The Carr Center recently hosted a breakfast and conversation with Wai Wai Nu, a Burmese human rights activist. Nu spoke about events within the past decade in Myanmar that have caused political and social turmoil throughout the nation, and the need for international attention and advocacy. Click here to read the full article: https://bit.ly/3ATHzsp
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Since its founding in 1999, the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School has been a leading research center that has focused on some of the most intractable challenges facing the world, including genocide, torture, violence against women, and human trafficking. The Center was founded by director Michael Ignatieff, currently President of Central European University, and Executive Director Samantha Power, who was later U.S. Ambassador to the UN. In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 2018, the Center looked back to examine the progress made to date, and the opportunities and challenges that lay ahead. Its new areas of focus include the impact of technological advancements on the future of human rights; the power and impact of nonviolent social movements in effecting change; and the renewal of rights and responsibilities in the United States. Its current Director, Mathias Risse, is a philosopher and ethicist focused on global justice. Its current Executive Director, Maggie Gates, formerly the Assistant Director of Communications and Development at the Safra Center at Harvard University. By training the next generation of leaders, developing new knowledge and ideas, and holding convenings for human rights scholars and practitioners around the world, the Carr Center seeks to build a more just, peaceful future.
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🎙️ In the latest episode of Justice Matters, Amani Matabaro Tom, co-founder of Action for the Welfare of Women and Children in Congo, discusses the current state of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Listen to the full episode here: https://bit.ly/4i7CSf4
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What will activism and social movements look like after the2024 election? Some Carr Center affiliates have shared their thoughts on the future of human rights in the U.S. under a second Trump presidency and its implications for democracy. Read the full article here: bit.ly/3CVaBbu
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In a recent op-ed on non-partisanship for The Harvard Crimson, Carr Center Director Mathias Risse argues for the importance of Harvard engaging with the new Trump administration in the spirit of free debate, without appearing to endorse their perspective. Dani Rodrik, Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy at the Harvard Kennedy School, argued something very similar in a piece for the Project Syndicate which can be read here: https://bit.ly/3V9sEBo
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"One thing about authoritarian regimes, including Russia, is that most are still afraid of both domestic and international publicity," said Maria Kuznetsova, MPP '25 and Scholar at Risk, in a recent interview with the Carr Center on human rights advocacy in Russia: bit.ly/4fG9LhE
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📣 Reminder that our fellowship applications for the 2025–26 cohorts are open! If you're a human rights scholar or practitioner, apply today to be a Carr Center Fellow, a Technology & Human Rights Fellow, or a Racial Justice Fellow. Learn more and apply by January 5, 2025: bit.ly/4954Lk9
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🎙️ In a recent episode of Justice Matters, Albert Fox Cahn, Founder and Executive Director of the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (STOP), discusses ways in which artificial intelligence is already undermining civil rights: bit.ly/3AksIXP
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What is the path forward for democracy and human rights in the United States? We asked Carr Center affiliates for their thoughts on the future of human rights in the U.S. under a second Trump presidency to learn what it may mean for democracy and civics, immigration and refugee rights, racial justice, women’s rights, LGBTQI+ rights, climate justice, and more: bit.ly/3CVaBbu
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Read my latest article: "The ICC Issued Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant: Here’s What Lies Ahead for the Court." In this piece, I explore the historic decision by the International Criminal Court, its implications for international justice, and the challenges the Court might face in the wake of this bold move. #ICC #Justice
The ICC Issued Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant: Here’s What Lies Ahead for the Court
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"I have been an activist and community leader in anti-gender-based violence and labor rights, working with NGOs in China and Latin America. Growing up in China, I’m familiar with state violence and censorship in the human rights arena and the humanitarian process," says Kris Li (MPP '26), HKS student and one of the Carr Center's 2024–25 Student Ambassadors. Read the full interview: bit.ly/40TF8R2
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