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April 25, 2010
In Indonesia, oil palm tree plantations normally replace tropical forest lands and even whole forest ecosystems which are often traditionally owned by indigenous peoples pursuant to their own customary laws. Human Rights Clinic students conducted, at the request of the Forest People’s Program, research on international legal rules and procedures regarding labor practices and the […] -
April 24, 2010
Students conducted research on the ways poverty leads to exclusion from society, institutional practices and obstacles that limit those in poverty’s participation in society, and how to improve those institutions’ practices in order to allow and encourage this participation. The study was prepared for the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights. -
April 24, 2010
The Clinic conducted a follow-up project on the three-volume report on corporate complicity and legal accountability released by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ). The Clinic researched corporate complicity cases in the Americas to determine how courts are dealing with claims seeking civil, criminal, and constitutional remedies for the harms produced by companies’ complicity with […] -
October 25, 2009
The Human Rights Clinic documented the effects of gold mining on Ghanaians living in the Tarkwa area in the Western Region of Ghana. The Clinic went to Ghana in October of 2009, partnering with Center for Public Interest Law at UT and the Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (WACAM) in Ghana to survey […] -
October 25, 2009
The Clinic developed a litigation strategy to address the health situation of people in pre-trial detention in Kenya. Working with the Justice Initiative of Open Society, Clinic students researched factual and legal issues and possible venues to challenge the human rights abuses in detention facilities. -
October 25, 2009
The Clinic, in partnership with the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Panama and the Defensoría del Pueblo (Ombudsperson) conducted research and document the situation of racial profiling in Panama. The Clinic wrote a memo to our partners in Panama outlining the factual situation in the country and also providing with international legal standards dealing […] -
October 24, 2009
Clinic students prepared a report on legal, institutional, and factual issues related to the right to food, in particular how policies and programs provided by the State secure or hamper this right. The report will be presented to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, the Yemen Government, NGOs, and other inter-governmental organizations. -
October 24, 2009
United Nations: Disputes among minority groups: UN Independent Expert on Minority Issues
The United Nations Independent Expert on Minority Issues asked the Clinic to prepare a brief on the dispute between two minority groups. The Clinic researched the historical background of the dispute, the legal arguments and current situation. The document contains an analysis of the dispute based on the human rights framework and proposes different courses […] -
October 24, 2009
Regional: Choosing a forum for the Protection of Women’s Rights
Clinic students collaborated with the International Women’s Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific (IWRAW AP) in the production of a manual intended to help women’s rights advocacy groups choose the most effective international forum to bring their claims. The student researched the case law of various UN bodies as well as the Inter-American, European, and African […] -
September 25, 2009
The Clinic worked with the International Center of Transitional Justice (ICTJ) to compose a series of memoranda to address the experiences of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to secure collective reparations for human rights abuses. The ICTJ used the memoranda in its work with the Extraordinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) to […]
