About the Carr CenterBuilding a more just, peaceful future through human rights research, teaching, and collaborationCarr Center for Human Rights PolicyCCHRP_e0179cdc-ce54-11e2-bf80-5fefd8cf8b26The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy serves as the hub of the Harvard Kennedy School’s research, teaching, and training in the human rights domain. The center embraces a dual mission: to educate students and the next generation of leaders from around the world in human rights policy and practice; and to convene and provide policy-relevant knowledge to international organizations, governments, policymakers, and businesses.Harvard Kennedy SchoolStudentsNext Generation of Leaders from around the worldInternational OrganizationsGovernmentsPolicymakersBusinessesCarr Center CommunityThe Carr Center community includes leading scholars and practitioners from a variety of disciplines, exploring issues including artificial intelligence, corruption, migration, trafficking, and torture. Our experts embrace backgrounds ranging from diplomacy to business and social responsibility, and to technology and ethics.Carr Center LeadersMathias RisseFaculty Director, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy ~ “The Carr Center is building a bridge between ideas on human rights and the practice on the ground. Right now we are at a critical juncture. The pace of technological change and the rise of authoritarian governments are both examples of serious challenges to the flourishing of individual rights. It’s crucial that Harvard and the Kennedy School continue to be a major influence in keeping human rights ideals alive. The Carr Center is a focal point for this important task.”Sushma RamanExecutive DirectorCarr Center Faculty CommitteeArthur Isak ApplbaumAdams Professor of Political Leadership and Democratic ValuesJacqueline BhabhaProfessor of the Practice of Health and Human Rights, HSPHErica ChenowethFrank Stanton Professor of the First AmendmentDara Kay CohenFord Foundation Associate Professor of Public PolicyYanilda María GonzálezAssistant Professor of Public PolicyDouglas A. JohnsonLecturer in Public PolicyZoe MarksLecturer in Public PolicySamantha PowerAnna Lindh Professor of the Practice of Global Leadership and Public PolicyJohn G. RuggieBerthold Beitz Research Professor in Human Rights and International AffairsKathryn SikkinkRyan Family Professor of Human Rights Policy, HKSRobert WilkinsonLecturer in Public Policy and LeadershipCarr Center Faculty AssociatesDanielle AllenDirector, Edmond J. Safra Center for EthicsGraham AllisonDouglas Dillon Professor of Government, Harvard Kennedy SchoolDesmond AngAssistant Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy SchoolGloria Yayra A. AyeeLecturer, Harvard Undergraduate Program in GovernmentEric BeerbohmProfessor of Government, Harvard UniversityGabriella BlumRita E. Hauser Professor of Human Rights and Humanitarian LawCornell William BrooksProfessor of the Practice of Public Leadership and Social JusticeClaude BruderleinAdjunct Lecturer on Global Health, HSPHMartha ChenLecturer in Public PolicyI. Glenn CohenJames A. Attwood and Leslie Williams Professor of LawBonnie DochertyAssociate Director, Armed Conflict and Civilian Protection, Harvard LawSusan H. FarbsteinClinical Professor of Law, Harvard Law SchoolArchon FungWinthrop Laflin McCormack Professor of Citizenship and Self-GovernmentMarshall GanzRita E. Hauser Senior Lecturer in Leadership, Organizing, and Civil SocietyTyler GianniniClinical Professor of Law, Harvard Law SchoolRoberto GonzalesProfessor of EducationDeborah Hughes HallettAdjunct Professor of Public PolicyJ. Bryan HehirParker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Religion and Public LifeNien-hê HsiehAssociate Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business SchoolSheila JasanoffPforzheimer Professor of Science and Technology StudiesAlan JenkinsProfessor of Practice, Harvard Law SchoolDavid C. KingSenior Lecturer in Public PolicyJennifer LeaningProfessor of the Practice of Health and Human RightsSteven LevitskyDirector of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American StudiesStephen P. MarksFrancois-Xavier Bagnoud Professor of Health and Human RightsTimothy Patrick McCarthyAdjunct Lecturer in Public PolicyMartha Minow300th Anniversary University Professor, Harvard LawGerald L. NeumanJ. Sinclair Armstrong Professor of International, Foreign, and Comparative LawPippa NorrisPaul F. McGuire Lecturer in Comparative PoliticsJoseph S. Nye Jr.Harvard University Distinguished Service ProfessorAminta OssomClinical Instructor, Harvard Law SchoolJohn ParkAdjunct Lecturer in Public PolicyPhuong PhamAssistant Professor in the Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard Medical SchoolChristopher RobichaudSenior Lecturer in Ethics and Public PolicyBruce SchneierAdjunct Lecturer in Public PolicySandra Susan SmithDaniel and Florence Guggenheim Professor of Criminal JusticeMichael Ashley SteinVisiting Professor of Law, HLSMoshik TemkinAssociate Professor of Public PolicyMichael VanRooyenDirector, Harvard Humanitarian InitiativePatrick VinckResearch Director, Harvard Humanitarian InitiativeJames H. WaldoGordon McKay Professor of the Practice of Computer ScienceStephen M. WaltRobert and Renée Belfer Professor of International AffairsAlex WhitingClinical Professor of Law, Harvard Law SchoolCarr Center FellowsAnnette ZimmermannTechnology and Human Rights FellowLuís Roberto BarrosoSenior FellowElizabeth A. BennettCarr Center FellowKeisha N. BlainCarr Center FellowMaria CarnovaleTechnology and Human Rights FellowFlynn ColemanTechnology and Human Rights FellowLaura Cordisco TsaiCarr Center FellowChile Eboe-OsujiCarr Center Senior FellowLinda EggertTechnology and Human Rights FellowMegan Ming FrancisCarr Center FellowKate GilmoreCarr Center FellowDjénéba GoryCarr Center FellowRachel HulveyTechnology and Human Rights FellowSooyeon KangCarr Center FellowVivek KrishnamurthyCarr Center FellowAarathi KrishnanTechnology and Human Rights FellowRachel LópezCarr Center FellowKhahlil LouisyTechnology and Human Rights FellowBinalakshmi NepramCarr Center FellowBrandie NonneckeTechnology and Human Rights FellowElizabeth RenierisTechnology and Human Rights FellowWilliam F. "Bill" SchulzSenior FellowJohn ShattuckSenior FellowJay UlfelderCarr Center FellowJoana Varon FerrazTechnology and Human Rights FellowAlexander VossTechnology and Human Rights FellowLeah Wright RigueurCarr Center FellowCarr Center StaffLaryssa Da SilveiraStaff and Faculty AssistantAlexandra GellerMultimedia Producer + StrategistAlexandra GilliardCommunications ManagerJasmine WalkerFinance and Operations ManagerA more just, peaceful future_0f12a4d2-ffd4-11eb-ac26-d5ee1683ea00To educate students and the next generation of leaders from around the world in human rights policy and practice and to convene and provide policy-relevant knowledge to international organizations, governments, policymakers, and businesses_0f12a5e0-ffd4-11eb-ac26-d5ee1683ea00Human RightsResearchTeachingCollaborationTechnology & Human RightsExamine how technological advancements affect the future of human rights._0f12a720-ffd4-11eb-ac26-d5ee1683ea001While recognizing the enormous progress that societies have made since the establishment of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, technological advancements have inevitably profound implications for the human rights framework. From a practical perspective, technology can help move the human rights agenda forward. For instance, the use of satellite data can monitor the flow of displaced people; artificial intelligence can assist with image recognition to gather data on rights abuses; and the use of forensic technology can reconstruct crime scenes and hold perpetrators accountable. Yet for the multitude of areas in which emerging technologies advance the human rights agenda, technological developments have equal capacity to undermine efforts. From authoritarian states monitoring political dissidents by way of surveillance technologies, to the phenomenon of “deepfakes” destabilizing the democratic public sphere, ethical and policy-oriented implications must be taken into consideration with the development of technological innovations. Technological advancements also introduce new actors to the human rights framework. The movement has historically focused on the role of the state in ensuring rights and justice. Today, technological advancements and the rise of artificial intelligence and machine learning, in particular, necessitate interaction, collaboration, and coordination with leaders from business and technology in addition to government._0f12a7fc-ffd4-11eb-ac26-d5ee1683ea00Rights & ResponsibilitiesReimagine the rights and responsibilities that define the relationship of people to the government, and to each other._0f12a8d8-ffd4-11eb-ac26-d5ee1683ea002Abraham LincolnIn the Gettysburg Address Abraham Lincoln expressed a vision of the United States as “a nation conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all [people] are created equal.” Lincoln understood the promise and the challenge of human rights in the U.S. Human Rights, to Lincoln, promised to bind together a nation of diverse racial, ethnic, religious, cultural and political identities. Intolerance and injustice would challenge this promise. Meeting this challenge has required the constant renewal of rights to confront the legacy of slavery, the racism of the post-reconstruction era, the injustice of the Great Depression and the rise of totalitarianism in the 20th century. Today we again face the challenge.What are the rights and responsibilities that define the relationship of people to the government, and to each other? In contrast to nations rooted in the blood ties of their people, the United States is built on a belief that the relationship of citizens to their government and to each other should be defined by rights and responsibilities... What are the rights and responsibilities that define the relationship of people to the government and to each other? The system of rights expressed by the U.S. Constitution, and later by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, is facing severe threats today. The principle of free and fair elections is being subverted. Racial, gender and religious discrimination, extremism and violence are being stimulated, condoned or ignored. Public discourse essential to democracy is being manipulated and degraded by new forms of digital communication, surveillance and personal data collection. Americans across the political spectrum are aware that their rights are under severe attack. This consensus creates a rare opportunity to reach people with different and competing conceptions of their rights and responsibilities as citizens, and to build support for reform and renewal of the entire system._0f12a9c8-ffd4-11eb-ac26-d5ee1683ea00Nonviolent ActionProduce and disseminate knowledge on nonviolent action._0f12aaae-ffd4-11eb-ac26-d5ee1683ea003Nonviolent Action LabThe Nonviolent Action Lab produces and disseminates up-to-date knowledge on nonviolent action, how it works, and global trends in success and failure.AuthoritariansOver the past decade, authoritarian backsliding has occurred in Hungary, Poland, Turkey, Brazil, India, the United States, and elsewhere. The rise of digital authoritarianism has created more opportunities for more sophisticated forms of repression, which has disrupted and undermined nonviolent movements that have relied on digital organizing and online activism to build their movements.HungaryPolandTurkeyBrazilIndiaUnited StatesMovementsMovements are fighting back against corruption, injustice, and violence in almost every country of the world. What remains to be seen is how effective they will be in challenging entrenched power in increasingly complex environments.The world is facing numerous crises that demand urgent and effective nonviolent action. Movements worldwide are fighting global inaction on climate change, discrimination against refugee and immigrant communities fleeing war and hardship, and rising global inequality. At the same time, the very institution of democracy is under threat... Existing research shows that nonviolent resistance can be a highly effective pathway to defend democratic values and institutions, while also creating transformative change in many domains. Yet many people remain skeptical about the power of nonviolent resistance to effect change. Part of the reason for this skepticism is that information about the power of nonviolent resistance—and up-to-date data demonstrating its power—is inaccessible to many people in the world. By systematically studying and amplifying nonviolent resistance, and synthesizing lessons learned from global movements worldwide, the lab will make it easier for the public and practitioners to embrace nonviolent action as a means of transforming injustice._0f12ab94-ffd4-11eb-ac26-d5ee1683ea00Racial JusticeReimagine systems, institutions, and movements to promote racial and economic equity._0f12ac8e-ffd4-11eb-ac26-d5ee1683ea004While problems of police brutality and broader challenges of systemic racism are ingrained in the nation’s DNA, more recent phenomena—such as the use of technology to document said violence, the rise of social movements and digital campaigns to advocate for Black lives, and the growth of intersectionality in civil society amongst immigrant rights, queer liberation, and racial justice movements—have catapulted these issues to the fore. As we continue the centuries-long journey of tackling racial injustice in the United States, the Carr Center for Human Rights Racial Justice program focuses on reimagining systems, institutions, and movements to promote racial and economic equity for all. The program strengthens discourse connecting domestic civil rights to global human rights frameworks, and brings together faculty, fellows, students, and the broader University community to collaborate._0f12ad88-ffd4-11eb-ac26-d5ee1683ea00COVID-19 & Human RightsIssue news, announcements, publications, and videos._0f12ae78-ffd4-11eb-ac26-d5ee1683ea005_0f12af7c-ffd4-11eb-ac26-d5ee1683ea00Special InitiativesAddress current human rights concerns at local, state, and international levels._0f12b076-ffd4-11eb-ac26-d5ee1683ea006Civil SocietyLocalitiesStatesInternational OrganizationsThe Carr Center’s work includes a range of special initiatives focused on critical and compelling human rights concerns, including migration, trafficking, torture, transitional justice, humanitarian crises, LGBTQ rights, corruption, and shrinking civil society space. These initiatives are responsive to current events and are reflected in the work of our fellows, student experiential learning and funding, conferences and seminars, and the Center’s podcast. The Carr Center plays a national and international role in developing and disseminating non-partisan, evidence-based, inter-disciplinary research and policy analysis; creating opportunities for cross-sector and cross-issue convening and collaboration; and offering a human rights perspective on public policy problems. Based at the Harvard Kennedy School, the Carr Center is in a unique position to leverage the convening power of Harvard and bring together unlikely allies in building opportunities for deliberation and collaboration._0f12b1b6-ffd4-11eb-ac26-d5ee1683ea002021-08-18https://carrcenter.hks.harvard.edu/OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net