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Systemic Discrimination and the LGBTQ+ Community

February 28, 2020

Victor Madrigal-Borloz, UN Independent Expert on Protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, discusses the ramifications of systemic discrimination against LGBTQ+ communities.

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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



Erica Chenoweth. 7/2020. “The Future of Nonviolent Resistance.” Journal of Democracy , 31, 3, Pp. 69-84. See full text.



The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70: Mathias Risse Talks About Where Human Rights Came From, Where They Are Today, and How Far They Still Have to Go

December 10, 2018

Article from the Harvard Kennedy School featuring Faculty Director Mathias Risse.... Read more about The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70: Mathias Risse Talks About Where Human Rights Came From, Where They Are Today, and How Far They Still Have to Go



Timothy McCarthy receives Manuel C. Carballo Award for Excellence in Teaching

May 29, 2019

Timothy McCarthy, Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, was awarded the Manuel C. Carballo Award for Excellence in Teaching at the 2019 Class Day awards at Harvard Kennedy School.

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UN Independent Expert Victor Madrigal-Borloz on Justice Matters Podcast

February 28, 2020

Victor Madrigal-Borloz, UN Independent Expert on Protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, discusses the ramifications of systemic discrimination against LGBTQ+ communities.... Read more about UN Independent Expert Victor Madrigal-Borloz on Justice Matters Podcast



Timothy McCarthy. 3/30/2020. ““May You Rise to It”: A Love Letter to Students in an Unprecedented Time.” Medium. See full text. Abstract

In a letter to his students, Timothy McCarthy calls for a serious commitment to compassion.

My dear students,
Let me say this first: I love you — and I hope all of you are somewhere safe right now.
I know this doesn’t find any of us well. This global pandemic has profoundly upended our lives and livelihoods and routines and responsibilities, to say nothing of our capacity to work and dream together to build a better world. The corona crisis has catapulted us into complete chaos, accompanied by a disorienting mix of emotions: fear and despair, anxiety and anger, uncertainty and longing, concern and compassion. If you are like me, you’re experiencing all these things at once on any given day. As one friend put it: “I didn’t realize I could have so many mood swings before my first cup of coffee.” As a historian, I rarely use the word unprecedented — after all, almost everything has some kind of precedent — but I dusted it off last week and have been using it more and more with each passing day. History will have time to take full account of this moment, but first we must survive it.

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