Tag Archives: Northeastern University School of Law

PHRGE Faces the Land Rights Imperative

Posted on November 30, 2017 by phrgenusl

Land rights is the human rights issue of the 21st century. So insists Chris Jochnick, C.E.O. of Landesa and keynote speaker at PHRGE’s 12th Human Rights Institute to be held at Northeastern University School of Law on December 7 and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alfred Brownell, Business and Human Rights, Human Rights, Land grabbing, land rights, Landesa, Northeastern University, Northeastern University School of Law, Resilience | 1 Comment

It Isn’t Just About Flint: Water As A Human Right in the United States

Posted on June 16, 2017 by phrgenusl

By Tanisha Canty People are suffering from nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, parasites, hair loss, permanent neurological disorders, anemia; raw sewage pools in their yards, separated from the children’s toys by thin scraps of metal; even their livestock are diseased from grazing … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Detroit, Flint, Human Right to Water, Human Rights, International Court of Justice, International Law, Northeastern University School of Law, State Department, United States Government, Water | 1 Comment

Parole: The Death of Due Process

Posted on March 8, 2017 by phrgenusl

By Tara Dunn “Going to prison is like dying with your eyes open.”-Bernard Kerik. These are My Brothers, Uncles and Fathers My second day on co-op, my supervisor and I visited the Washington, D.C. Central Detention Facility to see clients. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Criminal Defense, D.C., Law School, Northeastern University, Northeastern University School of Law, Parole, Public Defenders, U.S. Parole Commission, Washington | 1 Comment

Alfred Brownell’s Long Road to Northeastern

Posted on February 2, 2017 by phrgenusl

By Kevin Murray Alfred Brownell’s wife and children probably never expected to be living in Boston this winter. Nonetheless, in early January Mr. Brownell began work at Northeastern University School of Law (NUSL) as a Visiting Scholar affiliated with the … Continue reading →

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A Desire to Give Voice to the Voiceless

Posted on May 23, 2016 by phrgenusl

Emmanuel Sam, a native of Sierra Leone and a Masters of Law student at Northeastern University School of Law, was awarded a PHRGE Fellowship this spring to work with the Raoul Wallenberg Institute for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston, Human Rights, Law School, Northeastern University, Northeastern University School of Law, Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy, Raoul Wallenberg Institute, Sierra Leone | Leave a comment

Still Dazzled by the Facts and Figures

Posted on May 6, 2016 by phrgenusl

By: Alefiyah Ezzi, PHRGE Fellow at Oxfam America My experience at Oxfam America over the past 11 weeks has been phenomenal. I gained knowledge about the corporate world and developed skills that I could not have within the walls of a classroom. … Continue reading →

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A Fighting Chance: Legal Responses to the Humanitarian Border Crisis

Posted on May 5, 2016 by phrgenusl

By: Jacqueline Kelley, PHRGE Fellow at South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project (ProBAR) in South Texas I sat across from Jonathan as he told me a lifetime of stories. Abandoned by his mother at age three, Jonathan, from Michoacan, … Continue reading →

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The Experience of Working in an Established Human Rights Institution

Posted on May 5, 2016 by phrgenusl

By: Emmanuel Sam, PHRGE Fellow at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law in Lund, Sweden While considering co-ops, I always wanted to get an international experience, especially in an institution with a human rights focus. When the time … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged co-op, Human Rights, International Law, Northeastern University School of Law, NUSL, PHRGE | 4 Comments

Understanding Family Planning – Poor Medical Care, Forced Sterilization and the Genocide of Tribal Peoples and ‘Backward Castes’

Posted on May 4, 2016 by phrgenusl

By: Morgan Wilson, PHRGE Fellow at Human Rights Law Network in Delhi, India I recently completed a co-op assignment with the Human Rights Law Network (HRLN) in Delhi, India. I worked with the Women’s Health and Reproductive Rights Initiative (WHRRI) researching … Continue reading →

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Something Like Home

Posted on March 28, 2016 by phrgenusl

By: Hilary Deignan, PHRGE Fellow at the Centre for Disability Law and Policy in Galway, Ireland Like many Massachusetts natives, I have long-identified with an Irish culture I knew little about. Growing up on Cape Cod I proudly wore green ribbons … Continue reading →