Los Angeles Human Rights Initiative

The Los Angeles Human Rights Initiative (LAHRI) is a group of medical students, residents, and volunteer clinicians dedicated to:

• Providing pro-bono forensic medical and mental health evaluations to survivors of persecution seeking asylum in the United States.
• Raising awareness regarding issues affecting the physical and mental health of local refugee and immigrant communities.
• Expanding UCLA’s footprint in the arenas of research, policy, and advocacy related to refugee and immigrant health.