Chi Mgbako
Clinical Associate Professor of Law,
Director, Walter Leitner International Human Rights Clinic
Katherine Glenn
Adjunct Professor
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The Walter Leitner International Human Rights Clinic aims to train a new generation of human rights lawyers and to inspire results-oriented, practical human rights work throughout the world. We work in partnership with non-governmental organizations and foreign law schools on international human rights projects ranging from legal and policy analysis, mobile legal aid clinics, fact-finding and report writing, human rights trainings, public interest litigation, and submissions before human rights bodies.
Through real-world human rights advocacy experiences, the Leitner Clinic equips Fordham Law students with the necessary skills to become effective human rights advocates and public interest-minded lawyers. The Leitner Clinic aims to hone students' skills in legal and factual research, persuasive writing, effective oral advocacy, creative thinking and problem solving, and team work. Hands-on engagement with practical human rights projects provides law students with a richer and more complete understanding of the real world implications and challenges of human rights advocacy.
Beyond the pedagogical aspects of the Clinic's goals, we aim to contribute to the work of human rights organizations. Since it began in 2007, the Leitner Clinic has partnered with the Collective for Research and Training on Development-Action (CRTD.A) and Helem in Lebanon, the American Civil Liberties Union of South Dakota and Deported Diaspora in the United States, theCarter Center/Justice and Peace Commission in Liberia, Salvation Centre Cambodia (SCC) and Returnee Integration Support Center in Cambodia, the Centre for Human Rights Education Advice and Assistance (CHREAA) and the Coalition of Women Living with HIV/AIDS in Malawi, Timap for Justice and Center for Safe Motherhood Youth and Child Outreach (CESMYCO) in Sierra Leone, SANGRAM in India, Center Prodh in Mexico, SWEAT in South Africa, and Addis Ababa Law School in Ethiopia on diverse human rights projects focusing on women’s reproductive health rights, fair trade, LGBTIQ issues, land rights, access to justice, prisoners rights, property grabbing, witchcraft accusations, constitutional interpretation, female genital mutilation, HIV/AIDS, child maintenance, returnee rights, environmental defenders and sex workers rights.
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