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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
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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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2020 Jun 17
India’s COVID Democracy Crisis: Lockdown of Labour and Liberties
Registration Closed 12:00pm to 1:15pm
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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
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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 05
Migrants in Hungary and the Role of Grassroots Groups
Registration Closed 12:00pm to 1:15pm
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Introducing activism through the lens of a solidarity group in Hungary.
Panelists:
• Aiski Ryokas | Activist
• Aliz Pocsuvalszki | Activist
• Mussa Kilam | Activist 
• Amy Rodgers | Activist 
• Camille Tournebize | Activist 
• Aniko Bakonyi (co-moderator) | Topol Fellow, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy...
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2020 Jun 03
The Struggle for Black Lives: Historical Legacies to Future Possibilities
Registration Closed 11:00am to 12:00pm
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The tragic killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Breonna Taylor in Louisville have sparked protests across the country. Join the Carr Center for a conversation with two leading scholars on the history of racist policing in the United States, the killing of black people by police and vigilantes, the role of social and civil rights movements in advocating for change, and ways in which we can envision a just future.  
Panelists:
• Keisha N. Blain | W.E.B. Du Bois Fellow, Harvard University; President, African American...
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2020 May 19
Kleptocrats, Coronavirus, & How to Combat Them
Registration Closed 12:00pm to 1:15pm
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Virtual Webinar (Registration Required)
The response to the Coronavirus pandemic will prove a bonanza for corrupt leaders who have historically robbed their countries of funds needed for the health and welfare of their citizens as trillions of dollars are disbursed without even the usual, ineffective safeguards. The panelists will discuss the immediate need to enhance transparency and accountability with existing resources, and the ultimate need for an International Anti-Corruption Court to punish and deter the shameless kleptocrats that the pandemic will eventually expose.
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2020 Mar 12
CANCELLED - Legitimacy: The Right to Rule in a Wanton World
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Location: 
Littauer 324
Join Arthur Applbaum, Adams Professor of Political Leadership and Democratic Values at the Harvard Kennedy School, for a discussion of his latest book, Legitimacy: The Right to Rule in a Wanton World. 
What makes a government legitimate? The dominant view is that public officials have the right to rule us, even if they are unfair or unfit, as long as they gain power through procedures traceable to the consent of the governed. In this rigorous and timely study, Arthur Isak Applbaum argues that adherence to procedure is not enough: even a properly chosen...
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2020 Feb 25
The International Court of Justice Case on Genocide in Myanmar
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location: 
Austin North, Harvard Law School
In November 2019, The Gambia filed a case with the International Court of Justice alleging that Myanmar military had violated the Genocide Convention for years in its treatment of the Muslim minority group, the Rohingya. A United Nations fact-finding mission had found similar patterns of abuse, documenting widespread violations of human rights in Myanmar against minority groups, including crimes against humanity, genocide, and war crimes. The International Court of Justice handed down provisional orders to protect the Rohingya in January 2020. Now, with the backing of all 57 members of...
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2020 Mar 02
Can AI Solve Gun Violence or Is It a Part of the Problem?
5:30pm to 6:45pm
Location: 
Rubenstein 414-AB
Towards Life 3.0: Ethics and Technology in the 21^st Century is a talk series organized and facilitated by Mathias Risse, Director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy and Lucius N. Littauer Professor of Philosophy and Public Administration. Drawing inspiration from the title of Max Tegmark’s book, Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, the series draws upon a range of scholars, technology leaders, and public interest technologists to address the ethical aspects of the long-term impact of...
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2020 Feb 12

Steps Forward, Steps Back: The Struggle Against Violence and Discrimination Based on Sogi an Overview of the Findings of the United Nations Independent Expert

11:45am to 1:00pm

Location: 

Taubman 102

The Carr Center’s Human Rights in Hard Places talk series offers unparalleled insights and analysis from the frontlines by human rights practitioners, policy makers, and innovators.... Read more about Steps Forward, Steps Back: The Struggle Against Violence and Discrimination Based on Sogi an Overview of the Findings of the United Nations Independent Expert

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