The Clinic concentrates its efforts on human rights issues in eight “focus countries,” including Cambodia, Ethiopia, India, Lebanon, Liberia, Malawi, Sierra Leone and the United States.

In the past three years, the Leitner Clinic has partnered with the Collective for Research and Training on Development-Action (CRTD.A) in Lebanon, the American Civil Liberties Union of South Dakota in the United States, the Carter Center/Justice and Peace Commission in Liberia, Salvation Centre Cambodia (SCC) and Deported Diaspora and Returnee Integration Support Center in Cambodia, the Centre for Human Rights Education Advice and Assistance (CHREAA) and the Coalition of Women Living with HIV/AIDS in Malawi, Timap for Justice and Center for Safe Motherhood Youth and Child Outreach (CESMYCO) in Sierra Leone, SANGRAM in India, and Addis Ababa Law School in Ethiopia on diverse human rights projects focusing on women’s reproductive health rights, fair trade, land rights, access to justice, prisoners rights, constitutional interpretation, female genital mutilation, HIV/AIDS, child maintenance, returnee rights and sex workers rights. The Leitner Clinic will also expand its focus to Latin America in the 2010-2011 term.