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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Launch of the United States Guidance for Online Platforms on Protecting Human Rights Defenders Online
Event — March 29, 2024
Launch of the United States Guidance for Online Platforms on Protecting Human Rights Defenders Online
Transcript — March 29, 2024
A Human Rights Approach to Ukraine's Rapid Digitalization
Event — February 22, 2024
Why The UDHR Still Matters
Commentary by James Andrew Lewis — November 30, 2023
Cyber Scamming as a New Destination for Human Trafficking Victims
Critical Questions by Lauren Burke, Liam Hamama , and Marti Flacks — August 17, 2023
The Expanding Use of Technology to Manage Migration
Report by Marti Flacks, Erol Yayboke, Lauren Burke, and Anastasia Strouboulis — March 6, 2023
Promise and Peril: Migration Management Technologies in West Africa and Central America
Event — February 22, 2023
Tracked: Stories at the Intersection of Migration, Technology, and Human Rights
Digital Report by Lauren Burke, Erol Yayboke, Marti Flacks, and Anastasia Strouboulis — December 15, 2022
Litigating Internet Freedoms: Governments and Social Media Companies Go to Court
Podcast Episode by Marti Flacks — July 26, 2022
Report Launch: Mapping the Human Rights Risks of Facial Recognition Technology
Event — July 27, 2021