What type of work was performed by the Summer 2008 HOPE Fellows?
In the Summer of 2008, HOPE was able to support 14 students in their efforts to promote access to justice and to enhance the delivery of legal services in communities near and far. HOPE Summer Fellows worked nationally to assist clients diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and to coordinate access to services for children, homeless, poor and disabled clients in South Florida, Harlem, and the Katrina-ravaged communities of New Orleans. In addition, HOPE Fellows worked to provide legal assistance to marginalized clients in North Carolina, Colorado, New York and Pennsylvania. Internationally, HOPE Fellows also made a tremendous impact. Work with the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT) in Geneva, Switzerland and the Violence Against Women Programme enabled one HOPE Fellow to promote women’s human rights world-wide with urgent appeals, training, research, and lobbying with committees at the United Nations. A team of Fellows joined the Institute of Justice and Democracy/Bureau des Avocats Internati
