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Aminta Ossom is a Lecturer at Harvard Law School and a Senior Clinical Instructor in the International Human Rights Clinic. Her work primarily focuses on human rights within the context of the global economy. She supervises projects addressing the rights of workers in the informal economy and explores the connections between climate change and socio-economic inequality, as well as accountability for human rights abuses within global supply chains. Additionally, Ossom conducts research in economic and social rights, human rights diplomacy, and the interplay between identity advocacy and civil human rights movements. Before joining Harvard in Fall 2019, she served as a human rights officer at the United Nations, where her contributions included support for the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and advocacy across various regions including Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Europe. In the summer of 2022, she returned to the UN to assist with the inaugural session of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent. Her academic background includes a JD from Harvard Law School, a Master's in African Politics from SOAS, University of London, and a BA from the University of Oklahoma.
International Human Rights Clinic, Harvard Law School • Cambridge, MA
Supervises projects focused on human rights and supervises students in the International Human Rights Clinic.
United Nations • Various Locations
Supported special rapporteurs and worked on human rights advocacy and training.
Fordham Law School • New York, NY
Taught courses in human rights.
Amnesty International • N/A
Worked in the field of international criminal justice.
Applied for under 'Department of Law', 'Department of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law', 'Department of Constitutional Law', 'Department of Japanese Legal Studies', and 'Department of Human Rights'.