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2018 Nov 30

Human Rights, Ethics, and Artificial Intelligence: Challenges for the next 70 Years of the Universal Declaration

Fri - Sat, Nov 30 to Dec 1, 8:00am - 6:30pm
Location:
Wexner 434 AB, Harvard Kennedy School
A Joint Conference Sponsored by the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, and the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, to be held Nov 29 (evening)-Dec 1, 2018, at the Harvard Kennedy School.

*Registration is now closed.* Please email carr_center@hks....
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2020 Jul 30

The Pompeo Commission on Unalienable Rights: A Selective Vision of Human Rights

Registration Closed 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Location:
Virtual Event (Registration Required)
The establishment of the Commission on Unalienable Rights (“Pompeo Commission”) in 2019 prompted concern among human rights advocates and academics that the Commission could redirect U.S. human rights policy in ways that would be self-defeating and would create serious damage to international cooperation for the protection of human rights.

The Commission released a draft report last week accompanied by a ...
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2020 Jul 16
Viral Justice: Pandemics, Policing, and Portals with Ruha Benjamin
Registration Closed 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location:
Virtual Event (Registration Required)
Join us for a conversation with Ruha Benjamin, Associate Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University.

Panelists:

Ruha Benjamin | Associate Professor of African American Studies, Princeton University

Sushma Raman (Moderator) | Executive Director, Carr Center

Ruha Benjamin is an Associate Professor of African American Studies at Princeton...
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2020 Jul 15

Civic Engagement and Human Rights: Reviving U.S. Democracy

Registration Closed 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Location:
Virtual Event (Registration Required)
Join us for a conversation with Danielle Allen, Director of Harvard's Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, and John Shattuck, Senior Fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, as they discuss their common purpose of reviving American Democracy in the 21st Century.

Professor Allen has recently worked with The American Academy to release Our Common Purpose: Reinventing American Democracy for the 21st Century. A report which lays out a case for renewed civic faith. It offers a set of recommendations for building a fresh collective commitment to...
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2020 Jun 24
The Struggle for Black Lives: A Conversation with Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
Registration Closed 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location:
Virtual Event (Registration Required)
Join us for a conversation with Kerry Kennedy, daughter of Bobby Kennedy and President of RFK Human Rights, Wade McMullen, Senior Vice President, Programs and Legal Strategy, and Sancia Dalley, Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships to discuss Bobby Kennedy's legacy, the urgent work to topple systemic injustice in the criminal justice system, and the work being done to shift investor perspectives and actions to create a more just economy and society.

Panelists:

Kerry Kennedy | President of RFK Human Rights and...
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2020 Jun 23
Technology and Human Rights in the Age of the Pandemic
Registration Closed 12:00pm to 1:15pm
Location:
Virtual Event (Registration Required)
Join the Carr Center for a conversation with leading technology scholars and policy makers on a range of ethical and rights concerns related to technology and its current applications.

Panelists:

Joan Donovan | Research Director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy

Vivek Krishnamurthy | Samuelson-Glushko Professor of Law at the University of Ottawa and Director of the Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC)...
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2020 Jun 17
The Struggle for Black Lives: Reimagining Systems and Institutions
Registration Closed 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Location:
Virtual Event (Registration Required)
According to Alan Jenkins, Professor of Practice at Harvard Law School, "it is time for a Third Reconstruction: a fundamental reconsideration of our Constitution, systems, institutions, and practices to uphold human rights and ensure equal opportunity for all." Join us in a conversation with Professor Jenkins to discuss how we can reimagine systems and institutions, and the leadership that is needed to move the needle on racial justice.

Panelists:

Alan Jenkins | Professor of Practice, Harvard Law School
...
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2020 Jun 17

India’s COVID Democracy Crisis: Lockdown of Labour and Liberties

Registration Closed 12:00pm to 1:15pm
Location:
Virtual Webinar (Registration Required)
In response to the public health crisis of COVID, India has imposed one of the most stringent and ill prepared lockdowns in the world, leading to a humanitarian disaster. Over 700 people have died unrelated to the virus but due to distress directly caused by the lockdown, such as hunger. Even as the state has flexed its executive muscle, activating police forces to enforce the lockdown with...
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2020 Jun 12
People Power in the Face of Authoritarianism in Nicaragua
Registration Closed 12:00pm to 1:15pm
Location:
Virtual Event (Registration Required)
A conversation with Nicaraguan human rights defenders about the trials, triumphs and future challenges of people power in Nicaragua in a context of democratic decay, decreasing civic space and authoritarianism since the return of Daniel Ortega to power in 2007.

Panelists

Amaya Coppens Zamora | Activist, Medical Student, Political Prisoner

Mateo Jarquín Chamorro | Assistant Professor, Chapman University

Mónica López Baltodano | Activist,...
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2020 Jun 11

Police Brutality in the United States: A Conversation with Agnes Callamard, the UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions

Registration Closed 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location:
Virtual Event (Registration Required)
The killing of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, as well as countless black people has sparked protests around the country. Join the Carr Center for a conversation with Agnes Callamard, United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions. Callamard and other UN experts have called on the U.S. government "to take decisive action to address systemic racism and racial bias in the criminal justice system by launching independent investigations and ensuring accountability in all cases of excessive use of force by police."

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Past Events

Human Rights, Ethics, and Artificial Intelligence: Challenges for the next 70 Years of the Universal Declaration

Location:

The Pompeo Commission on Unalienable Rights: A Selective Vision of Human Rights

Location:

Registration:

Viral Justice: Pandemics, Policing, and Portals with Ruha Benjamin

Location:

Registration:

Civic Engagement and Human Rights: Reviving U.S. Democracy

Location:

Registration:

The Struggle for Black Lives: A Conversation with Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights

Location:

Registration:

Technology and Human Rights in the Age of the Pandemic

Location:

Registration:

The Struggle for Black Lives: Reimagining Systems and Institutions

Location:

Registration:

India’s COVID Democracy Crisis: Lockdown of Labour and Liberties

Location:

Registration:

People Power in the Face of Authoritarianism in Nicaragua

Location:

Registration:

Police Brutality in the United States: A Conversation with Agnes Callamard, the UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions

Location:

Registration:

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