Category: Alumni

HRP’s 2021-2022 Annual Report

We are pleased to present HRP’s 2021-2022 Annual Report. The report showcases the global reach and impact of the Human…

HRP Awards 2021 Post-Graduate and Summer Fellowships

The Human Rights Program is pleased to present recipients of its 2021-2022 post-graduate and 2021 summer fellowships. This year, we…

Q&A with OPIA Wasserstein Fellow Lillian Langford JD’13

In February 2019, OPIA Wasserstein Fellow Lillian Langford JD’13 spent a few days in residence at HLS, where she gave…

In Photos: Ben Ferencz, ’43, Receives HLS Medal of Freedom

The great Ben Ferencz, ’43, received Harvard Law School’s highest honor on Friday: the Medal of Freedom. Humble, hilarious, and…

Coverage of HRP’s 30th Anniversary Event (Video)

Thanks to all who came from near and far to participate in our 30th anniversary event. It was, in a…

Tomorrow, Sept. 19: Human Rights Program 30th Anniversary Event

One by one, alumni are streaming in from around the world for the big day: our 30th anniversary event! Details…

HRP Alumni in the News

We use all kinds of strategies here at the International Human Rights Clinic to push for change. Litigation. Treaty negotiation….

Myanmar’s Policies of Persecution

Last month, the government of Myanmar made the shocking decision to evict Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) from Rakhine State, cutting…

Irish Government Acknowledges Role in Magdalene Laundries; Offers No Apology or Reparations

For a while now, this blog has followed Maeve O’Rourke, LLM ’10, a former Global Human Rights Fellow, as she…

Irish Parliament Receives Further Overwhelming Evidence of State Involvement in Magdalene Laundries Abuse

Today, we at the Justice for Magdalenes (JFM) advocacy group presented every member of the Irish houses of Parliament with…