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About Universidad Iberoamericana, Adequate Housing Clinic & National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Clinic of Indigenous Peoples’ Rights

The  is the first housing rights Clinic in Mexico, set up by the Universidad Iberoamericana and the Latin American Office of the Habitat International Coalition. Our main goal is to encourage reflection and litigation on the right to adequate housing with the active participation of students. We seek to deepen knowledge and understanding of adequate housing and the problems that hinder its realisation through student training, innovative research, and legal aid for vulnerable people in Mexico City.

The  is part of UNAM’s Legal Research Institute, an academic centre that brings together the largest number of law researchers in Mexico. The Clinic, composed of an Indigenous Council and an Operational Team, is a space for the exchange of knowledge and dialogue between students, indigenous communities, defenders, and researchers, which allows students to be trained based on the needs of Indigenous peoples, and at the same time to contribute to the development of strategic litigation. In addition to training students, the Clinic is involved in developing research projects focused on the advancement of the role of law and rights in efforts undertaken by Indigenous peoples to protect their cultures and territories.

Working within the Human Rights Centre Clinic is an option for undergraduate and postgraduate students to gain experience in real world issues. Through the Clinic, you will learn substantive human rights law, develop professional techniques and explore different models/theories for the effective promotion of human rights.

Who can apply?

The module-based projects are open to postgraduate students on the Human Rights Master’s programme (LLM/MA).

If you are selected to work on a module-based project then you will be automatically enrolled on the Human Rights Centre Clinic module (course code: HU902). When applying for a multi-year project, you do not need to take HU902, but can opt to do so.

When can I apply?

Applications for 2025-26 will open on 2 October 2025, after the Introduction to the Human Rights Centre Clinic session.

Applications to join all Clinic projects in 2025-26 will open on 2 October 2025. Please submit your application by Monday 6 October at 5pm
to humanrightscentreclinic@essex.ac.uk. Please send your application documents in PDF format with the file name [SURNAME]_[First name]_HRCC application.