In addition to affiliated faculty, the Schell Center hosts visiting Fellows throughout the academic year with expertise in a range of human rights-related fields. Students across the University are encouraged to reach out to Fellows to learn from them and connect on shared areas of interest during Fellows’ time at the Schell Center.
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Faculty and Staff
Cover-Lowenstein Fellow
Laith Aqel is the Cover-Lowenstein Fellow at Yale Law School's Schell Center.
Clinical Professor of Law; Director, Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic, Director, Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center of International Human Rights
Claudia Flores is a Clinical Professor of Law at Yale Law School, Director of the Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic, and Director of the Law School’s Orville H. Schell, Jr.…
Robert W. Winner Professor of Law and the Humanities and Director, Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights
Paul W. Kahn is Robert W. Winner Professor of Law and the Humanities, and Director of the Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights at Yale Law School. Professor Kahn teaches in…
Binger Clinical Professor Emeritus of Human Rights
James J. Silk is the Binger Clinical Professor Emeritus of Human Rights at Yale Law School. He founded and directed the Multidisciplinary Academic Program in Human Rights in Yale College. In the…
Community Human Rights Fellow
As Community Human Rights Fellow, Shannon Sommers assists the Schell Center in promoting a vibrant human rights community and in developing human rights projects. She is interested in the…
Fellows
Robina Senior Human Rights Fellow
Tom Andrews is the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar. A former member of the US…
Tom and Andi Bernstein Visiting Human Rights Fellow
Musa is a Research Fellow in Law at the Schell Centre for International Human Rights at Yale Law School. His research and work focuses on accountability, transitional justice, victims’…
Schell Center Visiting Human Rights Fellow
Zahra Motamedi is a human rights advocate with a rich 13-year career spanning critical roles within human rights organizations, including significant work in Afghanistan. As an Associate Research…