Prof. Lisa Davis to Testify Before The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
CUNY Law Adjunct Professor Lisa Davis, who teaches in the Law School’s International Women’s Human Rights Clinic (IWHR), will testify before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on...
View ArticleIWHR Clinic Weighs in on International Sexual Orientation Discrimination Case
The Inter-American Court on Human Rights recently heard the case of Karen Atala Riffo, a lesbian mother and judge who was stripped of custody of her two daughters by the Supreme Court of Chile in 2003...
View ArticleNew IWHR Clinic Reports Focus on Haiti, the Philippines, and Guatemala
The International Women’s Human Rights Clinic and the Center for Reproductive Rights jointly submitted a report to the United Nations Human Rights Committee on issues related to the status of women’s...
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IWHR Students Testify to UN on Human Rights in Guatemala
On March 20, the International Women’s Human Rights Clinic presented oral testimony to the U.N. Human Rights Committee about human rights abuses in Guatemala. The testimony was based on a shadow report...
View ArticleBrief from IWHR Students and Advocates Leads to Precedent-Setting Decision
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has found that the government of Chile violated the rights of Karen Atala, a lesbian mother, when it stripped her of custody of her daughters because of their...
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CUNY Law Review Symposium: Rhonda Copelon’s Legacy and the Future of...
On March 30, 2012, a packed auditorium of human rights advocates, lawyers, students, and others gathered at the CUNY Graduate Center for the CUNY Law Review Symposium, “Looking Forward: Rhonda...
View ArticleIWHR Brief in Atala Case Cited by IntLawGrrls
A recent IntLawGrrls blog post focuses on the impact of the Karen Atala case that was decided by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in the spring. In an unprecedented decision, the court found...
View ArticleIWHR Submissions to the United Nations Highlight Human Rights Violations in...
The International Women’s Human Rights (IWHR) Clinic calls on the United Nations Human Rights Committee to take up urgent human rights issues in the United States in its upcoming review of the U.S. The...
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IWHR Presents at Hearing on Incarceration of Youth in Adult Prisons
On March 11, 2012, the IWHR Clinic participated in a hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in Washington, D.C., on the incarceration of youth in adult prisons in the United...
View Article2013 IWHR Summer Internship Placements Announced
The International Women’s Human Rights (IWHR) Clinic is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2013 IWHR Summer Internship Placements. Three rising 3Ls committed to gender justice, international...
View ArticleIWHR Students Guest Blog for ACLU Michigan on Incarceration of Youth in Adult...
International Women’s Human Rights (IWHR) Clinic students Cassie Fleming (’13) and Bianca Cappellini (’13) guest blogged for the ACLU Michigan, discussing the issue of incarcerating youth in adult...
View ArticleProf. Cynthia Soohoo Delivers Opening Remarks at Tribute to Justice
Professor Cynthia Soohoo, director of the CUNY Law International Women’s Human Rights Clinic, delivered opening remarks at a conference marking the 40th Anniversary of the 1973 Coup D’Etat in Chile,...
View ArticleReport Released – From Forced Sterilization to Forced Psychiatry: Violations...
(Geneva, September 30, 2013) Today, human rights organizations submitted a joint shadow report to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (the Committee). The...
View ArticleSuzannah Phillips Presents on Human Trafficking at the United Nations
Suzannah Phillips, fellow with the International Women’s Human Rights Clinic at CUNY Law, was invited to present at a Global Consultation on the Right to an Effective Remedy for Trafficked Persons...
View ArticleBrad Parker (’10) on Use of Drones in Operation Pillar of Defence
Today, Al-Jazeera English published an opinion piece from alumnus Brad Parker (’10) that reflects, one year later, on the toll of Israel’s November 2012 military offensive on children in Gaza and the...
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Strengthening Women’s Rights In Haiti
photo: Students in the International Women’s Human Rights Clinic lead know-your-rights trainings for LGBT and women’s organizations on enforcing international human rights standards in Haiti....
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New Report on Remedies for Criminalized Human Trafficking Victims Released
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New York, NY – February 24, 2014 – At any given time, an estimated 20.9 million people around the world are victims of human trafficking. Of these, an estimated 4.5 million are...
View ArticleU.N. Expresses Concern that U.S. Anti-Trafficking Policies May Criminalize...
U.N. Encouraged By State Laws that Decriminalize Trafficking Victims Wrongly Prosecuted for Prostitution FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 17, 2014 Contacts: Cindy Soohoo, Director, CUNY Law’s...
View ArticleU.N. Questions the U.S. on Its Practice of Imprisoning Children with Adults
U.N. Expresses Concerns About Human Rights Violations Under International Law FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 17, 2014 Contacts: Deborah LaBelle, Director, Juvenile Life Without...
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IWHR Clinic Urges U.N. Body to Address Youth in Adult Jails and Prisons and...
Professor Cynthia Soohoo, Nell Hirschmann-Levy (’14), and Meghan McLoughlin (’14) recently traveled to Geneva to meet with U.S. government officials and to urge the U.N. Human Rights Committee to...
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