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Carr Center's Human Rights Class Day Awards

May 25, 2016

The Carr Center awards HKS students for their research addressing human rights.... Read more about Carr Center's Human Rights Class Day Awards



The Politics of Documentation: Narrative and the Rohingya Crisis

October 7, 2019

In the latest episode of Justice Matters, Carr Center's Executive Director Sushma Raman interviews Carr Center Fellow Matthew Smith. Smith is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Fortify Rights.... Read more about The Politics of Documentation: Narrative and the Rohingya Crisis



Talking Progress and Challenges with UN High Commissioner Bachelet

December 30, 2019

In celebrating the 71st anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, discusses the progress and challenges of the movement in her home country of Chile and around the world.... Read more about Talking Progress and Challenges with UN High Commissioner Bachelet



Teaching Technology to See the Whole Person

March 5, 2020

Technology & Human Rights Fellows Laurin Leonard & Teresa Hodge explain their path to creating an algorithm that provides an inclusionary and human rights approach when applying for employment and loans.

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Examining The Trade-Offs To Social Distancing

March 20, 2020

Danielle Allen explains on NPR that we must be cognizant of the economic ramifications of long-term social distancing.

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Immigrants' Rights, Tech, and the Prison Industrial Complex

April 30, 2020

Jonathan Ryan, CEO and President of RAICES, discusses the intersection of immigrants' rights, the weaponization of technology, and the private prison system.

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A Letter on Hope & Human Rights

March 26, 2020

Faculty Director Mathias Risse and Executive Director Sushma Raman address hope and gratitude in a letter from the Carr Center.... Read more about A Letter on Hope & Human Rights



The Problem With Immunity Certificates

April 9, 2020

As governments begin to consider immunity certificates, scientists and public policy experts caution this could worsen the crisis.... Read more about The Problem With Immunity Certificates



An Upstander and Now a Wayfinder: Martha Minow on Law and Forgiveness, at TEDwomen

April 3, 2020

Former Dean of Harvard Law School Martha Minow addresses forgiving debts, putting aside political animosity, and releasing inmates at TEDwomen.... Read more about An Upstander and Now a Wayfinder: Martha Minow on Law and Forgiveness, at TEDwomen



When Discrimination and a Pandemic Collide

April 20, 2020

Cornell Brooks joins HKS PolicyCast to examine how communities of color are disproportionately hit by COVID-19.... Read more about When Discrimination and a Pandemic Collide

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