Human Rights in a Shifting Landscape: Recommendations for Congress

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Human Rights are part of the American DNA. Congress has long advocated for human rights to play an integral role in U.S. foreign policy, with significant success. However, rising authoritarianism and the gross human rights violations taking place around the world call for immediate and stronger U.S. leadership and Congressional action. To that end, the Human Rights Initiative of CSIS worked with CSIS scholars, who developed recommendations relevant to their expertise that identify how Congress can build on its past human rights leadership to meet today’s challenges.

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Human Rights, Human Security, International Development, Governance and Rule of Law, and U.S. Development Policy
Amy K. Lehr

Amy K. Lehr

Senior Associate (Non-resident), Human Rights Initiative
Victor Cha

Victor Cha

President, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Korea Chair
Jon Alterman

Jon B. Alterman

Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy
Sara M. Allinder

Sara M. Allinder

Senior Associate (Non-resident), Global Health Policy Center
Mark L. Schneider

Mark L. Schneider

Former Senior Adviser (Non-resident), Americas Program and Human Rights Initiative
Erol Yayboke

Erol Yayboke

Senior Fellow (Non-resident), Futures Lab, Defense and Security Department

Melissa Dalton

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