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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



Telling the True Story of Human Trafficking

October 13, 2016

In the latest edition of HKS Policycast, HKS Lecturer Siddharth Kara of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy explains how his research into the tens of millions of girls around the world who have been forced into sexual slavery led him to Hollywood, where he wrote and produced the new feature film “Trafficked.” The film, based on true stories, follows three enslaved teens who end up in a Texas brothel after being trafficked across the globe.

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"Modern Slavery" Podcast Featuring Siddharth Kara

January 29, 2018

In a new interview with the Carnegie Council, Carr Center Senior Fellow Siddharth Kara discusses his book "Modern Slavery." 

Full transcript and original post here.
 

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Rich Nations Ramp up Anti-Slavery Funding yet Businesses Urged to Do More

April 11, 2018

Siddarthy Kara discusses the intersection of anti-slavery funding and corporate responsibility.... Read more about Rich Nations Ramp up Anti-Slavery Funding yet Businesses Urged to Do More



An Ancient Curse Kept Nigerian Women Bound to Sex Slavery. Now, It's Been Reversed

April 30, 2018

New article in Time featuring Carr Center's Siddharth Kara.... Read more about An Ancient Curse Kept Nigerian Women Bound to Sex Slavery. Now, It's Been Reversed



Human Trafficking Study Group

January 24, 2020

Apply now for the Human Trafficking Study Group, which will explore the mental health impacts of human trafficking, as well as promising practices for strengthening rights-based approaches to addressing the mental health needs of survivors.

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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

2020 Sep 29
The National Prosecution of CRSV in Guatemala and Colombia: Closer to a Victim-Centered Justice?
Registration Closed 12:30pm to 1:45pm
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Sexual violence is a widespread and chronic issue in conflicts around the world. National efforts to address impunity for conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) have led to progress and faced challenges. The UN Team of Experts, together with its partners, initiated a Digital Dialogue Series...
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2020 Sep 23
Acts of Rebellion & Envisioning a New Society: a Conversation with Drs. Vincent Brown and Timothy McCarthy
12:00pm to 1:00pm
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Please join The Royall House and Slave Quarters for a dynamic and exciting virtual conversation between Drs. Vincent Brown and Timothy McCarthy about the role of protests and revolts in shaping Black resistance and freedom movements from slave rebellions in the 18th-century Atlantic world, to the Black Lives Matter Movement today. This talk is co-sponsored by the Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History at Harvard and The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School.
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Siddharth Kara. 6/13/2014. “A trafficked sex slave could be sold off as a virgin for $7000..a child slave for $20.” The Guardian. See full videoAbstract

A trafficked sex slave could be sold off as a virgin for $7000...a child slave for $20.

 

Siddharth Kara, Harvard University fellow and author of three books on modern-day slavery, talks about the profits and losses of slavery and what he has learned from 12 years of research into trafficking, across six continents.

Watch the video here. 

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