Photo of speaker Athar Minallah

March 17, 2026 , Guardians for the Voiceless: Justice Minallah Reflects on Judging the Rights of Animals and Nature in Pakistan

At Harvard Law School, Pakistani jurist Athar Minallah discussed the pioneering role of Pakistani courts in recognizing the legal rights of non-humans and articulating the corresponding constitutional and moral obligations humans owe to animals, ecosystems, and nature.

June 12, 2024 , Afrooz Maghzi Talks to Harvard Law Today about Human Rights Lawyering in Iran

Attorneys have been vital to these ongoing campaigns for human rights, despite decades of suppression by the government — including threats of arrest, imprisonment, surveillance, and worse.

March 21, 2024 , , Prospects and Obstacles of Strategic Human Rights Litigation Globally: A Spotlight on Egypt

Egyptian legal historian Nader Andrawos and Omar Abdel-Ghaffar, 'JD 25, joined us recently for a discussion on strategic litigation in Egyptian courts. The discussion focused on experiences and discourses of human rights court advocacy within a highly circumscribed and volatile political context.

Nujeen Mustafa reading from her book.

November 20, 2023 , From War to Freedom in a Wheelchair: A Syrian Refugee’s Story of Survival

On October 24, 2023, Nujeen spoke about her memoir at Harvard Law School. Nujeen’s book talk humanized the war in Syria and highlighted the importance of viewing human rights through an intersectional lens.