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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
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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 Jun 03
The Struggle for Black Lives: Historical Legacies to Future Possibilities
Registration Closed 11:00am to 12:00pm
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The tragic killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Breonna Taylor in Louisville have sparked protests across the country. Join the Carr Center for a conversation with two leading scholars on the history of racist policing in the United States, the killing of black people by police and vigilantes, the role of social and civil rights movements in advocating for change, and ways in which we can envision a just future.  
Panelists:
• Keisha N. Blain | W.E.B. Du Bois Fellow, Harvard University; President, African American...
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2020 Jun 17
The Struggle for Black Lives: Reimagining Systems and Institutions
Registration Closed 2:00pm to 3:00pm
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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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Dara Kay Cohen. 9/12/2017. “The ties that bind: How armed groups use violence to socialize fighters.” Journal of Peace Research, 54, 5, Pp. 701-714. See full text.Abstract

How do armed groups use violence to create social ties? What are the conditions under which such violence takes place?

 

In this article, I describe how armed groups use one type of atrocity, wartime rape, to create social bonds between fighters through a process of combatant socialization. As a form of stigmatizing, public, and sexualized violence, gang rape is an effective method to communicate norms of masculinity, virility, brutality, and loyalty between fighters. Drawing on literature about socialization processes, I derive a set of hypotheses about individual-level factors that may influence vulnerability to violent socialization, including age, previous socialization experiences, and physical security. I analyze the support for these hypotheses using newly available survey data from former fighters in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The results show the broad applicability of considering group violence as a form of social control within armed groups, suggest some of the limits of violent socialization, and have implications for both theory and policy.

 

2017 Sep 26
The UN and Human Rights
11:45am to 1:00pm
Location: 
Rubenstein-229, Carr Center Conference Room, Harvard Kennedy School
Carr Center Fellow Leonardo Castilho will host a lunchtime seminar providing an introduction to the United Nations' engagement with human rights policy issues.
Leonardo joined the United Nations in 2005 and has since then served the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the UN Population Fund. He has worked on non-discrimination, development and economic, social and cultural rights.
Leonardo will lead the Carr Center's human rights delegation to the United Nations General Assembly in October 2017. Apply and learn more here:...
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

July 31, 2020

Faculty Director Mathias Risse joins the Writ Large podcast to discuss how The Universal Declaration of Human Rights came to be and what this document represents in the long journey to realize equal rights for all human beings.... Read more about The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

2018 Oct 10
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70: A Conversation with Professor James Loeffler
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Location: 
Wexner 102, Harvard Kennedy School, 79 JFK Street, Cambridge, MA
This fall, the Carr Center celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a milestone document in the history of human rights that has been translated into over 500 languages.
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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



Jacqueline Bhabha and Vasileia Digidki. 4/24/2020. “The Urgent Need to Transfer Vulnerable Migrants from Europe’s Largest Migrant Hotspot.” The BMJ. See full text.Abstract

Humanitarian organizations are being denied entry to Moira, one of Europe's largest migrant camps. Jacqueline Bhabha addresses steps to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

Lesvos, the small Greek island notorious as Europe’s primary landing point for forced migrants from Asia and Africa since 2015, confirmed its first COVID-19 related death on 30 March. Testing across the island quickly confirmed 10 cases among the local population, spreading fear of an uncontrollable outbreak in the densely and overcrowded migrant and refugee camps on the island.

We were expecting this news. One of us is a Lesvos native. Both of us have worked on its refugee crisis for several years. We are painfully familiar with the conditions facing the refugee and migrant population on the island, and the particular dangers they currently pose. Although Greece responded more promptly to the pandemic outbreak than other southern European countries, thus controlling the spread of the virus and achieving one of the lowest rates of infection in Europe, this commendable past conduct does not assure a safe and healthy future. In fact, despite the efforts, on 21 April it was revealed that a total of 150 asymptomatic refugees living in an accommodation facility in a small town in southern Greece tested positive for COVID-19.

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2017 Apr 21
The View from the Military Academies: A Conversation with the Superintendents About Values, Ethics, & the Military Profession
Registration Closed 9:00am to 10:30am
Location: 
NYE A, B Taubman 5th Floor, 79 JFK Street, Harvard Kennedy School (Taubman Building)
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The View from the Military Academies:
A Conversation with the Superintendents About Values, Ethics, & the Military Profession 
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