HRP Celebrates 40th Anniversary – Harvard Law School
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US Commits to Protecting Education during Conflict
Today the United States endorsed the Safe Schools Declaration, a political commitment to protect education during war. By signing, the US joins 120 countries working together to protect students, teachers, and schools from violent attacks. Attacks on schools occur in almost every armed conflict around the world. Each year, thousands of students and teachers are killed and […]
2025 Summer Fellowship Application Now Open – Harvard Law School
2025 Summer Fellowship Application Now Open The Human Rights Program is pleased to announce that the application for the 2025 summer fellowships is now open. The fellowships are open to returning JD students and SJD students exclusively studying at Harvard Law School. The application deadline is on February 3, 2025. For more information about the […]
Proposed EU Bill Could Unravel Corporate Accountability Laws
This week, Human Rights Watch joined 170 other human rights and environmental organizations and trade unions calling on the European Commission and its President Ursula von der Leyen to actively protect the European Union’s existing corporate accountability laws. The statement was made in response to President von der Leyen’s announcement on November 8, 2024, that […]
Celebrating 40 Years of Impact – Your Continued Support Makes It Possible – Harvard Law School
Celebrating 40 Years of Impact – Your Continued Support Makes It Possible Dear Friend of HRP, I hope this message finds you well. As we mark the 40th anniversary of the Human Rights Program (HRP), I wanted to take a moment to personally thank you for your unwavering support and to share some of the […]
Russia: New Attacks on Rights
(Brussels, January 16, 2025) – The Kremlin intensified its crackdown on any form of dissent inside Russia in the third year of its abusive full-scale war against Ukraine, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2025. Russian authorities continued their harmful “traditional values” crusade, further expanded the toxic legislation on “foreign agents” and “undesirable organizations,” […]
‘See you in Court’: Ramifications of Climate Change Litigation before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights – Harvard Law School
‘See you in Court’: Ramifications of Climate Change Litigation before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights Building of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Arusha, Tanzania, and its sitting members. I had the pleasure to present my article, published in the Journal of Human Rights Practice, at the Symposium on […]
North Korean Soldiers in Ukraine Spotlight Rights Crisis
A video released last week shows Ukrainian authorities interrogating two North Korean soldiers captured in the Kursk region of Russia. In the video, one of the soldiers expressed a desire to stay in Ukraine; a statement that could be deemed treasonous in North Korea and severely punished. If returned to North Korea, this soldier risks enforced disappearance, torture, wrongful […]
2025-2026 Henigson Fellowship Application Now Open – Harvard Law School
2025-2026 Henigson Fellowship Application Now Open The Human Rights Program is pleased to announce that the application for the 2025-2026 Henigson Fellowship is now open. The post-graduate fellowship is open to Harvard Law School graduates only. The application deadline is on March 17, 2025. Prospective applicants must email HRP Associate Director Abadir M. Ibrahim ([email protected]) […]
Poland Sends Wrong Signal on Global Justice
On January 9, 2025, the Polish government adopted a resolution that enables senior Israeli officials to participate in events commemorating the Auschwitz concentration camp’s liberation on January 27. This could include welcoming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for atrocities in Gaza, and contradicts Poland’s legal obligation as an ICC […]