Dr. Haar is an emergency physician with expertise in health and human rights. Her work focuses on the protection of human rights in times of complex humanitarian crisis and conflict. She is particularly interested in the protection of health workers and health services. She is a research fellow at the Human Rights Center at UC Berkeley’s School of Law and works clinically at Kaiser Medical Center in Oakland, California in addition to teaching as a lecturer at the Law School.
Dr. Haar’s research interests include studying the impact of human rights violations, such as torture, violations of free speech and assembly, and war crimes, on health. She is particularly interested in developing strong research methodology in fragile contexts. Dr. Haar serves on the board of the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility and is medical advisor at Physicians for Human Rights.
Rohini Haar is teaching the following course in Fall 2024:
• 264.6 sec. 001 - Health and Human Rights
Courses During Other Semesters
| Semester | Course Num | Course Title |  Teaching Evaluations | Fall 2023 | 264.6 sec. 001 | Health and Human Rights | View Teaching Evaluation |
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Op-Ed: The right to protest is sacrosanct. California needs to protect that right from rubber bullets and tear gas.
Dr. Rohini Haar, Human Rights Center Research Fellow, with Nick Robinson, senior legal adviser at the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law, writes it’s up to California to lead the way in support of a coherent national policy on less lethal weapons — their manufacture, procurement and use — that better protects protesters and the public
VIDEO: Hundreds of health workers attacked amid pandemic
Dr. Rohini Haar discusses a new report by the Human Rights Center and Geneva-based Insecurity Insight, which identified more than 1,100 threats or acts of violence against health care workers and facilities last year
COVID-19 pandemic fuels attacks on health workers globally
Dr. Rohini Haar discusses a new report by the Human Rights Center and Geneva-based Insecurity Insight, which identified more than 1,100 threats or acts of violence against health care workers and facilities last year
The use of “less-lethal” force by law enforcement
Dr. Rohini Haar, Human Rights Center Research Fellow, discusses “less lethal weapons” used to disperse crowds and the serious, sometimes deadly, injuries they can cause
Tear gas is banned from war — but police still shoot it at protesters, who cough and bleed as a result. At least one has lost an eye.
Dr. Rohini Haar, Human Rights Center Research Fellow, explains why tear gassing should be a weapon of absolute last resort
How to Protest Safely During a Pandemic
Dr. Rohini Haar, Human Rights Center Research Fellow, explains what to do if you are exposed to tear gas