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Human Rights Workshop: Jorge Contesse Considers the Constitutional Crisis in Chile
Jorge Contesse ’05 LLM, ’14 JSD led the March 5, 2021 Human Rights Workshop titled “Chile’s Constitutional Awakening.”
Human Rights Workshop: Kristine Beckerle ’15 Recounts Justice Efforts for Yemen
At the February 26, 2021, Human Rights Workshop, Kristine Beckerle ’15 discussed her work advocating for accountability and justice for Yemen.
Bernstein Symposium Program Announced for April 9
The Schell Center for International Human Rights announced the program for its 2021 Bernstein Symposium.
New Report Details COVID-Related Threats to Indigenous Peoples and Environment
The Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic at Yale Law School and the Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) released a report documenting the erosion of Indigenous Peoples’ rights, damage to forest environments, and violence resulting from government responses to the pandemic and ensuing global recession.
Human Rights Workshop: Hillary Margolis Examines Women’s Rights in Poland
Hillary Margolis, a senior researcher in the Women’s Rights Division at Human Rights Watch, spoke at the February 19, 2021 Human Rights Workshop.
Feminist Advocates and Scholars Discuss Challenging Criminalization
The Schell Center hosted Aya Gruber, Mirta Moragas, and Estefanía Vela Barba, who discussed their efforts to contest the role of criminal law in feminist advocacy in the U.S., Paraguay, and Mexico.
Lowenstein Clinic Joins Statement Urging U.S. to Repeal ICC Sanctions
The Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic joined a statement urging the U.S. government to repeal sanctions initiated by former President Donald Trump targeting the International Criminal Court.
Postgraduate Fellow Spotlight: Bernstein Fellow Paul Rink ’19
Paul Rink ’19 is a 2020–21 Bernstein Fellow working with Our Children’s Trust, a nonprofit public interest law firm that provides young people with strategic, campaign-based legal services aimed at securing their rights to a safe climate.
Lowenstein Clinic, Harvard and NYU Human Rights Clinics Call on U.S. Government to Address Haiti Crisis
On February 13, 2021, the Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic at Yale Law School released a joint statement calling on the U.S. government to denounce actions by President Jovenel Moïse that threaten human rights in Haiti.