Human Rights
CSIS Human Rights Initiative undertakes research and analysis on the critical role that human rights and democratic values play in a comprehensive and sustainable foreign policy.
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Advancing Decent Work and Labor Rights Globally
The Human Rights Initiative hosted a discussion of the impact of the global labor rights movement on American workers, businesses, and consumers.
Transcript — February 21, 2024
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Ukraine’s Rapid Digitalization: Human Rights Risks and Opportunities in a Postwar Environment
Report by Marti Flacks, Caitlin Chin-Rothmann, Lauren Burke, Julia Brock, and Iryna Tiasko — February 14, 2024
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A New Security Paradigm in Colombia
Commentary by Juliana Rubio — January 31, 2024
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The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund Should Do Less to Achieve More
Report by Jennifer "DJ" Nordquist and Dan Katz — January 22, 2024
Past Events
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The Impossible State Live Podcast: Diplomacy or Crisis with DPRK in 2024?
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A Human Rights Approach to Ukraine's Rapid Digitalization
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Advancing Decent Work and Labor Rights Globally
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Report Launch: China’s Role in Democratic Backsliding in Latin America and the Caribbean
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Venezuela's Deteriorating Electoral Conditions: A Conversation with María Corina Machado
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El Salvador’s 2024 Elections: Voting in a One-Party State?
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Rescheduled: The Future of the Barbados Accords: Holding the Maduro Regime Accountable
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Progress and Possibility: Reflecting on 75 Years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Experts
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The Impossible State Live Podcast: Diplomacy or Crisis with DPRK in 2024?
Event — March 18, 2024
A Human Rights Approach to Ukraine's Rapid Digitalization
Event — February 22, 2024
Advancing Decent Work and Labor Rights Globally
Event — February 21, 2024
Advancing Decent Work and Labor Rights Globally
Transcript — February 21, 2024
Amb. David Satterfield: Humanitarian Aid in Gaza
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman, Will Todman, and Leah Hickert — February 20, 2024
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Report Launch: China’s Role in Democratic Backsliding in Latin America and the Caribbean
Event — February 15, 2024
Venezuela's Deteriorating Electoral Conditions: A Conversation with María Corina Machado
Event — February 14, 2024
“Ukraine’s Rapid Digitalization: Human Rights Risks and Opportunities in a Postwar Environment”: Audio Brief with Lauren Burke
Podcast Episode by Lauren Burke — February 14, 2024
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Ukraine’s Rapid Digitalization: Human Rights Risks and Opportunities in a Postwar Environment
Report by Marti Flacks, Caitlin Chin-Rothmann, Lauren Burke, Julia Brock, and Iryna Tiasko — February 14, 2024
A New Security Paradigm in Colombia
Commentary by Juliana Rubio — January 31, 2024