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Susan Akram, director of the International Human Rights Clinic at Boston University. Akram speaks about how her upbringing impacts her work today and the importance of human rights law. COURTESY OF SUSAN AKRAM

School of Law director advocates for Palestinian refugee rights

Sara Sugita April 10, 2024
Susan Akram, director of the International Human Rights Clinic at the Boston University School of Law, said she saw generational trauma firsthand. Akram started teaching at BU in 1993, where she now supervises students representing international non-governmental organizations at the International Human Rights Clinic, IHRC.
Elena Noureddine speaks during “Human Rights One Year Into the Trump Administration.” The event was hosted by Amnesty International at Boston University. PHOTO BY JENNA MANTO/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Amnesty International panel reflects on human rights under Trump

Taylor Kocher April 4, 2018

With bans on everything from bathroom choice to international travel, executive orders issued by the Trump administration have affected numerous facets of daily life in America for some people. Saturday,...

GRAPHIC BY ERIC MARKUS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston residents speak out against ICE arrests of Massachusetts immigrants

Shannon Larson October 5, 2017

Fifty immigrants in Massachusetts were among the 498 arrested nationwide, in an effort that ended Sept. 27 called Operation “Safe City,” which targeted individuals who had violated federal immigration...

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