Human Rights in a Shifting Landscape: Recommendations for Congress

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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Amy K. Lehr
Senior Associate (Non-resident), Human Rights Initiative
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Victor Cha
President, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Korea Chair
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Jon Alterman
Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy
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Sara M. Allinder
Senior Associate (Non-resident), Global Health Policy Center
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Mark L. Schneider

Mark L. Schneider

Former Senior Adviser (Non-resident), Americas Program and Human Rights Initiative
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Erol Yayboke
Senior Fellow (Non-resident), Futures Lab, Defense and Security Department

Melissa Dalton