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Schell Center Names 2018-2019 Post-Graduate Fellows
The Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights announced its fellows for the 2018–19 academic year.
Human Rights Program Alum Describes Work at Federal Defenders’ Office
Rob LaRose (MAPHR ’17) is working as an assistant paralegal in the trial unit of the Federal Defender Program, Inc., in Atlanta, Georgia.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein Discusses Defending Human Rights
Hostility to human rights is on the rise, according to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein.
Lowenstein Clinic Supports Lawsuit on Migrants in the Mediterranean
The Lowenstein Clinic is involved in legal action in Italy involving a fatal incident in 2017 in which a boat carrying migrants found itself in distress off the coast of Libya.
Bernstein Fellow Casey on Experience at Mercy Law Resources Centre
Conor Casey ’17 LLM discusses a report, The Right to Housing in Comparative Perspective, and other aspects of his experience thus far at MLRC.
Bethany Brown Discusses Human Rights Violations in U.S. Nursing Homes
On April 23, Bethany Brown, a Researcher in Human Rights Watch’s Health and Human Rights Division, presented the organization’s recent report, They Want Docile: How Nursing Homes in the United States Overmedicate People with Dementia.
Regan Ralph Discusses Escalating Attacks on Human Rights Activism
Regan Ralph, president and CEO of the Fund for Global Human Rights, gave an April 19 talk at the Schell Center.