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    2019 Oct 17

    The Education of an Idealist: A Conversation with Samantha Power

    12:00pm to 1:30pm

    Location: 

    Malkin Penthouse

    The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy and the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs welcome Samantha Power for a discussion of her new memoir, The Education of an Idealist.  Power, who served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations from 2013 to 2017, is the Anna Lindh Professor of the Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and the William D. Zabel Professor of the Practice of Human Rights at Harvard Law School. Power will be joined in conversation with Director of the Belfer Center and...

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    2019 Nov 01

    Reimagining Black Youth-Led Technologies Symposium

    Registration Closed 8:15am to 6:00pm

    Location: 

    Wexner 434 AB

    The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard University Center for African Studies, Hutchins Center for African & African American Research, and the Harvard University Provost's Office invite you to the Reimagining Black Youth-Led Technologies Symposium. 

    The Reimagining Black Youth-Led Technologies Symposium will map and explore the global state of relevant research and practice, share and discuss insights and ideas in technology from the African continent and the African Diaspora, and encourage collaboration between...

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    2019 Oct 22

    Towards Life 3.0 - Ethics and Technology in the 21st Century: Unfollow | Deradicalization via Twitter

    5:30pm to 6:45pm

    Location: 

    Wexner 434AB

    Towards Life 3.0: Ethics and Technology in the 21st Century is a new 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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    2019 Oct 30

    Human Rights in Hard Places Speaker Series: Build Bridges, Not Walls | Migration on the US-Mexico Border

    11:45am to 1:00pm

    Location: 

    Wexner-434AB

    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. Moderated by Sushma Raman, the series highlights current day human rights and humanitarian concerns such as human rights in North Korea, migration on the US-Mexico border, Myanmar, and the dismantling of democracy.

    Jonathan Ryan, Executive Director of RAICES, will give a talk titled, "Build Bridges, Not Walls | Migration on the US-Mexico Border."

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    2019 Oct 21

    Shared Space Under Pressure: Business Support for Civic Freedoms and Human Rights Defenders-Guidance for Companies

    12:00pm to 1:15pm

    Location: 

    B-L-4 Hauser Conference Room

     

    Join the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy for a talk on business, civic freedom, and human rights guidelines for corporations. Bennett Freeman, Principal of Bennett Freeman Associates LLC will present. Irit Tamir, Director of the Private Sector Department at Oxfam America, will serve as a discussant.

     

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    Multinational corporations face growing expectations to take stands on social and political issues at a time when civil society space is closing...

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    2019 Oct 22

    Organized Crime, Migrants and Human Rights in Central and North America

    12:00pm to 1:00pm

    Location: 

    Rubenstein 229

    The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy welcomes Sergio Aguayo (Professor,  El Colegio de Mexico and Fellow, FXB) to deliver a talk titled, "Organized Crime, Migrants and Human Rights in Central and North America." Jacqueline Bhabha ( FXB Director of Research, Professor of the Practice of Health and Human Rights at the Harvard School of Public Health, the Jeremiah Smith Jr. Lecturer in Law at Harvard Law School, and an Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School) will serve as the moderator.

     

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    2019 Oct 25

    Student breakfast with National Democratic Institute President Derek Mitchell on the US role in promoting democracy abroad

    9:00am to 10:00am

    Location: 

    Ash Center conference room, 124 Mt Auburn Street, Suite 200N

    Students are invited to a breakfast with National Democratic Institute (NDI) President and former U.S. Ambassador to Burma Derek Mitchell. Ambassador Mitchell will lead an informal discussion with students about the role democracy can and should be playing in U.S. foreign policy around the world, particularly vis-a-vis China's growing influence. He will draw on his experience working with Burma at the State Department as well as during his tenure as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Asian and Pacific Security Affairs (APSA), in the Office of the Secretary of...

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