Please join CLIHHR for a special evening with author Anne Hand as she discusses her memoir Austrian Again. Moderated by Evelyn Konrad, Cardozo alumna and Holocaust survivor. 📅Tuesday, Feb. 24 ⏰ 5:30–7 PM 📍 Room 1008 | Open to the public 🎟 Register via Eventbrite

CLIHHR’s Fall 2025 Newsletter is out now! Stay connected and catch all the highlights, click here to read: www.canva.com/design/DAG68...

Does the United States Still Oppose Torture? Gabor Rona analyzes the U.S. vote against the UN Resolution on Torture, which passed 169-3. #HumanRightsDay www.justsecurity.org/126649/does-...

The airstrikes conducted by the Trump administration on alleged drug boats boats are likely against international law. Gabor Rona examines how unlawful policies of previous post-9/11 administrations laid the groundwork for the current admin’s legal overreach.

Today, coalition of legal clinics in Brazil, Canada, and the US made a submission to the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights (UNWG) on the challenges faced by Indigenous Mura communities in Brazil to their right to FPIC in connection with a Canadian owned mining project.

📢 The open-access version of "Identity-Based Mass Violence in Urban Contexts: Uncovered" is now available! This groundbreaking volume represents a multiyear exploration of identity-based mass violence (IBMV) in urban settings. Read it now for FREE: ibmv.org

“Some acts are so atrocious that data fails to capture their impact.” Discover how cities can become frontlines of peace, resilience, and prevention in Identity-Based Mass Violence in Urban Contexts: Uncovered: ibmv.org #IBMV

🚨 New report released at #COP30: “Resistance: Mura Struggle Against Canadian Potash Mining in Brazil’s Amazon” investigates the environmental and human rights concerns surrounding Canadian mining company Brazil Potash’s Autazes Potash Project.

The UN General Assembly's 80th session is a key moment to reaffirm protection for vulnerable populations. The International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect (ICR2P) calls for urgent reforms to prevent atrocities. Read here: www.globalr2p.org/publications...

Join us for the 2025 Lemkin Award Ceremony honoring Raphael Lemkin and this year’s winner, Elyse Semerdjian, for Remnants: Embodied Archives of the Armenian Genocide. 📅 Nov 13 | 🕠 5:30–7PM 📍 Cardozo Law, 55 5th Ave, NYC 🔗Register here: lemkin-award-ceremony.eventbrite.com

Since Sept. 2, the Trump administration has conducted airstrikes on at least 3 Venezuelan boats, likely against international law. Gabor Rona examines how unlawful policies of previous post-9/11 administrations laid the groundwork for the current admin’s legal overreach.

For our IHL blogging symposium, Gabor Rona examines recent US approaches to international humanitarian law and the "concerted effort to unravel some of the most significant and hard-won threads of the international legal order." Read here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/the-trump-ad...

📣 Join us Sept 17 (12:40–2PM) for a discussion on Indigenous rights & self-determination w/ Prof. Fernanda Frizzo Bragato 🎯Free, Prior, Informed Consent and Power Imbalances: Upholding Indigenous Rights on the Anniversary of UNDRIP 📍 3rd Floor Lounge | 🍽️ Food provided 🔗 RSVP via Eventbrite

Welcome to our Fall 2025 HRAP Clinic Cohort! We’re excited to kick off this journey with such a passionate and talented group. We look forward to working with each of you as you grow, collaborate, and make a real impact. Here's to a great semester ahead! 🌟

As we begin another year of important work at the HRAP Clinic in these challenging times, we want to thank the NYC Bar Association for highlighting the importance of safeguarding Clinics from political retaliation. @nycbarassociation.bsky.social www.nycbar.org/press-releas...

NYC Federal Judge has issued a permanent injunction against Trump admin efforts to penalize law profs Gabor Rona and Lisa Davis for supporting the I.C.C., ruling it violated their First Amendment rights. The case underscores ongoing challenges to efforts silencing international justice work.

The Global Justice Center seeks a part-time Expert Legal Advisor with expertise in feminist legal theory and international law. Remote or NYC-based. Apply by August 15! Please share this post with anyone in your network who might be interested! #hiring #apply #legaladvisor

CLIHHR Spring 2025 Newsletter Now Available! Explore what our team and students were involved in during the Spring 2025 semester, including clinical trips, competitions, and impactful events that shaped a meaningful few months. ➡️ bit.ly/4laKCxF

USCIS just erased the *only* guidance recognizing stateless people in the U.S. 🎬 Citizens of Nowhere shows why this matters. 📲 Watch + act — unitedstateless.org/citizens-of-... #StatelessProtectionAct

🚨 USCIS just quietly rescinded its only guidance on statelessness. Now there’s: 🔹 No definition 🔹 No ID process 🔹 No pathway to protection 200K+ ppl are left in limbo. We urge USCIS to reinstate guidance + Congress to pass the #StatelessProtectionAct. Full statement in bio.

Congratulations to the Cardozo graduating class of 2025! We are so proud of you and look forward to seeing you flourish. Special congratulations to some of our 2023-2024 Benjamin B. Ferencz Human Rights and Atrocity Prevention clinic students pictured below! 🎉

HRAP Clinic students Aluk Fontaine Richardson & Faye Nugent joined Visiting Instructor Brett Jones in San Diego to present their year-long project to the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center.

Our last Spring '25 event Thanks to Prof. Anupama Rao for her opening remarks, & to speakers Christina Dhanuja, student Ryed Jadun, & Prof. @jocelyngetgen.bsky.social. The event featured a powerful panel with Guha Krishnamurthi & Shrujana Shridhar, moderated by Prof. Ramya Jawahar Kudekallu.

NEW: There's now a second lawsuit aimed at Trump's order imposing sanctions on the ICC, filed today in SDNY by law professors Gabor Rona and Lisa Davis who argue that it's basically a copy+paste of a Trump 1st admin order that Rona and others successfully challenged in 2020.

✨ Caste Across Borders ✨ 🗓️ April 23 | 🕒 3:30–6PM 📍 Cardozo Law, Rm 512, NYC Join us for a convo on caste, law & resistance—featuring Prof. Anupama Rao, Guha Krishnamurthi & more. 🥟 Free, open to all, w/ refreshments! 🔗 Spread the word! #CasteJustice #GlobalSolidarity

Today, we honor the memory of the victims of the Rwandan Genocide. May remembrance guide us toward justice and dignity. #Rwanda

Join us in celebrating World Health Day! #WHO #WorldHealthDay #MaternalHealth

In connection with ongoing intergovernmental negotiations on the need for international regulation of private military contractors, Prof. @gaborrona.bsky.social co-authored this article in EJILTalk, the blog of the European Convention on Human Rights. Read it here:

🎉 RAFFLE TIME! 🎉 Cardozo students, want to WIN this Gift Bundle? 🎁 How to Enter: Follow CLIHHR on Instagram, BlueSky, and X. ✨ Scan the QR code or find the TreeLink on our profile. 📱 Comment "Raffle" on our IG post. 💬 Winner chosen on May 5, 2025. Good luck! 🍀✨

Please join us in celebrating our 2025 Clara Barton Humanitarian Law Competition Team! This past weekend our team competed at the ICRC in DC and won awards for Best Application Brief and for the Quarter-Finals!! Congrats!! #ClaraBarton #ICRC #IHL #CardozoLaw

Thank you to everyone who joined us on March 13th for the 25th Anniversary of the Women’s International War Crimes Tribunal at Cardozo Law. Here are some pictures: (Sitting left to right) 🎤 Jaribu Hill 🎤 Indai Sajor 🎤 Prof. @jocelyngetgen.bsky.social 🎤 Prof. Lori F. Damrosch 🎤 Charlotte Bunch

🌍Exciting Opportunity for #Feminists in International Law! 🌍 Join the IntLawGrrls Editorial Team as a Senior Editor! Shape global discussions on peace, social justice, & equality. 📝 Edit blog submissions 🎤 Help organize events 💻 Engage with digital media Deadline: April 21. #Apply now!

Happening tonight at Cardozo! 🚨Can’t be there in person? Join us remotely at 6:30 PM ET using the link below: 🔗 yeshiva-university.zoom.us/j/94445038374

🚨 We’re excited to announce that Prof. Jocelyn Getgen Kestenbaum will serve as a panelist at a key side event during the 69th Commission on the Status of Women, discussing Gender Justice & the Crimes Against Humanity Treaty Initiative! 🌍 📝 Register: bit.ly/GenderCAHtre...

Women judges shape judicial systems that are fair and representative. Their leadership strengthens accountability and disrupts corruption. As we mark the International Day of Women Judges, we reaffirm our commitment to advancing gender equality in the judiciary. #WomenInJustice #IDWJ

From left to right: Jocelyn Getgen Kestenbaum, Joe Baker, Bobbie Conner, and Michael Moffitt. A few highlights from our Mar. 3 event, where our panelists shared their valuable insights on the search for the burial site of the Cayuse Five, while also reflecting back to the Lenape community in NYC.

In the Winter 2025 issue of Mondial, our very own Professor Jocelyn Getgen Kestenbaum highlights the critical need to include the slave trade in international treaties and amend the Rome Statute (pp. 12–14). #InternationalLaw #HumanRights ➡️For more, read here: globalsolutions.org/updates/blog...

Reminder: If you can’t join the first session, don’t miss out on the afternoon discussion! Join us this Monday, March 3rd, for the second part on the Cayuse Five burial site, featuring Joe Baker from the Lenape Center. 1.5 #CLE Credits offered! #CayuseFive #CLE #Cardozo

Reminder: The discussion on the Cayuse Five burial site is this Monday, March 3rd! Don’t miss it. 1.5 CLE credits offered. #CayuseFive #CLE #Cardozo

Join us on March 13th to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Women's International War Crimes Tribunal. Honor the legacy of the Comfort Women and continue the fight for justice, reparation, and accountability for women affected by war crimes. ✊ ➡️ Register here: wiwct-event.eventbrite.com

Our very own Gabor Rona, who signed this powerful statement against the Trump Administration’s attacks on international law and human rights. #HumanRights #InternationalLaw

Join us March 3rd for the second part of our powerful discussion on the search for the Cayuse Five burial site, featuring Joe Baker from the Lenape Center. 1.5 CLE Credits offered! @cardozolaw.bsky.social #CayuseFive #CLE Registration info below ⬇️ lenape-center-cayuse.eventbrite.com

Join us March 3rd for a powerful discussion on the search for the Cayuse Five burial site & its impact on Oregon history. 1.5 CLE Credits offered! @cardozolaw.bsky.social #CayuseFive #CLE Registration info below ⬇️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1237732754...

CLIHHR is excited to join BlueSky! Meet the passionate individuals behind the Cardozo Law Institute in Holocaust and Human Rights. We're thrilled to connect and share our work with you! #CLIHHR #CardozoLaw

WCHR Coalition Meeting on Wednesday, December 18 at 12 pm ET / 5 UTC Human Rights Practitioner Jocelyn Getgen Kestenbaum will discuss her atrocity prevention work at the Ferencz Human Rights Clinic and her other human rights advocacy. Email [email protected] for meeting link.