Social Justice Fellowship Alumni
Sara Robinson
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Attorney
Fellowship Year: 2009-2010
Placement: Physicians for Human Rights- Israel
Interests: civil rights, human rights, social justice
Sara was an NIF social justice fellow from 2009-2010 at Physician for Human Rights-Israel. Sara then worked as a Refugee Campaigner at Amnesty International Israel until 2014, when she moved back to the United States. She completed a Masters degree in Human Rights Studies from Columbia University in 2015 and a juris doctor degree from New York University School of Law in 2019. She then worked as a legal fellow at the NYU Global Justice Clinic, representing survivors of the CIA torture and rendition program. Sara is currently clerking for U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni in New York City.
In My Own Words: I loved my time as an SJF fellow. I learned so much working at Physicians for Human Rights-Israel and I am grateful that I had the opportunity to contribute to such important work.