Asylum and Human Rights Clinic
Asylum and Human Rights Clinic
The Asylum and Human Rights Clinic provides desperately-needed representation to refugees, while providing law students with an intensive learning experience that enhances their lawyering skills, fosters cross-cultural sensitivity and competence, and deepens their understanding of international human rights issues. Since the program’s founding in 2002, the Clinic’s advocacy has obtained asylum or other relief from removal for 76 clients and their families, enabling them to remain in the United States as lawful residents rather than be deported to countries where they face persecution on account of their race, religion, nationality, political opinion or social group.
The remarkable stories of some of the cases recently handled by the Asylum and Human Rights Clinic are told below. (Click on "Profiles of Recent Clinic Cases 2010-11"). The sections that follow provide a fuller description of the Clinic's program, staff, and activities.
Recent Homepage Highlights
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Members of the Law School community are invited to join Associate Dean Steven Wilf on February 14 for a discussion of Perry v. Brown as part of the Recent Cases series.
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On February 15, join the faculty of the Energy and Environmental Law Clinic for a discussion of a newly created certificate in Energy and Environmental Law.
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On February 24, the 18th Gallivan conference, "From McMansion to Multifamily: The Economics and Demographic Transformation of Connectiut's Housing Market" will be held at the Law School.
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On February 10, Professor Sara Bronin will moderate a panel called "Takings Law and Climate Adaptation Strategies" at the "Legal Solutions to Coastal Climate Change Adaptation in Connecticut" conference co-sponsored by the Law School's Center for Energy and Environmental Law.
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On February 9, Professor Peter Lindseth will give the Daimler Lecture at the American Academy in Berlin. He will discuss his most recent book, Power and Legitimacy: Reconciling Europe and the Nation-State (OUP, 2010).
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The Insurance Law Center, the LL.M. Program in U.S. Legal Studies, and the Student Bar Association invite you to celebrate the Lunar New Year at a gathering on February 8.