Human Rights and Gender Justice Clinic

The Human Rights and Gender Justice Clinic will undertake a variety of advocacy projects designed to advance the recognition of women's rights as human rights in both international and domestic legal and public policy arenas. The projects will focus on topics involving violence against women and reproductive health care. We will undertake specific advocacy projects in conjunction with other women's and human rights organizations here and in Latin America and the Caribbean. These will include drafting and analyzing treaties and other international documents, preparing factual, legal and policy analyses for legislative and administrative reform efforts, filing petitions and briefs before courts or commissions, as well as developing educational and background materials for public education and grass roots advocacy. This work will entail both formal and informal advocacy before committees and other bodies of the United Nations and the regional international institutions such as the Organization of American States as well as in legislative, judicial or administrative bodies at the state level. We will not be representing individual clients but rather expect to work collaboratively with other groups, both domestic and international, seeking to advance particular goals.