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HRP Associate Director Abadir Ibrahim Co-Authors Submission Calling on the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights to Recognize the Right to a Healthy Climate 

Abadir Ibrahim, Associate Director of the Harvard Human Rights Program, together with Salma Waheedi, Executive Director of the Program on Law…

HRP Announces Recipients of 2026-2027 Henigson Fellowship

We are excited to announce that HRP has awarded its 2026-27 Henigson Fellowship to Namashya Karuna Arachchige LLM ‘26 and…

HRP Associate Director Abadir Ibrahim Co-Authors New Article on International Climate Law

HRP Associate Director, Dr. Abadir M. Ibrahim, and Florida International University College of Law Assistant Professor, Dr. Angela Hefti, have…

Fragmented Justice: Accountability for ISIS’ Atrocities against Yazidis

August 3, 2014 marked the beginning of a collective nightmare for the Yazidis, a small ethno-religious community in Iraq. On…

New Chapter by Professor Neuman on the U.S. & International Law  

A chapter by Gerald L. Neuman, HRP Director and J. Sinclair Armstrong Professor of International, Foreign, and Comparative Law, titled…

HRP Awards 2026 Summer Fellowship

HRP is delighted to announce its 2026 Summer Fellowship cohort: Brooke Beyer JD’28, Ideal Dowling JD’27, Alana Mitias JD’28, and…

HRP Associate Director Abadir Ibrahim Co-Authors Amicus Brief on Climate Obligations Before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights

On March 30, 2026, Abadir Ibrahim, Associate Director of the Harvard Human Rights Program—with Salma Waheedi, Executive Director of the Program on Law and…

Amicus Brief Challenging Executive Order No. 14,160

HRP Director Professor Gerald L. Neuman, together with Professors Kristin Collins and Rachel Rosenbloom, submitted an amicus brief to the…

From Mandate to Monument: Bineta Diop and Africa’s Unstoppable March to End Violence Against Women

The history of international human rights is a testament to the fact that progress is never given; it is legally,…

2026-2027 Henigson Fellowship Application Now Open

The Human Rights Program is pleased to announce that the application for the 2026-2027 Henigson Fellowship is now open.  The post-graduate fellowship is open…