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Postgraduate Fellow Spotlight: Megan Pearson ’21
Bernstein Fellow Megan Pearson ’21 discusses her work advocating for development finance institutions to improve accountability to local communities.
Lowenstein Clinic and CRR Submit Brief on Sexual Violence to Inter-American Court
The Lowenstein Clinic and the Center for Reproductive Rights submitted the amicus brief to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in a case alleging that Bolivia had failed to prevent, investigate, or punish someone for who had repeatedly raped a child.
Conference Highlights Professor Kahn’s Work
The work and jurisprudence of Professor Paul Kahn ’80 was discussed in a two-day workshop Law and Political Imagination on April 7 and 8 co-organized by the Edinburgh Law School Centre for Legal Theory.
Michael Breen ’11 on Building Capacity and Coalitions
Michael Breen ’11, President and Chief Executive Officer of Human Rights First, led the Human Rights Workshop on April 7.
Schell Center Report Presents Evidence of Crimes Against Humanity in Myanmar
In the six months following its February 2021 coup d’état, the Myanmar junta committed acts against civilians that amount to crimes against humanity, according to a new report released by the Schell Center for International Human Rights at Yale Law School and the human rights organization Fortify Rights.
Militarization in Mexico Costs Lives and Constitutional Legitimacy, Panel Says
The March 10 Human Rights Workshop examined the human rights impact of Mexico’s militarized response to drug trafficking.
Luke Moffett Discusses Reparations by Nonstate Armed Groups
The Schell Center welcomed Luke Moffett, an expert on reparations and armed conflict, for Human Rights Workshop.
Policing Globally Fails Human Rights Standards, Claudia Flores Finds
Claudia Flores, a Visiting Clinical Professor of Law at Yale Law School, presented her research evaluating global police adherence to international human rights standards on use of force.