The Clinic concentrates its efforts on human rights issues in nine “focus countries,” including Cambodia, Ethiopia, India, Lebanon, Liberia, Malawi, Mexico, Sierra Leone and the United States.

Since it began in 2007, the Leitner Clinic has partnered with the Collective for Research and Training on Development-Action (CRTD.A) and Helem in Lebanon, the American Civil Liberties Union of South Dakota in the United States, the Carter Center/Justice and Peace Commission in Liberia, Salvation Centre Cambodia (SCC) and Deported Diaspora/Returnee Integration Support Center in Cambodia, the Centre for Human Rights Education Advice and Assistance (CHREAA) and the Coalition of Women Living with HIV/AIDS in Malawi, Timap for Justice and Center for Safe Motherhood Youth and Child Outreach (CESMYCO) in Sierra Leone, SANGRAM in India, Center Prodh in Mexico and Addis Ababa Law School in Ethiopia on diverse human rights projects focusing on women’s reproductive health rights, fair trade, LGBTIQ issues, land rights, access to justice, prisoners rights, property grabbing, witchcraft accusations, constitutional interpretation, female genital mutilation, HIV/AIDS, child maintenance, returnee rights, environmental defenders and sex workers rights.