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
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
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
Someone Has to Lead
Commentary by Daniel F. Runde — December 1, 2023
One Anniversary, Two Declarations: The UDHR and the Inter-American Human Rights System
Commentary by Christopher Hernandez-Roy — December 1, 2023
Past Events
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
The Future of the Care Economy
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The Taliban’s Increasing Restrictions on Civil Society and Aid Organizations
Critical Questions by Marti Flacks, Lauren Burke, and Nicolas Jude Larnerd — February 16, 2023
New Century, Old Taliban
Commentary by Marti Flacks and Lauren Burke — August 18, 2022
A Privilege, Not A Right: U.S. Reengagement with the UN Human Rights Council
Podcast Episode by Marti Flacks — July 12, 2022
Rights Revoked: The State of Human Rights in Afghanistan After Six Months of Taliban Rule
Event — March 2, 2022
What’s next for the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan?
Event — February 24, 2022
Advocates for Democracy in Closed Spaces
Event — December 6, 2021
The Future of Women and Girls in Afghanistan
Event — September 30, 2021
Digital Taliban
Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Marti Flacks — September 2, 2021
What Does the Taliban Takeover Mean for the Biden Administration’s Human Rights Agenda?
Commentary by Marti Flacks — August 24, 2021
Developmental Approaches to Countering Violent Extremism
Event — December 1, 2015