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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Maria Ressa Ruminates On the Dangers of Disinformation
Internationally-recognized journalist Maria Ressa (right) spoke at the Schell Center about her work in fighting disinformation and attempts to silence the free press in the Philippines.
Peter Jan Honigsberg Reflects on Documenting Guantánamo
Peter Jan Honigsberg led the February 27, 2020 Human Rights Workshop on his efforts to gather historical accounts of Guantánamo Bay prison.
Erika Dailey on the Implications of Strategic Human Rights Litigation
Erika Dailey discussed the importance of assessing the impacts of strategic litigation in order to use it more effectively at the Human Rights Workshop.