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Confronting the Threat of Illiberal Democracy: An Interview with John Shattuck

February 1, 2018

See a featured interview with John Shattuck in EuropeNow.... Read more about Confronting the Threat of Illiberal Democracy: An Interview with John Shattuck



Trump Orders Gitmo Remain Open, but May Clear Path for Its Closure

February 23, 2018

Senior Fellow Alberto Mora featured on Fox News discussed the controversy circulating Guantanamo Bay.

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U.S. Torture Policy

March 4, 2018

Senior Fellow Alberto Mora discusses the U.S. torture policy under the Bush administration, its impacts on US/international relations, and U.S. sentiment on the use of torture.... Read more about U.S. Torture Policy



Haspel Faces Public Reckoning over CIA Torture

May 9, 2018

Article in the Financial Times features Carr Center's Senior Fellow Alberto Mora.... Read more about Haspel Faces Public Reckoning over CIA Torture



Alberto Mora to Lead Aba Center for Global Programs

May 16, 2018

Former general counsel to the U.S. Navy, Alberto Mora, was named on Monday to be the new director of the ABA Rule of Law Initiative, and will oversee the association's international human rights programs.

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Why Torture Is so Bad for Democracy

May 18, 2018

Senior Fellow Alberto Mora explains how torture destroys individual rights for PBS.
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Sushma Raman and Mathias Risse. 5/30/2018. “Corruption and Human Rights: The Linkages, the Challenges and Paths for Progress Symposium Report.” In Corruption and Human Rights - The Linkages, the Challenges, and Paths for Progress. Cambridge, MA: Carr Center for Human Rights Policy. See full report. Abstract

Corruption and Human Rights: The Linkages, the Challenges and Paths for Progress Symposium Report 

This symposium was conceived as a way for us to convene leaders and academics from the human rights and anti-corruption movements, which have traditionally operated as separate communities of practice, to explore the linkages between the issues we work on and consider approaches to advance our work together. We hope that this symposium will not only help to inform and shape a deeper involvement of the Carr Center into the issue of corruption, but will also be the start of an ongoing collaboration between the human rights and anti-corruption communities.



Immigration Policy, Refugees, and Guantanamo

September 17, 2018

Elisa Massimino, former CEO and Executive Director of Human Rights First, discusses immigration policy, refugee rights, and the continued impact of Guantanamo with Carr Center's Executive Director Sushma Raman.... Read more about Immigration Policy, Refugees, and Guantanamo



Conference Photos: The Rome Statute at 20

November 1, 2018

See our conference photos from, "The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court at 20: Looking Back and Looking Forward".... Read more about Conference Photos: The Rome Statute at 20



Kathryn Sikkink. 12/4/2018. “Here’s What Erick Erickson Gets Wrong About Dictators and Migration.” The Washington Post. See full text.Abstract

In a recent op-ed, conservative writer Erik Erickson argued that the U.S. government should support the “next Pinochets” to create more stability in Latin America and stop the flow of refugees seeking access to the United States.

The remark was instantly controversial because Augusto Pinochet was a Chilean dictator who committed massive human rights abuses.

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