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CSIS human rights research is led by the Human Rights Initiative (HRI). Launched in 2014, HRI promotes a proactive global human rights agenda that reinforces democratic values as a central component of a comprehensive foreign policy. It seeks to generate innovative solutions for government, civil society, and the private sector and works to integrate human rights priorities across U.S. foreign policy interests.

In conjunction with the HRI program, CSIS experts from across programs also examine critical issues affecting human rights and human security around the world, as well as opportunities to enhance and broaden support for universal freedoms.

Find the latest research from the HRI program and other CSIS scholars below.

Latest Episodes:

Reincarnation in Tibetan Buddhism: The Importance of Religious Freedom Sep 10, 2019

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The CSIS Asia Program cordially invites you to "Reincarnation in Tibetan Buddhism: The Importance of Religious Freedom"

Featuring remarks by
Lobsang Sangay President of the Central Tibetan Administration

Followed by a discussion moderated by

Michael J. Green Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair, CSIS; Director of Asian Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University

This event was made possible through general support to CSIS.

Influence Operations Aug 22, 2019

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This week, Jude and Andrew discuss last Sunday’s mass migration of Hong Kong protesters in a peaceful march, and what it might indicate for the future. They also analyze the growing role of social media within the conflict, as well as within potential cyber threats from China, and how the White House and U.S. Congress is—or isn’t—responding to it all.

Preventing Radicalization: A Personal Perspective Aug 09, 2019

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Host Amy Lehr talks with Hadiya Masieh. Hadiya joined Islamist group Hizbut Tahrir when she was in college. After a decade, she severed those ties, dedicating her time and energy to speaking out against the ideas promoted by such radical groups. She uses her insights and experience to deter young people from taking the same path, using technology as one tool in that effort.

A Human Rights-based Approach to A.I. Jul 25, 2019

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Initiatives and partnerships to promote “ethical A.I.” are proliferating within the A.I. community. While ethics provide a critical framework in addressing challenges posed by A.I., it is not a replacement for human rights. Host Amy Lehr discusses the human rights impact of A.I. and what governments and companies can do to make human rights integral in the design and use of A.I. with guests David Kaye, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, and Vivek Krishnamurthy, Counsel in the Boston office of Foley Hoag LLP and lecturer on law at Harvard Law School as part of the Berkman Klein Center.

Transatlantic Human Rights Cooperation: An Armchair Discussion with the EU Special Representative for Human Rights Jul 17, 2019

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The Human Rights Initiative at CSIS invites you to an armchair discussion on transatlantic human rights cooperation with the EU Special Representative on Human Rights.
The EU Special Representative for Human Rights, Eamon Gilmore, will discuss the EU’s human rights priorities and opportunities for transatlantic cooperation. He will focus on the EU’s approach to issues such as the ongoing crisis in Myanmar, additional ways to protect human rights defenders and civil society amidst rising authoritarianism, and human rights abuses across the world including in China.
At a time when the need for multilateral institutions is being questioned, the EU remains deeply committed to them. Why does the EU continue to believe that these institutions are essential to defending our values and interests, and how can the EU and US work together to improve the human rights situation globally?
This event is made possible through general support.

AI for Good Jul 12, 2019

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There is a preconceived notion that artificial intelligence has predominantly negative implications for human rights. However, artificial intelligence can also positively impact human rights --a point that’s often neglected and not given the attention they deserve. Humanity, Wired host Amy Lehr talks with Sherif Elsayed-Ali, Director of Partnerships at AI for Good, and Element AI, about the positive impacts of AI, and the role of business in this space. Element AI’s AI for Good lab provides dedicated, world class AI and engineering expertise to organizations working for the public benefit. He is also co-chair of the World Economic Forum's global future council on human rights and technology, and a fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights at Harvard Kennedy School.

The Global Peace Index 2019 Launch Jun 20, 2019

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The Human Rights Initiative of CSIS invites you to a public launch event of the 2019 Global Peace Index (GPI). The Global Peace Index is the world’s leading measure of global peacefulness, ranking 163 countries and territories according to their level of relative peacefulness. Created by the Institute for Economics and Peace, the report presents the most comprehensive data-driven analysis to-date on trends in peace and its economic value.

The report findings will be followed by a panel discussion considering the implications of closing civic space and inequality for peace. It will look particularly at the factors that IEP has found to be necessary preconditions for peace in its Positive Peace Report, many of which rely on an active civil society and limits on inequality.
This event is made possible by the Institute of Economics and Peace (IEP).

Educating Girls: Building Kenya’s Future Jun 19, 2019

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Beverly Kirk talks with Dr. Kakenya Ntaiya about starting a school to educate young girls in her Kenyan hometown and keeping them out of forced early marriages. Two of her students also join the conversation to talk about their aspirations and goals.

Rules in War – A Thing of the Past? May 10, 2019

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Rapid changes in warfare pose stark, complex challenges for international humanitarian law (IHL). Indeed, they raise fundamental questions about the relevance, normative power, and impact of IHL in today’s dangerous world.
Proliferating conflicts are increasingly intractable, lasting for years or decades, causing protracted human suffering on a mass scale. Battles waged in densely populated cities suddenly put huge numbers of vulnerable civilians at-risk. Non-state armed groups – ISIS, Al Qaeda, and others – wage asymmetric war. Security partnerships and proxy wars, often embedded in a new Cold War of intensified Great Power confrontation, magnify the scale of wars and have obscure chains of command. New technologies – “killer robots,” A.I., cyber weapons – are no less opaque and problematic. Meanwhile, the surge of deliberate, targeted violence against aid workers, health facilities and schools, often with utter impunity, disrupts humanitarian access, destroys critical infrastructure, and propels mass migration.
As the 70 anniversary of the Geneva Conventions approaches in August, how does this vitally important body of law relate to today’s – and tomorrow’s – realities, a world in which the liberal international order of the past seven decades seems to be fading?
Please join us for a keynote address and armchair conversation with Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross. Formerly serving as the Swiss Ambassador to the United Nations and Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs for the Swiss Foreign Ministry, Mr. Maurer has a wealth of diplomatic experience with humanitarian crises. He will speak to the continued relevance of IHL, including the centrality of humanitarian principles to gain access to vulnerable populations. He will also address a question of considerable import and timeliness: how are we to achieve a global reaffirmation of the Geneva Conventions, including the enlistment of powerful new advocates, in the face of populist nationalism, historic migration flows, and increasing state fragility?

Women and Market Mechanisms in North Korea Apr 29, 2019

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The growth of markets is one of the most significant socioeconomic developments to occur in North Korea over the past two decades. While many understand that North Korea now has a thriving market system, the important role that the women of North Korea play is not as well known or appreciated.

The CSIS Korea Chair and the North Korea Freedom Coalition invite you to join us for a special event featuring expert discussions on markets and civil society in North Korea as well as a presentation of Beyond Parallel's mapping of 436 officially sanctioned markets across North Korea. The panel discussion will be followed by testimonies from North Korean escapees on the importance of women's roles and experiences in North Korea's markets.

2:00 PM | WELCOMING REMARKS
Mr. H. Andrew Schwartz, Chief Communications Officer, CSIS
Dr. Suzanne Scholte, Chair, North Korea Freedom Coalition

2:05 PM | SESSION I: Markets and Civil Society in North Korea
Ms. Amy Lehr, Director, Human Rights Initiative, CSIS
Dr. Victor Cha, Senior Adviser and Korea Chair, CSIS; D.S. Song-KF Professor of Government, Georgetown University
Dr. Andrew Yeo, Associate Professor and Director of Asian Studies, The Catholic University of America
Ms. Olivia Enos, Policy Analyst, Asian Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation

2:55 PM | SESSION II: Women in the Markets
Dr. Suzanne Scholte, North Korea Freedom Coalition
Ms. Lee, Hyo-joo, North Korean Escapee with Experience as Wholesale Market Vendor and Diesel Oil Trader
Ms. Park, Ji-hye, North Korean Escapee with Experience as Rice and Corn Trader
Ms. Heo, Cho-hee, North Korean Escapee with Experience as Small Consumer Goods Trader
Ms. Kim, Ji-young, North Korean Escapee

4:00 PM | ADJOURNMENT

This event is made possible by the general support to CSIS.

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