Clinic students collaborated with the Clooney Foundation for Justice’s TrialWatch to monitor and report on the trial of journalist Omar Radi in Morocco. Mr. Radi was convicted and given a four-month suspended sentence for a single tweet criticizing an appellate judge for upholding severe sentences for protesters. Our Fairness Report concludes that Mr. Radi’s trial…Continue Reading Fairness Report on Morocco v. Omar Radi
Clinic students worked with our partners to submit an Urgent Appeal to the UN Special Rapporteur to intervene on racial injustice and crackdowns on peaceful protests. Read the press release from Access Now below:…Continue Reading Urgent Appeal on Racial Injustice
USC International Human Rights Clinic student-attorneys help Syrian refugees escape persecution…Continue Reading Forging a legal pathway to resettlement
On 6 December 2019, Professor Hannah Garry argued before the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court in an appeal concerning an investigation into alleged crimes relating to the armed conflict in Afghanistan. …Continue Reading Professor Garry Argues before the International Criminal Court
Students, clinic earn attention of human rights community….Continue Reading Clinic celebrates 10 cohorts of impactful advocates
By Christina Schweighofer In their respective home countries, Anna and Rachel stood up for other women — until they too became victims, targeted specifically for their human rights activism. Both women fled to the United States, where their applications for asylum were approved thanks to the work of four students in the International Human Rights…Continue Reading Clinic defends human rights defenders
USC International Human Rights Clinic student attorneys Matt Saria, ’19, Ashley De Vance, ’19, Bettina Tiangco, ’19 and Natalia Da Silva, ’19 worked in partnership with the International Refugee Assistance Project to file motions for class certification and summary judgment in U.S. district court in the northern district of CA to reverse the unprecedented mass…Continue Reading Clinic wins litigation on behalf of Iranian Refugees
Prof. Hannah Garry is dedicated to fighting for ideals of justice and reconciliation…Continue Reading Confronting Brutality: Human rights law as life-saving work
USC Gould School of Law’s International Human Rights Clinic and Access Now Urge United Nations to Address Human Rights Violations Committed Against Anglophone Cameroonians LOS ANGELES, March 6, 2018 – The University of Southern California Gould School of Law’s International Human Rights Clinic (USC IHRC) and Access Now, together with legal counsel, Foley Hoag LLP, are…Continue Reading IHRC and Access Now urge UN to address human rights violations committed against Anglophone Cameroonians
ECCC prosecutor pursues leaders of the Khmer Rouge for crimes committed 40 years ago…Continue Reading Never Too Late for Justice