Priyanka Motaparthy
Clinical Professor of Law
Director, Center for International Human Rights
Biography
Priyanka Motaparthy is the Director of the Center for International Human Rights at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, as well as a Clinical Professor of Law.
Before joining the Northwestern faculty, Priyanka was Director of the Project on Armed Conflict, Counterterrorism, and Human Rights at Columbia Law School, as well as senior instructor in the Smith Family Human Rights Clinic. There, her work focused on accountability for human rights abuses in armed conflicts and counterterrorism operations. She worked closely with human rights advocates in Yemen, organizing advocacy campaigns at the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, and the General Assembly in New York. Priyanka also advocated with the U.S. Department of Defense for better protections against civilian harm in U.S. operations., making recommendations and providing advice on key policy reforms. She has been interviewed by the Washington Post, National Public Radio, and Politico.
Education
- JD, Columbia Law School
- BA, Brown University