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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.
Human Rights Workshop: Kenneth Roth on Biden’s Foreign Policy Challenges
Executive Director of Human Rights Watch Kenneth Roth led the February 5, 2021, Human Rights Workshop, “Human Rights and the Biden Administration.”
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Disability rights group alleges abuse of people with mental illness at state’s maximum-security prison in suit against Department of Correction
Lowenstein Clinic Represents Disability Rights Group in CT Supermax Prison Lawsuit
The Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic and partner organizations filed a lawsuit against the Connecticut Department of Correction on February 4, 2021.
Postgraduate Fellow Spotlight: Bernstein Fellow Patricia Cruz Marín ’20
Patricia Cruz Marín ’20 is spending her Bernstein Fellowship at the Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL), an organization that helps victims of serious human rights violations navigate the Inter-American System of Human Rights.