Practitioner of Conscience
Amnesty International still fights torture, arbitrary detention, and unfair trials, says Secretary General Irene Khan LL.M. ’79, but now it’s also taking on hunger, illiteracy, and discrimination.
Glendon on Roosevelt and Rights
Professor Mary Ann Glendon set out to write a straightforward history of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. But Eleanor Roosevelt would not let her do it.
The Cart Before the Court
Casey Martin’s legal battle to use a golf cart during PGA tournaments will not affect many other golfers. Yet the case could affect the lives of many disabled Americans, according to Assistant Professor Samuel Bagenstos ’93. As part of a Supreme Court case heard on January, Bagenstos wrote the amici curiae brief in support of […]
Alumni Create Immigration Clinic Fellowship
Erik Gerding ’98 knew that fundraising, even for a good cause, is never easy. But as it turns out, when the cause is the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic, it’s easier than might be expected. Gerding is one of a group of HLS alumni at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton who felt their experience at […]
Project Aids Countries in Transition
With the support of Professor Philip Heymann ’60, a joint Harvard project seeks to foster cooperation and progress for countries in transition.
Assessing the Universal Declaration
Professor Mary Ann Glendon and Makau Mutua LL.M. ’85 S.J.D. ’87 weigh in on this influential half-century-old human rights document (1948), a major topic at the fall celebration of HRP’s 15th anniversary.
The Human Rights Program at fifteen
Professor Henry Steiner ’55, founder of the program, reflects on the agenda of HRP at Harvard and beyond, and the HLS graduates “battling in the trenches” for the human rights movement worldwide.
Koh’s Human Rights Agenda
“My job is to try to advance and increase human freedom, through reporting, persuasion, criticism, and advocacy,” says Yale Law School Professor Harold Hongju Koh ’80, who became assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights, and labor in November 1998.