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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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A Feminist Analysis of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in The Gambia's Transitional Justice Journey

Amidst Gambia’s transition to democracy, a feminist analysis charts a path for justice and accountability, centering the experiences of women who suffered sexual and gender-based violence under the former dictatorship.

Commentary by Awa Gai — August 23, 2024

Preserving The Gambia’s FGM Law Is Only the Start

Commentary by Awa Gai and Fadima Tall — August 21, 2024

A Question of Staying Power: Is the Maduro Regime’s Repression Sustainable?

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Commentary by Ryan C. Berg and Christopher Hernandez-Roy — August 21, 2024

NATO and Instrumentalized Migration

Commentary by Monika Wohlfeld, Benjamin P. Nickels, and Benjamin Jensen — July 12, 2024

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2024 International Dialogue on North Korean Human Rights

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July 23, 2024 • 9:00 am – 2:40 pm EDT

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New Frontiers in UFLPA Enforcement: A Fireside Chat with DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

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July 9, 2024 • 11:30 am – 12:30 pm EDT

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Centering Human Rights in Ukraine's Reconstruction

Hosted by Human Rights Initiative

June 7, 2024 • 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT

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The State of Governance and Rule of Law in Uganda

Hosted by Africa Program

April 3, 2024 • 10:00 – 11:00 am EDT

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Launch of the United States Guidance for Online Platforms on Protecting Human Rights Defenders Online

Hosted by Human Rights Initiative

March 29, 2024 • 9:30 – 11:00 am EDT

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The Impossible State Live Podcast: Diplomacy or Crisis with DPRK in 2024?

Hosted by Korea Chair

March 18, 2024 • 11:00 – 11:45 am EDT

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A Human Rights Approach to Ukraine's Rapid Digitalization

Hosted by Strategic Technologies Program

February 22, 2024 • 10:00 – 11:00 am EST

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Advancing Decent Work and Labor Rights Globally

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February 21, 2024 • 4:30 – 6:30 pm EST

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The Impossible State Live Podcast: Diplomacy or Crisis with DPRK in 2024?

Please join the Impossible State podcast for a special discussion on DPRK.

Event — March 18, 2024

A Human Rights Approach to Ukraine's Rapid Digitalization

Join CSIS for an event on centering human rights values within Ukraine's post-war digitalization.

Event — February 22, 2024

Advancing Decent Work and Labor Rights Globally

Join the Human Rights Initiative for a discussion of the impact of the global labor rights movement on American workers, businesses, and consumers.

Event — February 21, 2024

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

Babel: Translating the Middle East

Amb. David Satterfield: Humanitarian Aid in Gaza

This week on Babel, Jon Alterman speaks with Amb. David Satterfield about the crisis in Gaza, the challenges of getting aid to civilians, and the role of humanitarian assistance in ending the conflict.

Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman, Will Todman, and Leah Hickert — February 20, 2024

Report Launch: China’s Role in Democratic Backsliding in Latin America and the Caribbean

Join the CSIS Americas Program for the launch of a new report assessing China's role in democratic backsliding observed in Latin America and the Caribbean, followed by an in-depth expert discussion on democracy, autocracy, and the evolving role of China in the Western Hemisphere.

Event — February 15, 2024

Venezuela's Deteriorating Electoral Conditions: A Conversation with María Corina Machado

Please join the Americas Program for a conversation with Venezuelan opposition candidate Maria Corina Machado.

Event — February 14, 2024

Audio Briefs

“Ukraine’s Rapid Digitalization: Human Rights Risks and Opportunities in a Postwar Environment”: Audio Brief with Lauren Burke

A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s Lauren Burke on her report with Martin Flacks, Caitlin Chin-Rothmann, Julia Brock, and Iryna Tiasko, Ukraine’s Rapid Digitalization: Human Rights Risks and Opportunities in a Postwar Environment.

Podcast Episode by Lauren Burke Preputnik — February 14, 2024

Ukraine’s Rapid Digitalization: Human Rights Risks and Opportunities in a Postwar Environment

This report outlines four strategies to center human rights values within Ukraine's post-conflict digital governance framework as the government of Ukraine and its international partners begin planning for reconstruction.

Report by Marti Flacks, Caitlin Chin-Rothmann, Lauren Burke Preputnik, Julia Brock, and Iryna Tiasko — February 14, 2024

A New Security Paradigm in Colombia

CSIS Americas associate director Juliana Rubio discusses the Petro administration's security policy and contends that a focus on human security is a step in the right direction.

Commentary by Juliana Rubio — January 31, 2024

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