About
The Promise Institute for Human Rights is the innovative center for human rights education, research and impact at UCLA School of Law. Leveraging the creativity and dynamism of Los Angeles, we seek to reimagine the potential of human rights to address some of the most pressing issues of our time.
Our Strategic Goals
- Empower the Next Generation of Human Rights Lawyers and Leaders
- Generate New Thinking on Human Rights
- Engage Our Students and Our Research to Drive Positive Real World Impact
Core Team
Stephen Gardbaum
Faculty Director
Stephen Yeazell Endowed Chair in Law
Kate Mackintosh
Executive Director
Catherine Sweetser
Deputy Director
Director, Human Rights Litigation Clinic
Jess Peake
Assistant Director
Director, International and Comparative Law Program
Joseph Berra
Director, Human Rights in the Americas Project
S. Priya Morley
Racial Justice Policy Counsel;
Director, International Human Rights Clinic
Tessa Baizer
Human Rights Litigation Clinic Fellow
Sherry Yuan
Project Manager, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Conference
Gabriela Pedroza
Program Coordinator
Natalie Monsanto
Communications and Development Director
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