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Expert Testimony: Law Enforcement Operations to Combat Sex Trafficking
Professor Hannah Garry, director of the International Human Rights Clinic at the USC Gould School of Law, testified before the California State Assembly Public Safety Committee Oct. 15 during an informational hearing on sex work-related crimes and efforts to combat human trafficking. Professor Garry, an expert in international human rights law, presented findings from the…Continue…
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Malawi report documents gender-based-violence, human rights violations
The Clooney Foundation for Justice TrialWatch program, in partnership with the Centre for Human Rights Education, Advice and Assistance (CHREAA) and USC Gould International Human Rights Clinic released a new report from Malawi that documents a disturbing trend: many women imprisoned for violent offenses are actually survivors of gender-based violence. They weren’t protected — they…Continue…
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Best Practices and Resources for Representing Operation Allies Welcome Parolees and Afghan Nationals
The USC Gould International Human Rights Clinic, in collaboration with the Law Office of Spojmie Nasiri, Human Rights First, and AILA, published a guide on best practices and resources for attorneys assisting Afghan Nationals and Operation Allies Welcome Parolees. …Continue Reading Best Practices and Resources for Representing Operation Allies Welcome Parolees and Afghan Nationals
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Ukrainian family escapes war with help from students in USC Gould’s International Human Rights Clinic
Ukrainian family escapes war with help from students in USC Gould’s International Human Rights Clinic…Continue Reading Ukrainian family escapes war with help from students in USC Gould’s International Human Rights Clinic
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[Video] International Human Rights Day: Welcoming a Family Fleeing the War in Ukraine
On International Human Rights Day, the IHRC welcomed a family of four fleeing the war in Ukraine. …Continue Reading [Video] International Human Rights Day: Welcoming a Family Fleeing the War in Ukraine
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The Clinic and TrialWatch Update: Moroccan Journalist Omar Radi Subjected to ‘Abuse of Process’
For years, together with the Clooney Foundation for Justice TrialWatch Initiative, USC Gould School of Law International Human Rights Clinic student attorneys Pablo Aabir Das, Celine Ang, Tomi Johnson, Krisha Mae “Kimy” Cabrera, Sophie Sylla, David Wright, and supervising attorney Prof. Henna Pithia have monitored criminal cases brought by the Moroccan government against investigative journalist Omar Radi in an effort to silence him.…
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The Clinic works to obtain humanitarian parole for Afghans
An Afghan family, in hiding in Pakistan, turned to the University of Southern California Gould International Human Rights Clinic for help applying for humanitarian parole. The process hasn’t been easy, says Henna Pithia, acting director. “What’s frustrating is that the method of accessing humanitarian parole has not been updated to reflect the current crisis for…
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Professor Garry’s Op-Ed for The Hill: For victims in Ukraine, saying ‘genocide’ does matter
In the op-ed, Professor Garry writes on the “mounting evidence of specific genocidal intent to destroy Ukrainians as a national group,” and calls on world leaders to speak up about the thread of genocide under their legal obligation to prevent it….Continue Reading Professor Garry’s Op-Ed for The Hill: For victims in Ukraine, saying ‘genocide’ does…
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Appeals Chamber reverses the acquittals of Hassan Habib Merhi and Hussein Hassan Oneissi and convicts them in the case of Prosecutor v. Merhi and Oneissi
The International Human Rights Clinic welcomes this judgement with the hopes that it provides some measure of justice/satisfaction for the victims….Continue Reading Appeals Chamber reverses the acquittals of Hassan Habib Merhi and Hussein Hassan Oneissi and convicts them in the case of Prosecutor v. Merhi and Oneissi
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Professor Garry’s Op-Ed for The Hill: Senate can help Ukraine by confirming Beth Van Schaack now
In the op-ed, Garry explains why Dr. Beth Van Schaack should be confirmed as the first woman U.S. Ambassador at Large for Global Criminal Justice: “With Van Schaack in office, the U.S. can provide pragmatic, targeted support to the [International Criminal Courts] prosecutor on specific cases that align with U.S. interests, seeking accountability for massive…