Category: Press Releases

Gerald Neuman submits comments to State Department’s “Commission on Unalienable Rights”

Neuman challenges arguments that roll back human rights Professor Gerald L. Neuman, Co-Director of the Human Rights Program (HRP), filed…

Visiting Fellow Anton Burkov Wins Case Before European Court of Human Rights

On February 5, 2020, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) delivered its judgment in Kruglov, et al. v Russia (no. 11264/04…

WATCH: Victor Madrigal-Borloz Previews United Nations General Assembly Report

On October 17, 2019, Victor Madrigal-Borloz, the Eleanor Roosevelt Senior Visiting Researcher with the Human Rights Program and the UN…

Gerald Neuman files amicus curiae brief to US Supreme Court on deportation cases

Professor Gerald Neuman, Co-Director of the Human Rights Program andJ. Sinclair Armstrong Professor of International, Foreign, and Comparative Law at…

HRP’s 2018-2019 Annual Report

We are delighted to present HRP’s 2018-2019 Annual Report. The report showcases the global reach and impact of the Human…

UN Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Seeks RAs

Victor Madrigal-Borloz, UN Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, will be…

Human Rights Program Awards Five Visiting Fellowships for 2019-2020

The Human Rights Program is pleased to welcome five exemplary human rights practitioners and scholars to Harvard Law School as…

Emily Nagisa Keehn Departs HRP

After three years as Associate Director of the Academic Program, Emily Nagisa Keehn is leaving the Human Rights Program at…

United Nations Independent Expert Victor Madrigal-Borloz to Pursue LGBTQI Research from HRP

The Human Rights Program is pleased to announce that Victor Madrigal-Borloz, the United Nations Independent Expert (IE) for the protection…

HRP Visiting Fellow Dr. Tony Ellis Wins Appeal Barring Client’s Extradition to China

On June 11, 2019, the New Zealand Court of Appeal announced that it would block the extradition to China of…