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2020 Feb 27

The New Geopolitical Order

4:15pm to 5:30pm

Location: 

Knafel Center | 10 Garden Street Cambridge, MA 02138

The new geopolitical environment taking shape in many parts of the world tends toward increasing authoritarianism and nationalistic competition. Inwardly focused governments are pursuing individual agendas, and eventually, these differing agendas will collide.... Read more about The New Geopolitical Order

2020 Jan 24

The Rohingya Crisis: A View from the Ground

12:00pm to 1:15pm

Location: 

Belfer Center Library

The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy and the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs welcome John Coughlan, former UN Human Rights Officer, for a discussion of the current situation of the Rohingya in the Rakhine state.... Read more about The Rohingya Crisis: A View from the Ground

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

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
The Struggle for Black Lives: Reimagining Systems and Institutions
Registration Closed 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Location: 
Virtual Event (Registration Required)
According to Alan Jenkins, Professor of Practice at Harvard Law School, "it is time for a Third Reconstruction: a fundamental reconsideration of our Constitution, systems, institutions, and practices to uphold human rights and ensure equal opportunity for all." Join us in a conversation with Professor Jenkins to discuss how we can reimagine systems and institutions, and the leadership that is needed to move the needle on racial justice. 
Panelists:
• Alan Jenkins | Professor of Practice, Harvard Law School
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2020 Jun 24
The Struggle for Black Lives: A Conversation with Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
Registration Closed 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location: 
Virtual Event (Registration Required)
Join us for a conversation with Kerry Kennedy, daughter of Bobby Kennedy and President of RFK Human Rights, Wade McMullen, Senior Vice President, Programs and Legal Strategy, and Sancia Dalley, Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships to discuss Bobby Kennedy's legacy, the urgent work to topple systemic injustice in the criminal justice system, and the work being done to shift investor perspectives and actions to create a more just economy and society.
Panelists:
• Kerry Kennedy |  President of RFK Human Rights and...
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2020 Oct 08
Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the U.S.
Registration Closed 10:00am to 11:30am
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Virtual Event (Registration Required)
Please join the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy for the release of our report on Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States. We'll discuss the historical context in which this project was framed, recent developments around rollbacks and movements for expansion of rights, and policy recommendations for building a more robust commitment to rights and responsibilities around six broad areas, including equal protection and due process.  We'll also discuss results from our public opinion poll and townhalls across the United States, conducted with support from the...
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2020 Oct 29
Advocating for the Rights of People on the Move: A conversation with Refugee Community Leaders
Registration Closed 1:30pm to 2:30pm
Location: 
Virtual Event (Registration Required)
Please join the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy for its signature weekly series this fall, The Fierce Urgency of Now, featuring Black, Indigenous, People of Color scholars, activists, and community leaders, and experts from the Global South. Hosted and facilitated by Sushma Raman and Mathias Risse, the series also aligns with a course they will co-teach this fall at the Harvard Kennedy School on Economic Justice: Theory and Practice.
Join us for a conversation with refugee community leaders on economic justice and migration. Abid Shamdeen, co-founder of...
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2020 Nov 12
The Human Rights Movement and the Struggle for Economic Justice Today
Registration Closed 1:30pm to 2:30pm
Location: 
Virtual Event (Registration Required)
Please join the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy for its signature weekly series this fall, The Fierce Urgency of Now, featuring Black, Indigenous, People of Color scholars, activists, and community leaders, and experts from the Global South. Hosted and facilitated by Sushma Raman and Mathias Risse, the series also aligns with a course they will co-teach this fall at the Harvard Kennedy School on Economic Justice: Theory and Practice. 
Panelist:
Aminta Ossom | Clinical Instructor, International Human...
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2021 Mar 19
Indigenous Women Convening for Peace, Justice, and Reconciliation
Registration is required
9:30am to 1:00pm
Location: 
Virtual Event (Registration Required)
Join us for our Indigenous Women Convening for Peace, Justice, and Reconciliation. The Indigenous Women Convening on Peace, Justice, and Reconciliation brings together Indigenous scholars and women leaders from seven indigenous socio-cultural zones of the world to share stories of war and conflicts in their territories and find collective ways of ideating indigenous conflict resolution and peace-making processes. 
This event is organized by the Committee on Ethnicity, Migration, Rights, the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, the Scholars at Risk Program, and...
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