Renu Mandhane, B.A. (Queen’s), JD (Toronto), LL.M. (NYU) is the Director of the International Human Rights Program, including its award-winning legal clinic, at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law. Renu graduated from the Faculty with a J.D., articled at Torys LLP in Toronto, and completed her LL.M. at New York University with a focus on international human rights law. In addition to publishing in the area, Renu is the co-chair of the Advocacy Committee of Human Rights Watch Canada, and has worked at a number of domestic and international organizations focused on advancing women's human rights, including the Centre for Reproductive Rights in New York. Renu is a recognized expert on international human rights law and has trained Canadian and foreign judges through the National Judicial Institute of Canada. Prior to joining the Faculty, Renu practiced criminal law from an equality rights perspective for approximately four years and routinely represented survivors of domestic and sexual violence, as well as federally-sentenced prisoners. Most recently, Renu was an Assistant Dean at the Faculty and worked extensively on the review of the first year curriculum.
