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 Reina Patel JD’27
Summer fellowships for human rights internships are a central part of the Harvard Law School human rights experience and provide rich professional, personal, and intellectual opportunities. Many students and alumnae/i who are committed to human rights were introduced to the field through an internship. Interns work for at least eight weeks with nongovernmental or intergovernmental organizations advancing human rights with an international focus.
You can find the biographies of this year’s summer fellows below.
Brooke Beyer JD’28 will intern with the British Institute for International Comparative Law (BIICL), where she will conduct substantive legal research on comparative legal issues regarding human rights, sustainable supply chains, and the rule of law. She hopes to pursue work that uses a human rights framework to seek accountability for gender-based violence. Prior to HLS, Brooke worked at the State Department on international anti-trafficking policy and as a consultant for the Indonesian Supreme Court addressing judicial reform. Brooke holds a B.A. from Stanford University in International Relations with minors in English and Human Rights.
Ideal Dowling JD’27 will intern with Partners in Justice International (PJI), an organization that supports local practitioners who are pursuing accountability for victims of crimes against humanity, war crimes, and genocide. She hopes to undertake work in transitional justice and accountability that applies a decolonial lens to uplift survivors. At HLS, she has worked on issues of corporate accountability and intersecting environmental and human rights, including conducting legal research on the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act and collaborating on developing a human right to cooling. Ideal holds a B.A. from Middlebury College in Political Science with minors in French and History.
Alana Mitias JD’28 will intern with Corporate Accountability Lab (CAL), where she will assist in holding transnational corporations legally accountable in the U.S. for human rights violations committed abroad. Prior to HLS, Alana worked at the Atlantic Council’s Strategic Litigation Project (SLP), an initiative advancing accountability for atrocity crimes and human rights violations through the creative application of legal tools. She hopes to pursue work in corporate accountability and human rights litigation. Alana holds a B.A. from the University of Mississippi in International Studies and Arabic.
Reina Patel JD’27 will intern with Minority Rights Group (MRG), where she will support ongoing litigation on issues surrounding indigenous communities’ access to ancestral lands across East Africa, including the Benet Mosop in Uganda and the Batwa in the DRC. During her time at HLS and abroad, she has worked on prison reform in South Africa and Malawi, drafted UN submissions regarding Thailand’s lèse-majesté laws, and has both overseen projects and conducted research related to corporate accountability in seafood supply chains. She hopes to pursue human rights work that will advance socioeconomic rights across the globe. Reina holds a B.A. from Barnard College in Political Science with a minor in French.