Global Rights Innovation Lab Clinic

Leveraging advances in data science and digital storytelling to uncover insights, build cases, and create compelling advocacy tools, GRIL equips students with skills for impactful legal practice in the digital age.

Reimagining Human Rights Advocacy in a Changing World: Harnessing Technology and International Law
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.
UC Berkeley Law to open Global Rights Innovation Lab Clinic
GRIL is a multidisciplinary client-driven lab clinic for law school and graduate students utilizing technology and law for human rights advocacy.
Chancellor’s Clinical Professor of Law Laurel Fletcher Selected as the 2025 Riesenfeld Award Recipient
Professor Fletcher was selected for her outstanding contributions to the field of international law and human rights.
Clinic Star Takes New Turn
After 26 years leading critical work at the Human Rights Clinic, Professor Laurel Fletcher is starting a new Berkeley Law enterprise, the Global Rights Innovation Lab Clinic.