GRIL

Clinic Director Laurel E. Fletcher and Data and Technology Clinical Supervisor Valentina Rozo Angel discuss GRIL’s model: a framework that enables students to build legal cases using data science analyses on large datasets and create digital storytelling tools to support policy advocacy.

Laurel Fletcher, Director of the Global Rights Innovation Lab Clinic, joined over 100 international law experts in warning that U.S. strikes on Iran violate the UN Charter and may amount to war crimes.

Clinic Director Laurel Fletcher moderated a panel of leading advocates at Berkeley Law to discuss the Taliban regime’s systematic removal of women from public life since 2021. Learn how human rights groups are leading the legal initiative to codify the crime of gender apartheid in a new UN Crimes Against Humanity Treaty.

The GRIL Clinic was featured for its innovative interdisciplinary approach, helping secure Berkeley Law’s top-tier A+ rating from The National Jurist.

Explore the GRIL Clinic’s latest report, milestones, and faculty and student spotlights.

Data science can provide human right advocates with powerful new tools.

This report offers an in-depth look at GRIL’s model — capturing the vision, research process, and insights gained along the way.

With a bevy of awards and other accolades, Dabbousi has made a meaningful impact throughout the law school — from clinics and advocacy competitions to research centers and student organizations.

Laurel Fletcher, the 2025 Recipient of the Riesenfeld Award, reflects on the evolving landscape of human rights advocacy amidst global political shifts and technological advancements at the 2025 Riesenfeld Symposium: Lawyering for Peace.

GRIL is a multidisciplinary client-driven lab clinic for law school and graduate students utilizing technology and law for human rights advocacy.