Greece has been a mainstay in the international press as it endures harsh austerity measures in the face of the global economic crisis. But recent news reports have also focused on a second disturbing reality: At the end of April, Greek police began systematically arresting sex workers, forcing them to undergo HIV testing and posting the […]
Author: Chi Mgbako
Chi Adanna Mgbako is clinical associate professor and founding director of the Walter Leitner International Human Rights Clinic at Fordham Law School in New York City. She and her students work with grassroots justice organizations on sexual and health rights, access to justice, and women's rights in Africa. She has conducted human rights fieldwork and advocacy in many countries, among them Ethiopia, Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and South Africa. Her publications have appeared in the global opinion pages of NYTimes.com, the International Herald Tribune, and The Huffington Post. In 2011, the National Law Journal named her to its list of "Top 40 Minority Lawyers Under 40." In 2012, she was honored as Fordham Law School's "Public Interest Professor of the Year."