Category: Scholarship

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…

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…

Another Trump Legacy That Won’t Give Up

It appears that on April 1, Harvard Law School will be hosting a lecture by Peter Berkowitz, formerly the Executive…

Harvard Human Rights Journal on Indirect Discrimination and Religion

Grounded in an April 2020 symposium hosted by the Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School, the latest issue of…

Human Rights Workshops Explore Indirect Discrimination

In Panama, Peru, and Colombia, gender-based quarantine schedules created a culture of fear and risk for transgender individuals. With men…

WATCH: The Impact of COVID-19 on LGBT Persons Webinar

In his recent report to the United Nations General Assembly, Victor Madrigal-Borloz, UN Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender…

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity UN Mandate: Virtual Consultation on 2021-2023 Work-Plan

The UN Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (IE SOGI) will…

Godfrey Odongo Joins HRP As Visiting Fellow

The Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School is pleased to welcome Godfrey Odongo, Senior Program Officer with the Human…

Human Rights in a Time of Populism & COVID-19

A new volume “Human Rights in a Time of Populism” edited by Gerald L. Neuman ’80 brings together reflections from a range of…

Carwil Bjork-James Explores Bolivia’s 2003 Gas War and 2019 Election Crisis in New Working Paper

A new paper, “Mass Protest and State Repression in Bolivian Political Culture: Putting the Gas War and the 2019 Crisis…