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Kumar ’17 LLM Discusses Experience as Bernstein Human Rights Fellow
Sanya Kumar ’17 LLM is completing her Bernstein International Human Rights Fellowship at Reprieve, an international human rights organization that works to abolish the death penalty or restrict its use worldwide.

Michael Doyle Presents International Mobility Convention at HRW
At the April 5th Human Rights Workshop, Michael Doyle made the case for the Model International Mobility Convention—a new international agreement that seeks to fill the gaps in the preexisting international migration regime and give more protections to all classes of migrants.

Sirine Shebaya Discusses Fighting the Many Faces of the Muslim Ban
At Yale Law School, Shebaya discussed her work defending the civil rights of Muslim, Arab, and South Asian communities in the United States.

20th Anniversary Bernstein Symposium Will Reunite Former Fellows
On April 12-13, 2018, the Schell Center for International Human Rights will host the annual Bernstein International Human Rights Symposium.

Javier Corrales Leads Human Rights Workshop on LGBT Activism in Latin America
Professor Javier Corrales spoke about LGBT activism in Latin America and the challenges it faces during a Schell Center lecture.

Richard Ashby Wilson Explains Incitement Law at Human Rights Workshop
Richard Ashby Wilson has spent the past few years researching the law of incitement in the U.S. and abroad.

Lowenstein Report on Myanmar Genocide Cited by New York Times
A Lowenstein Clinic paper analyzing whether genocide is occurring in Myanmar has been cited my numerous media outlets and human rights organizations.

Louisa Lombard Explains the Complexities of U.N. Peacekeeping
Yale Anthropology Professor Louisa Lombard is investigating how peacekeepers construct their codes of ethics and deal with their everyday moral dilemmas.
The New York Times
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New Documentary Celebrates Women Activists’ Fight against AIDS
At the height of the U.S. AIDS epidemic, activists coined a slogan: “Women don’t get AIDS. They just die from it.”