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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.

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Brazil’s Misaligned Censorship Policy Risks Cutting Off Free Speech to Spite Disinformation
CSIS Americas deputy director and senior fellow Christopher Hernandez-Roy and Michael McKenna outline challenges when it comes to the regulation of online speech in the Americas, and the corrosive effects of censorship on democracy.
Commentary by Christopher Hernandez-Roy and Michael McKenna — May 25, 2023

Uganda’s Horrific Anti-LGBTIQ+ Bill Returns: The Stakes Are Higher Than Ever
Commentary by Clare Byarugaba and Maria E. Burnett — May 3, 2023

At the 90-Day Mark of PDVSA’s Coronel Tellechea
Commentary by Antonio De La Cruz — April 27, 2023

Are Petro and Biden Syncing? Key Takeaways from the Bilateral Meeting
Critical Questions by Ryan C. Berg , Christopher Hernandez-Roy , Juliana Rubio , Rubi Bledsoe , and Henry Ziemer — April 26, 2023
Past Events

Political Prisoners and the Future of Nicaragua

A Conversation with Juan Guaidó, Former Interim President of Venezuela

Reflecting on Rana Plaza: The Evolution of Corporate Engagement on Human Rights in Supply Chains since the 2013 disaster

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North Korean Human Rights and International Cooperation: The Way Forward after the UN Commission of Inquiry (COI)+10

The UDHR at 75: A Conversation with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk

Addressing Uganda's Crackdown on LGBTQ+ Rights

The 2023 Forum on Business and Democracy

Rethinking Humanitarian Aid: A Conversation with Michelle Nunn, President and CEO of CARE USA
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U.S.-Mexico Relations: How to Get Serious about Fentanyl
Commentary by Kimberly Breier — April 5, 2023
The Venezuelan External Public Debt Crisis: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Commentary by Jose Ignacio Hernández — March 30, 2023
The 2023 Forum on Business and Democracy
Event by Marti Flacks , John J. Hamre , Don Graves , Brad Smith , Paige Alexander , Karan Bhatia , and Neil Potts , Alissa Starzak , Thea Lee , Kevin Cassidy , Shawna Bader-Blau , Nate Herman , Richard Nephew , Kathy Sheehan , Michele Crymes , Megan Bridges , Johnny Walsh — March 28, 2023
Democracy Summit
Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Marti Flacks — March 27, 2023

A Year of Action: Evaluating U.S. Technology Policy ahead of the Second Summit for Democracy
Commentary by Caitlin Chin — March 22, 2023
Help Wanted, But Not Found: Emiratization in the UAE
Newsletter by Lubna Yousef and Caleb Harper — March 22, 2023
The Potential Legacy of the Summit for Democracy Process
Commentary by Marti Flacks — March 21, 2023
The ICC Wants Putin. Now What?
Critical Questions by Marti Flacks — March 20, 2023
How to Stop the Increasingly Authoritarian Slide in Latin America
Commentary by Mark L. Schneider — March 16, 2023
Denouncing Your Own Government with Nicaraguan Ambassador Arturo McFields
Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde — March 8, 2023
