| New Summer International Human Rights Fellowship |
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Six students in the new Penn Law Public International
Fellowship Program assisted international organizations in 10-
week public service projects in Africa, Asia, and South America.
Nermeen Arastu 2L contributed research to a study on domestic
violence legislation for ICTR and Legal Assistance Centere in
Namibia; Laura Conn 2L supported clients and attorneys at the
Legal Aid of Cambodia in Phnom Penh; Silvia Diaz 2L examined
the juvenile penal system and its social effects on youth and violence
at El Instituto de Estudioa Comparados en Ciencias in Guatemala;
Christopher Fromherz 2L implemented treaty agreements
involving the Ecuadorian government on the issue of environmental
information access for the Centro Equatoriano de Derecho Ambiental
in Ecquador; Robert Manzaneres 2L worked with clients
pursuing claims against the government for political violence at the
Comision de Familiares de Victimas Indefensas de la Violencia in
Argentina; and Jeanine Turrell 2L assisted in the development of a
comparative international civil society course at the International
Center for Not for Profit Law in Washington D.C.
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