Legal Fellow Hannah Perls speaks with Aminta Ossom, a Clinical Instructor at Harvard Law’s International Human Rights Clinic, where she focuses on equality, inclusion, and economic and social rights. They discuss how looking at environmental problems through a human rights lens can provide new insights and legal strategies for addressing environmental injustice in the United States and beyond.

They also feature guest commentary from Tripti Poddar, a litigating attorney practicing in Delhi and Assam. She's also a consultant with legal empowerment organization called Nazdeek, based in Delhi, where she supports community-led advocacy and research on economic and social rights.

Transcript: https://eelp.law.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/CleanLaw-60-Hannah-Aminta-Tripti-Human-Rights.pdf

Links from the show: The Center for Economic and Social Rights' OPERA Framework https://www.cesr.org/opera-landing

Nazdeek https://nazdeek.org/

Our Federal Environmental Justice Tracker https://eelp.law.harvard.edu/ejtracker/

Our Biden 100 Days Report https://eelp.law.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Bidens-First-100-Days-FINAL.pdf