The Human Rights Program was founded in 1984 as a center for human rights scholarship, and the International Human Rights Clinic grew out of the Program. Today, faculty and staff of the Human Rights Program and the International Human Rights Clinic include scholars and practitioners with decades of experience in the field. As part of the broader human rights community at Harvard, we work closely with other faculty, clinics, numerous graduate students, and research centers at the Law School and University.
Faculty & Staff

Henry J. Steiner
Jeremiah Smith, Jr. Professor of Law, Emeritus
Henry Steiner founded the Human Rights Program in 1984 and served as its director until he became professor emeritus in 2005.