Human Rights Program at Harvard Law

🔦 2026-2027 Henigson Fellow Spotlight:

Tupalishe Mulwafu is a Malawian public interest lawyer who will serve as a Henigson Fellow with the Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU). Her work will include extractive sector accountability, cross-border advocacy, capacity building, and strategic litigation within the African regional human rights system. The Henigson Fellowship marks a deliberate transition from domestic public interest practice to regional and international human rights advocacy.

Click here to learn more: https://hrp.law.harvard.edu/2026-2027-henigson-fellowship/

We invite you to read our most recent piece on Harvard Human Rights Reflections by Nariman Salem Hame LL.M. ’26 titled, “Fragmented Justice: Accountability for ISIS’ Atrocities against Yazidis”.

This article recaps a panel hosted by the Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World featuring Professors Alex Whiting and Ioannis Kalpouzos, who analyze the promises and limitations of the legal landscape in pursuing justice for atrocities committed against Yazidis. The discussion evaluates two primary alternative pathways: the expansion of domestic universal jurisdiction cases across European courts, and pioneering corporate accountability litigation—specifically highlighting the unprecedented financing and complicity proceedings against French cement giant Lafarge.

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Fragmented Justice: Accountability for ISIS’ Atrocities against Yazidis - Harvard Law School | Human Rights Program August 3, 2014 marked the beginning of a collective nightmare for the Yazidis, a small ethno-religious community in Iraq. On...

We are thrilled to wrap up days 1& 2 of the Business and Human Rights (BHR) Workshop with the Human Rights Entrepreneurs Clinic and the University of Ghana School of Law.

Led by Emily Ray, today’s session critically examines the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights—exploring both their achievements and their limitations. Participants were also challenged to collaborate on envisioning a "Community-Centric" approach to BHR.

😊 We look forward to an engaging week of collaboration, shared learnings, and actionable insights with this incredible cohort.