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A Tireless Advocate for Children’s Rights Leaves HRP

We recently bade farewell to HRP’s Eleanor Roosevelt Visiting Fellow Benyam Dawit Mezmur, who returned to his regular position as…

2023-2024 Henigson Fellow Advocating for Gender Equality at Clooney Foundation

The Human Rights Program is pleased to present its 2023-2024 Henigson Fellow Rebecca Gore LLM’23. Rebecca is a South African…

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission: A Champion of Transitional Justice?

Since the signing of the Pretoria agreement which ended formal hostilities between the Ethiopian government and the Tigrayan Forces in…

Signposting Another Genocide: The World’s Obligation to Act on Clear Warning Signs

The dirt road leading to Kut, a small Armenian village on the border with Azerbaijan, is uneven and somber as…

HRP Awards 2023 Summer Fellows

HRP is pleased to announce its 2023 summer fellowship cohort: Chinaza Asiegbu JD’25, Sabrina Ochoa JD’24, and Krister Rasmussen JD’25….

In Memoriam: Benjamin Ferencz

The world has lost a tireless champion in the cause of human rights and peace: Benjamin Ferencz ’43. A decorated…

Ibrahim Comments on U.S.-Ethiopia Relations in Foreign Policy Magazine

On March 14, Foreign Policy Magazine published an opinion piece titled “Ethiopia Is Not Ready for Transitional Justice”, which was…

Between Failure and Redemption: The Future of the Ethiopian Social Contract

A new book addressing the social and political challenges facing Ethiopia.   Ethiopia was still at war when a group…

Application to 2023-24 Postgraduate Human Rights Fellowships Now Open

The Human Rights Program (HRP) is pleased to announce that the 2023-24 application for the Henigson Human Rights Fellowship and…

HKS, Kenneth Roth, and the Message to Human Rights Defenders

It was shocking to learn that the Kennedy School had vetoed the appointment of Kenneth Roth, a towering figure in…