taught by Visiting Lecturers Eugene R. Fidell and Margaret Donovan.

Yale Professors Reflect on Teaching About Ukraine, Eastern Europe Amid War
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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.
UN Working Group Condemns Gender Apartheid in Statement with Lowenstein Clinic Contribution
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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.
Schell Center Fellow Spotlight: Marco Wan
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CT Mirror

CT’s Incarcerated Seek Say in Debate Over Assaults on Prison Staff

Hope Metcalf, Executive Director of the Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights, comments on assaults on prison staff in Connecticut.

 

CT’s Incarcerated Seek Say in Debate Over Assaults on Prison Staff
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Event Joins Activists, Students, and Survivors to End Solitary Confinement

People close to the issue of solitary confinement, including those who survived it, discussed what’s next in the effort to stop the practice.
Event Joins Activists, Students, and Survivors to End Solitary Confinement