Human Rights Initiative
The CSIS Human Rights Initiative, launched in 2014, promotes a proactive, resilient global human rights agenda that reinforces democratic values as a central component of a comprehensive foreign policy
It seeks to generate innovative solutions for government, civil society, and the private sector to build respect for human rights and works to integrate human rights priorities across U.S. foreign policy interests. Current focus areas for the Human Rights Initiative include exploring how respect for human rights can help build sustainable and inclusive democracies; analyzing how to align and leverage private sector interests to further human rights priorities; and responding to egregious current human rights abuses.
Contact
- Lauren Burke
- Senior Program Manager, Human Rights Initiative
- 202.775.3286
- LBurke@csis.org
Media Queries
- H. Andrew Schwartz
- Chief Communications Officer
- 202.775.3242
- aschwartz@csis.org
- Samuel Cestari
- Media Relations Coordinator, External Relations
- 202.775.7317
- scestari@csis.org
Featured Analysis
Updates on the Release of the U.S. National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct
The updated National Action Plan for Responsible Business Conduct aims to help the government and private sector positively impact the communities in which they operate and promote business practices that are transparent, accountable, and respecting of human rights.
Critical Questions by Scott Busby and Lauren Burke — April 8, 2024
Launch of the United States Guidance for Online Platforms on Protecting Human Rights Defenders Online
Transcript — March 29, 2024
Advancing Decent Work and Labor Rights Globally
Transcript — February 21, 2024
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
Progress and Possibility: Reflecting on 75 Years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Opening Remarks
Transcript — December 6, 2023
Past Events
Launch of the United States Guidance for Online Platforms on Protecting Human Rights Defenders Online
A Human Rights Approach to Ukraine's Rapid Digitalization
Advancing Decent Work and Labor Rights Globally
Progress and Possibility: Reflecting on 75 Years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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“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
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 Privilege, Not A Right: U.S. Reengagement with the UN Human Rights Council
Podcast Episode by Marti Flacks — July 12, 2022
International Norms under Pressure: State Compliance with International Humanitarian & Human Rights Law
Event — May 20, 2022
International Norms Under Pressure: State Compliance with International Humanitarian & Human Rights Law
Transcript — May 20, 2022
Justice in Ukraine May Be Slow, but Must Be Steady
Commentary by Marti Flacks — April 8, 2022
Russia’s Crackdown on Independent Media and Access to Information Online
Event — March 29, 2022
Ukraine’s Need for Fighter Jets under the UN Charter and the Responsibility to Protect
Commentary by Mark L. Schneider and Wesley K. Clark — March 22, 2022
Spotlight on Civilian Harm in the Mariupol Theater Airstrike
Commentary by Jacob Kurtzer, Marti Flacks, Matthew P. Funaiole, and Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. — March 21, 2022
Will There Be Accountability for Russian Abuses in Ukraine?
Commentary by Marti Flacks — February 28, 2022