Human Rights
CSIS Human Rights Initiative undertakes research and analysis on the critical role that human rights and democratic values play in a comprehensive and sustainable foreign policy.
In the Eye of the Storm: Ecuador’s Compounding Crises
Drawing on extensive fieldwork, CSIS Americas Program director Ryan C. Berg and Rubi Bledsoe examine the causes of Ecuador's security crisis.
Commentary by Ryan C. Berg and Rubi Bledsoe — April 24, 2024
Updates on the Release of the U.S. National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct
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
Past Events
The State of Governance and Rule of Law in Uganda
Launch of the United States Guidance for Online Platforms on Protecting Human Rights Defenders Online
The Impossible State Live Podcast: Diplomacy or Crisis with DPRK in 2024?
A Human Rights Approach to Ukraine's Rapid Digitalization
Advancing Decent Work and Labor Rights Globally
Report Launch: China’s Role in Democratic Backsliding in Latin America and the Caribbean
Venezuela's Deteriorating Electoral Conditions: A Conversation with María Corina Machado
El Salvador’s 2024 Elections: Voting in a One-Party State?
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Three Things That Won't Be Talked about Enough at the Summit of the Americas
Commentary by Juan Cruz, Henry Ziemer, and Francisco de Santibañes — May 31, 2022
Nicaragua’s Upcoming Election Highlights Need for Long-Term Forms of Pressure on the Ortega Regime
Commentary by Ryan C. Berg and Ricardo Mondolfi — August 6, 2021
Perfecting the Authoritarian Playbook
Commentary by Ryan C. Berg and Leonardo Di Bonaventura Altuve — July 15, 2021
Attack on Colombian President Shows the Insecurity Borne of Venezuela’s Criminal Sanctuary
Commentary by Ryan C. Berg, Alexandra Winkler, and Verónica Hoyer — June 29, 2021
The Return of Geopolitics: Latin America and the Caribbean in an Era of Strategic Competition
Report by Ryan C. Berg and Hal Brands — June 17, 2021
A Democratic Transition in Venezuela Requires the Inclusion of Women
Commentary by Margarita R. Seminario and Arianna Kohan — April 3, 2020
The Venezuelan Truth Commission
Commentary by Gustavo Tarre — September 26, 2017
Venezuela at a Crossroads: The Countdown to a Soviet-Style Constituent Assembly
Critical Questions by Moises Rendon — July 17, 2017
Normalization and Human Rights in Cuba
Report by Carl Meacham — November 16, 2015
The Dominican Republic
Report by Carl Meacham — November 11, 2013