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Bonita Meyersfeld Discusses Prosecuting “Invisible” Crimes of Sexual Violence in International Court
Bonita Meyersfeld LLM ’03 JSD ’06 discusses The Prosecutor v. Ongwen, she filed a joint amicus submission
Report Examines the Migrant Wage Gap in High-Income Countries
The Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic at Yale Law School and the Global Human Rights Clinic at the University of Chicago Law School have released a report indicating that migrant workers, in comparison to national workers, often face adverse wage differentials solely because of their status as migrants.
Postgraduate Fellow Spotlight: Rodrigo Ayala Miret ’22
Rodrigo Ayala Miret ’22 discusses his Robina Fellowship with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
Lowenstein Clinic Finds Ethiopia and Allies Responsible for Mass Starvation in Tigray
A new report from the Lowenstein Clinic concludes, based on publicly available information, that Ethiopia and its allies violated international law by inflicting starvation on civilians in Tigray during the two-year-long war in the region.
Postgraduate Fellow Spotlight: Megan Hauptman ’21
Megan Hauptman ’21 reflects on her time so far pursuing a Bernstein Fellowship at the National Immigration Project between Washington, D.C. and Mexico City.
Claudia Flores Discusses the Lowenstein Clinic and Bridging Advocacy with Academia
Clinical Professor of Law Claudia Flores talks about plans for the Schell Center and Lowenstein Clinic.
Postgraduate Fellow Spotlight: Tim Hirschel-Burns ’22
Tim Hirschel-Burns ’22 answers questions about his time as a Bernstein Fellow at Oxfam America in Washington, D.C.
Bernstein Symposium Examines “Digital Dictatorship” in China and Beyond
The 2023 Robert L. Bernstein Symposium, “Digital Dictatorship: China’s 21st Century Authoritarianism,” examined the surveillance society.
Postgraduate Fellow Spotlight: Yussef Al Tamimi ’22
Yussef Al Tamimi ’22 discusses his time as a Robina International Human Rights Fellow at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France.
Seven New Fellows Will Work in Human Rights
The Shell Center has announced that seven Yale Law students and recent graduates will receive Bernstein and Robina Fellowships for the 2023-24 academic year. Both support work in human rights.