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April 24, 2017
Human rights abuses in the context of the imposition of the death penalty in Texas
The Clinic researched the capital punishment system in Texas, publishing a report detailing the chronic overuse of solitary confinement on Texas’ death rows by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDJC). The report, titled “Designed to Break You: Human Rights Violations on Texas’ Death Rows,” details how TDCJ’s practice of holding prisoners in mandatory solitary […] -
September 13, 2016
The Human Rights Clinic partnered with the Public Interest Clinic at University of Palermo Law School to advocate on behalf of prison guards who want to form a union in the province of Córdoba. Such guards have petitioned the Inter-American Commission about their grievances. During the spring semester of 2016 Clinic students traveled to Washington DC to appear […] -
April 7, 2016
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January 26, 2016
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December 3, 2015
TexasLaw‘s Human Rights Clinic and Domestic Violence Clinic are sharing this year’s award for “Advocate of the Year” from the Webb County Domestic Violence Coalition in Laredo. Congratulations to clinic directors Ariel Dulitzky and Jeana Lungwitz, clinical faculty and staff, and of course our clinical students for this great honor!