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.

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Intersections: Where Human Rights and Democracy Meet

U.S. and European Strategies to Tackle Human Rights in Global Supply Chains

Ignoring human rights risks in supply chains comes with serious consequences, both for companies and the global economy. In a live event hosted on May 10, 2022, Human Rights Initiative Director Marti Flacks hosted U.S. and EU policymakers, civil society activists, and journalists to discuss tools to address particularly forced and child labor in global supply chains. As the United States and European Union build out their enforcement regimes, what best practices can they learn from one another?

Podcast Episode by ​Marti Flacks — May 17, 2022

CSIS Inter Sections
Intersections: Where Human Rights and Democracy Meet

Strategic Solidarity: Worker Organizing in the United States & Mexico

What's driving the current wave of worker organizing across the United States and around the world? How has the COVID-19 pandemic changed the game for how companies and governments engage with workers? Human Rights Initiative Director Marti Flacks discusses the growing popularity of trade unions and the implications for global supply chains with Cathy Feingold of the AFL-CIO and Paolo Marinaro of the Solidarity Center.

Podcast Episode by ​Marti Flacks — May 3, 2022

CSIS Inter Sections
The Truth of the Matter

Clear Evidence of War Crimes

CSIS's Marti Flacks joins the podcast to discuss the latest evidence of war crimes committed against civilians by Russian forces in Bucha, Ukraine, and the U.S. and European response.

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and ​Marti Flacks — April 5, 2022

CSIS the truth of the matter