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2012

the Courage and Compassion exhibit... May 14: Photo Exhibit: Now on display in the Carr Center, "Courage and Compassion in the Holy Land," an exhibit of photos and captions of Jews, Muslims, Christians and others who are working nonviolently for peace and justice for everyone in Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Open to the public.
Siddharth Kara May 10: International Labour Organisation (ILO), Carr Center Fellow Siddharth Kara was invited to Geneva by the ILO as one of four global experts asked to advise on their forthcoming new estimate of the number of forced laborers in the world. Final results will be announced by the ILO in the coming months.
Michael Semple May 5: The Irish Times, Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple is one of five "experts in conflict resolution" consulted for this discussion of whether lessons learned from the Northern Ireland peace process could help resolve divisions elsewhere.
Michael Semple May 1: Public Radio International, The Takeaway, Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple interviewed on PRI's news show "The Takeaway" regarding President Obama's surprise May 1 visit to Afghanistan and what this and other recent events may indicate about a future U.S. role in that country.
Felisa Tibbitts April 28: Carr Center Fellow Felisa Tibbitts presented on the concluding panel of the Human Rights Education Symposium in Lucerne, Switzerland , which was sponsored by the Centre of Human Rights Education of the University of Teacher Education.
Right to Water Program April 24: Carr Center hosted writer and journalist Alex Prud'homme for a fascinating conversation about the importance of water in various aspects of life on earth, about its future and the need for changes in the way we perceive and manage this vital resource. The conversation was framed by Prud'homme's book: "Ripple Effect: The Fate of Fresh Water in the 21st Century."
Lisa Balk King April 24: Indian Country, Carr Center Fellow Lisa Balk King discusses why the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) is more than an aspirational document, and should be seen as a significant step in the ongoing process of advancing our collective, evolving understanding of human rights.
Sam Gregory April 23: The White House Blog, Carr Center Faculty Affiliate Sam Gregory takes part in a day-long White House commemoration of the Holocaust which includes his participation as a panelist in the panel discussion: "Modern Tools for an Ongoing Challenge."
The Human Rights Education Initiative April 20: Intercultural Glossary Education Project. Carr Center Fellow Felisa Tibbitts and students from her HGSE course are participating in this online Project in tandem with the Teacher Education University of Lucerne (Switzerland) from April 16-27th. Sponsored by the European Wergeland Centre.
Right to Water Program April 17: On April 17, 2012, the Carr Center hosted Tufts University Professor Richard M. Vogel for a fascinating talk entitled"Balancing Human & Environmental Needs for Water: The Hydromorphology of Human-Hydrologic Interactions." Professor Vogel discussed the new field of hydromorphology and highlighted the importance of balancing human and environmental needs in water management practices. He also emphasized the need for research to focus on current problems, such as addressing the challenges of increasing urbanization and of realizing the human right to water.
Felisa Tibbitts April 16: UN University for Peace, Carr Center Fellow Felisa Tibbitts taught a two-week course "Human Rights in Education" at the UN University for Peace in Costa Rica (March 19-30), attended by graduate students from a dozen countries.
Right to Water Program April 16: On April 16, the Carr Center held a Policy Analysis Exercise (PAE) information session with three graduating Master in Public Policy candidates, Sophie Brion, Lesley Fleischman and Wendy Barreno. They presented the key findings from their PAEs, which focused on topics relating to human rights, the environment and corporate social responsibility. The session was co-sponsored with the Corporate Responsibility Initiative of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business & Government.
Siddharth Kara April 16: For the third year in a row, Carr Center Fellow Siddharth Kara will be delivering the keynote address at the South Texas College Human Trafficking Conference. This year, his address is titled "Labor Trafficking in South Asia."
Charlie Clements April 15: Arrive Magazine, "The more our students interact with and understand the public, the better leaders they will be and the better they may understand the problems they will be called upon to help solve," noted Carr Center Executive Director Charlie Clements in a recent interview for "Arrive," Amtrak's on-train magazine.
Right to Water Program April 10: On April 10, 2012, the Carr Center hosted Professor Steven Caton, Professor of Contemporary Arab Studies, Department of Anthropology, Harvard University. Professor Steven Caton discussed his seminal work on The Politics of Water Governance in Yemen: Shari'a, 'Urf and Water Rights in the Nation-State. He discussed the evolution of water law in Yemen from an ethnographic perspective, highlighting the challenges of developing a coherent policy in this water-scarce country. This presentation was co-sponsored by the Middle East Initiative at the Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.
Tim McCarthy at the microphone April 3: "Walking Out of the Darkness," Morning Prayers delivered by Timothy Patrick McCarthy, director of the Carr Center's Sexuality, Gender & Human Rights Program, at Harvard University's Memorial Church.
Siddharth Kara April 1: Singapore News, Interviewed while in Singapore, where the Singapore government had invited him to speak at the unveiling of that nation's first National Action Plan on Human Trafficking, Carr Center Fellow Siddharth Kara emphasizes the crucial role research plays in the ongoing battle against human trafficking.

Watch video of interview >

WCFIA Poster March 28: Carr Center Fellow Sharmila Murthy, along with Carr Center Faculty Affiliates Martha Chen and Jacqueline Bhabha, were panelists at the Weatherhead Center's WCFIA Roundtable on World Affairs, titled 'Women, Rights & Development: Issues and Insights.'
Trafficking Program Icon March 28: Public Service Week Event: Toiletries Donation Drive for Victims of Trafficking. The Women and Gender Caucus organized a donation drive for travel-sized toiletries. Public Service Week volunteers used these toiletries to put together hygiene kits for the Sister's of St.Joseph's shelter for victims of sex trafficking.

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Word Water Day March 22: March 22 is World Water Day! To celebrate World Water Day, the Right to Water Study Group is having a special event: a field trip to the Cambridge Water Department. Led by Susan Redlich, the trip will include a full tour of this state of the art facility. Click on this message for more trip details.

Find out more about World Water Day >

Siddharth Kara March 21: Singapore News, At the invitation of the Singapore government, Carr Center Fellow Siddharth Kara will be a guest speaker at the launch of Singapore's first National Action Plan on Human Trafficking.
Right to Water Program March 20: The Carr Center hosted James Wescoat, the Aga Khan Professor of Architecture at MIT for an interesting talk entitled The Ethics of Evapotranspiration. Professor Wescoat's talk illuminated many issues including human rights and their applicability to water in large-scale agro-ecological systems. He also explored how the duties of evapotranspiration management in relation to the life of soils, plants, and animals can help provide an environmental ethic in support of the human right to water.
Michael Semple March 16: BBC Radio: Today, Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple takes part in a radio interview discussing the Taliban's recent withdrawal from preliminary peace negotiations, on the BBC news program Today.
Michael Semple March 15: Harvard Kennedy School News, Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple is featured prominently in a recent HKS news article providing an overview of the current situation in Afghanistan from the perspective of several Kennedy School experts.
Gerard Russell March 13: Former Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell wins Royal Society of Literature's Jerwood Award for non fiction for his book Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms. The book will be published by Simon & Schuster in 2013.
Right to Water Program March 6: The Carr Center hosted Dr. Michael Kremer, the Gates Professor of Developing Societies in the Department of Economics, for an informative and well attended discussion on The Economics of a Right to Safe Water. Professor Michael Kremer discussed his work on the economic challenges faced in supplying water to rural areas in developing counties. He also discussed alternative approaches to water treatment as well as future research studies on a range of issues in resource economics.
Sahana Dharmapuri March 5: Carr Center Fellow Sahana Dharmapuri took part in a panel discussion at the United Nations Association of the Greater Boston Area's 2012 International Women's Day Event. Other panelists included Ambassador Swanne Hunt, Abby Disney, and Professor Amani El Jack.
Right to Water Program March 2: Researchers at the Carr Center and at the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights offered comments on India's draft National Water Policy to India's Ministry of Water Resources.

Read their comments >

PeaceWomen.org February 29: PeaceWomen.org, PeaceWomen: an active news aggragator for stories about Women, Peace and Security.
Right to Water Program February 28: The Carr Center hosted MIT Professor Balakrishnan Rajagopal for a fascinating talk entitled "Beyond 'Rights' and 'Development' for tackling the sanitation challenge: Lessons from Gujarat, India." He explained the social, cultural and technical challenges of trying to end the practice of "manual scavening," which is the act of human removal of excreta from dry pit latrines. In water-scarce Gujarat, this practice is often the sole economic opportunity for Dalit (also known as Untouchable) women. He described the work he did with a team of students and an NGO based in India to introduce an EcoSan latrine, concluding with a series of lessons learned that implicate both human rights and development.
Swanee Hunt February 21: The Boston Globe, Carr Center faculty affiliate and advisor to the Program on Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery, Swanee Hunt, discusses progress made combating the sex trade by Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley and other state attorneys general, through increased penalties and stepped up enforcement.
Right to Water Program February 2: The Carr Center hosted Professor John Briscoe for a thought-provoking talk entitled "Water Rights that Help and Those that Don't." Professor Briscoe explained how water rights, which are grounded in property law, can be used as a tool for effective water management. He then contrasted these rights with the human right to water and also critiqued the way that human rights are invoked in debates around large-scale projects, like dams.
Study Group in Theater and Human Rights February 1: Carr Center annnounces the launch of the new Study Group in Theater and Human Rights. Led by new Carr Center Fellow Guila Kessous, the weekly non-credit seminar will explore the connection between theater and human rights stretching from ancient Greece to today.
Tuini Fellowship poster January 30: Call for Applications! Gebran G. Tueni Fellowships. The Carr Center is currently accepting fellowship applications for the 2012-2013 academic year. Two (2) Gebran G. Tueni Fellowships are available. Application Deadline: March 31, 2012.

Application Details >

Felisa Tibbitts January 16: Cedar Rapids, Iowa:, Felisa Tibbitts, Carr Center Fellow, was the keynote speaker for a faculty conference on teaching human rights at the University of Iowa, attended by over 50 faculty members and graduate students.
Private Connection January 12: Human Rights to Water & Sanitation Program releases a new working paper: The Human Right to Water in Israel: A Case Study of the Unrecognized Bedouin Villages in the Negev.

Download a copy of the paper >

Michael Semple January 9: Foreign Affairs, Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple comments on Afghan Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid's announcement that the group will open a political office in Qatar as part of a process that could bring a peaceful end to the war in Afghanistan.
Siddharth Kara January 8: Forbes, Carr Center Fellow Siddharth Kara discusses modern slavery and how to bring it to an end, in this new Forbes interview.
Sally Chin January 5: Harvard Kennedy School News, An article by MARO Project Director Sally Chin featured on the Harvard Kennedy School's website discusses the groundbreaking conference hosted by the MARO Project in November 2011 in Germany with U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command.
The MARO Project January 5: The White House, The Obama Administration released new strategic guidance that includes mass atrocity prevention and response as part of the U.S. Armed Forces primary missions. Sustaining U.S. Global Leadership: Priorities for 21st Century Defense states that "DoD will continue to develop joint doctrine and military response options to prevent and, if necessary, respond to mass atrocities."
World Development Report 2012 January 1: The World Bank, The World Bank releases its "World Development Report 2012: Gender Equality and Development."



2011

Presidential Seal December 30: White House Press Release, President Barack Obama issues a presidential proclamation declaring this January 'National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, 2012.'
Tim McCarthy at the microphone December 29: The National Post, Timothy McCarthy, director of the Carr Center's Gender, Sexuality and Human Rights Program, comments on how the wave of political protests across the Arab world has reignited activist passions here at home perhaps not seen since the 1960's.
Gender & Security Seminar Series December 20: Council on Foreign Relations blog, Micah Zeniko, columnnist for the Council on Foreign Relations, comments on the White House's release of the National Action Plan (NAP) on Women, Peace, and Security.
UN Seal December 19: hrea.org, UN General Assembly adopts Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training. The adoption of this new Declaration offers educators and policy makers an occasion to reassess national policies and priorities in the light of international standards.
Gender & Security Seminar Series December 12: Politico 44, Politico discusses the executive order laying out new U.S. policy on women, peace and security.
Felisa Tibbitts December 11: Doha, Qatar: Felisa Tibbitts, Carr Center Fellow, presented during the Opening Session of the UN Alliance of Civilizations Forum "How does cultural diversity matter to development." Her four-minute presentation begins 50 minutes into the UN webcast.

View the webcast >

Harvard Kennedy School December 8: Course Addressing Human Trafficking Added to Kennedy School Curriculum: Co-taught by Siddharth Kara, fellow with the Carr Center's Program on Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery, and Center Executive Director Charlie Clements, this a six week module, IGA-351M, will examine various typologies of human trafficking and provide foundational knowledge as well as an understanding of its relationship to the global economy.

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The MARO Project December 5: News Release, US Senator Christopher Coons, A bipartisan group of 29 senators expressed support in a letter to President Obama for developing the necessary tools for successful mass atrocity prevention and response and also welcomed the Administration’s PSD-10 issued in August 2011. Senator Chris Coons and Senator Susan Collins led this effort by the Senate.
The Satellite Sentinel Project December 4: Time Magazine, Evidence provided by Satellite Sentinel's is being used by the International Criminal Court to build a case against an alleged war criminal.

More on the Satellite Sentinel project >

Felisa Tibbitts December 3: Security & Human Rights, The Security and Human Rights weblog of the Netherlands Helsinki Committee features a contribution by Carr Center Fellow Felisa Tibbitts on the recent OSCE/ODIHR Supplementary Human Dimensions meeting to tackle racism and xenophobia in Europe.
Lisa Balk King December 3: Indian Country, Carr Center Fellow Lisa Balk King notes how little attention was paid to an official U.S. government apology to Native Americans in "A Tree Fell in the Forest: The U.S. Apologized to Native Americans and No One Heard a sound."
Gender & Security Seminar Series November 28: Center for Strategic and International Studies, US Civil Society Working Group issues Expert Statement on the US National Action Plan. In this Experts' Statement, the U.S. Civil Society Working Group provides a brief overview of UNSCR 1325, highlights key recommendations for making the U.S. NAP effective, and clarifies misconceptions about women, peace and security.
Trafficking Program Icon November 21: Massachusetts Governor, Deval Patrick, signed into law the Commonwealth's first anti-human trafficking bill, Bill H.3808, "An Act relative to the commercial exploitation of people."
Felisa Tibbitts November 20: Felisa Tibbitts, Carr Center Fellow, co-moderated the workshop "Empowering children through learning: democratic citizenship and human rights education" at the Council of Europe conference on the 2012-2015 Strategy for the Rights of the Child, which took place in Monaco 20-21 November.
Felisa Tibbitts November 14: Felisa Tibbitts, Carr Center Fellow, moderated the session on "Education for Tolerance and Mutual Respect and Understanding" at the OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting on Prevention of Racism, Xenophobia and Hate Crimes through Educational and Awareness-Raising Activities, which took place in Vienna on November 10-11.
The Satellite Sentinel Project November 11: CNN, Carr Center Executive Director Charlie Clements comments on the significance of recent observations by the Satellite Sentinel Project suggesting that Sudan may be enhancing its airstrike capabilities along its border with South Sudan.

More on the Satellite Sentinel project >

The MARO Project November 8: The MARO Project co-hosted a groundbreaking two-day conference with US European Command and US Africa Command on Mass Atrocity Prevention and Response at the NATO School in Oberammergau, Germany.
Right to Water Program November 7: The Human Rights to Water and Sanitation Program held a joint event with the Gender and Security Seminar Series at the Carr Center entitled "Water and Sanitation for Women's Security." Carr Center Fellows Sharmila Murthy and Mark Williams explained how lack of access to clean, safe and affordable water and sanitation services disproportionately affects women and girls. Each day, women and girls collectively spend more than 200 million hours on transporting water, which reduces their opportunities for education and economic advancement. Lack of access to sanitation and hygiene services at schools is a further hurdle that discourages girls from attending school. In addition, women and girls are vulnerable to physical or sexual attacks while traveling long distances to collect water or when relieving themselves when sanitation facilities are not available. This session examined how the newly recognized human rights to water and sanitation can be used as a tool to address these gender inequities.
Sahana Dharmapuri November 5: Carr Center Fellow Sahana Dharmapuri and Veronica Isala Eragu Bichetero, Senior Fellow at United States Insitute for Peace and Ugandan Peace Negotiator, sponsored the session "Bringing Women to the Peace Table: Human Rights and Peace Processes" at this year's Harvard Leadership Conference, "Collaborating for Change."
Siddharth Kara October 30: The Star (Malaysia), Carr Center fellow Siddharth Kara is interviewed by Malaysia's main newspaper as part of his State Department-sponsored trip to the region to discuss human trafficking.
Sharmila Murthy October 25: The Harvard Gazette, Carr Center Fellow Sharmila Murthy and the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation Program are prominently featured in an article exploring the many ways people all around Harvard are working to make the most of water.
Tim McCarthy at the microphone October 25: The Huffington Post, Timothy McCarthy, director of the Center's Gender, Sexuality and Human Rights project, interviewed by Kennedy School alumnus Matt Bieber, talks about Obama, the GOP, and life as a second-class citizen.
Catarina de Albuquerque October 24: The Carr Center's Human Rights to Water and Sanitation Program convened a highly successful meeting with Catarina de Albuquerque, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to Water and Sanitation and a select group of scholars and practitioners, which explored research ideas for fostering the progressive realization of the human rights to water and sanitation. Video Available

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Right to Water Program October 18: The Carr Center hosted a study group with Daniele Lantagne and Sharmila Murthy to explore the relationship between the human rights to water and sanitation and MDG Target 7c, which seeks to “halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking-water and basic sanitation.” The session first explored critiques of the current indicators from a human rights perspective. It then used a case study on water quality measuring tools to highlight the challenges of developing better indicators. In the last part of the session, the study group participants were provided with copies of sample surveys used by the Joint Monitoring Program (i.e. MICS and DHS) and asked to propose new indicators that would encompass human rights norms, but also be practically feasible to implement.
Siddharth Kara October 16: TODAY (Singapore), Carr Center fellow and human trafficking expert Siddharth Kara sits down with TODAY, Singapore's largest newspaper, to discuss his most recent work in an interview which took place at the U.S. embassy in Singapore.
Siddharth Kara October 13: Siddharth Kara, fellow with the Carr Center's Program on Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery, gives the keynote address at Duke University's Franklin Institute conference on human trafficking, "Human Traffic: Past and Present."
Michael Semple October 10: ForeignPolicy, Carr Center fellow Michael Semple discusses the significance of the recent capture of Mali Khan. More than just a trophy, Khan really has been one of the lynchpins of the Haqqani Network, and his capture will pose a whole series of challenges for those who lead and cooperate with them.
Sahana Dharmapuri October 5: The Harvard Gazette, Carr Center fellow Sahana Dharmapuri, leader of the Center's Gender and Security seminar series, moderates a Forum event at which Elizabeth Medina, Helen Benedict, and Abby Disney discuss the new PBS series "Women, War, and Peace."
Siddharth Kara September 29: Siddharth Kara, fellow with the Carr Center's Program on Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery, has been selected to deliver the keynote address at this year's Interdisciplinary Conference on Human Trafficking at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
Siddharth Kara September 29: CNN, Carr Center fellow Siddharth Kara, continuing his CNN Freedom Project series, describes how, even after many years of research, he is still surprised by the ubiquity of South Asia's brothels and the breadth of its sex trafficking networks.
Tim McCarthy at the microphone September 29: Timothy Patrick McCarthy, director of the Sexuality, Gender, and Human Rights Program, will deliver the annual Kniep Lecture at Pacific University on Monday, October 3rd. His lecture is entitled "In Search of Empathy: SocialMovements, Human Rights, and the Pursuit of Equality."
Right to Water Program September 27: The Carr Center hosted a study group meeting with Julia Tierney to examine Sao Paolo's remarkable progress in improving access to water and sanitation services in informal settlements. Although challenges remain, several factors were critical to this success: community pressure from below; political will from the top, including a commitment to achieving universal coverage; and technical, institutional and legal innovations within SABESP, the Sao Paulo state water company.
Bishop Christopher Senyonjo September 27: The Harvard Crimson, In its first event of the 2011 school year, Timothy McCarthy's popular Global Queer Series continues, this time bringing Ugandan Bishop Christopher Senyonjo to the Kennedy School for a discussion his efforts in combating discrimination against LGBT people in Uganda.
Michael Semple September 23: Foreign Affairs, Carr Center fellow Michael Semple discusses how the network of militants operating in Pakistan's tribal areas are playing an increasingly destabilizing role in NATO's possible negotiations with the Taliban.
HREA.org September 21: Attendance exceeded expectations at the recent 'Building a Strategy for Human Rights Education in U.S. Schools' conference. Coordinated by Carr Center Fellow and leader of the Center's new Human Rights Education Initiative, Felisa Tibbitts, the two-day event brought together over 70 educators, students, union representatives, scholars and policymakers to discuss strategies for promoting human rights in the U.S. schooling system. At the conclusion of the conference, attendees agreed to initiate a new human rights education network in the U.S. and an initial Steering Committee was formed.
Dexter Filkins September 19: The New Yorker, Former Carr Center fellow Dexter Filkins (2007-08) tells the story of a courageous journalist who, having been warned by Pakistani intelligence officials to curb his reporting on the links between the Pakistani military and Al Qaeda, was later found murdered.
UN Seal September 16: The Carr Center Human Rights to Water and Sanitation Program team participated in the International Water Forum at the United Nations in September. This international conference sought to build bridges between government, private sector, academia and non-governmental organizations to increase public awareness, develop educational campaigns and create effective solutions for the emerging water crisis.
Presenter, Patricia Jones at the Carr Center September 13: The Carr Center Human Rights to Water and Sanitation Program hosted an informative and well attended discussion led by Dr. Patricia Jones of UUSC and Julian Barriga of the Federation of Neighborhood Organizations ("FEJUVE") discussing the water issues confronting the cities of La Paz and El Alto, Bolivia.
Siddharth Kara September 10: Carr Center fellow Siddharth Kara is being sent by the U.S. Department of State on a twelve-day trip to Southeast Asia to meet with officials in Singapore, Malaysia, and other countries to discuss how to combat human trafficking more effectively. He will also be giving lectures at major universities and U.N. offices.
Charlie Clements August 31: The Global Post, "The wall of impunity that has long protected war criminals is crumbling," notes Carr Center Executive Director Charlie Clements, in a discussion of just how valuable Satellite Sentinel has proven to be in the on-going effort to prevent war crimes in Sudan.
Right to Water Program August 21: Carr Center Fellows Sharmila Murthy and Mark Williams attend World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden.

See Sharmila interviewed at WWW-Sweeden >

Swanee Hunt August 8: The Boston Globe, With the Massachusetts legislature currently considering one of the strongest, most comprehensive anti-trafficking bills in the country, Swanee Hunt, Senior Advisor to the Carr Center's Program on Human Trafficking and Modern-Day Slavery, explains why such a bill is needed and why it really will make a difference.
Sarah Sewall August 4: The Wall Street Journal, An article in the Journal's Washington Wire section discussing the new presidential directive to prevent mass atrocities states that DOD's "own high-level initiative to make the military more ready and able to respond to potential mass killings"... "draws inspiration from Harvard professor Sarah Sewall, who has lobbied the military to embrace 'mass atrocity response operations' as a planning concept."
The MARO Project August 4: United States Institute of Peace, President Obama issued a new Presidential Directive on Mass Atrocities today, Presidential Study Directive-10 (PSD-10), which aims to strengthen U.S. efforts to prevent mass atrocities. The Presidential Directive establishes an interagency Atrocities Prevention Board to develop atrocity prevention strategies and coordination with U.S. allies. Additionally, a Presidential Proclamation prevents entry into the U.S. of persons involved with crimes against humanity. Co-chairs of the Genocide Prevention Task Force, Madeleine K. Albright and William S. Cohen, "welcome with enthusiasm" the new directive and believe that "this is a forward-thinking plan that if fully implemented should eventually save countless lives."
Kashmir Seminar Series July 28: The Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) today released the report "Half Widow, Half Wife? Responding to Gendered Violence in Kashmir." It examines the situation of women in Indian-administered Kashmir whose husbands have "disappeared," but not yet been declared deceased.
Christina Bain July 12: CNN, Director of the Carr Center's Program on Human Trafficking and Modern-Day Slavery, Christina Bain is one of "3 Voices" consulted in a recent article discussing how to end modern-day slavery. The article is part of the ongoing CNN series, the CNN Freedom Project, investigating and exposing human trafficking worldwide.
Michael Semple July 12: The Telegraph (UK), "Ahmad Wali Karzai's assassination leaves a power vacuum in Kandahar and seriously weakens both the Afghan government and NATO efforts to prop it up," writes Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple.
Michael Semple July 7: New Statesman, "The Taliban are just one faction in a long civil war which, thanks to international intervention, seems sure to intensify," notes Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple in an article discussing a decade of mistakes in the region.
Charlie Clements July 6: UPI, Carr Center Executive Director and Satellite Sentinel Project advisor, Charlie Clements, comments on recent troop movements, observed by the Satellite Sentinel team, now taking place in the wake of Southern Sudan's vote for independence.

Find out more about Satellite Sentinel >

Siddharth Kara June 27: U.S. Dept. of State, The U.S. State Department has just released the 2011 TIP Report, its yearly overview of the state of human trafficking througout the world. This year's report includes a direct quote from Carr Fellow Siddharth Kara who, on page 9, says, "There are no quick fixes to human trafficking, forced labor, debt bondage, and child labor. Though I have documented these offences on all six continents, nothing I have seen anywhere approaches the scale of these crimes as I have seen in South Asia."
Gerard Russell June 23: Foreign Policy, Advocating a faster drawdown coupled with a long-term commitment, Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell is one of seven experts included in this in-depth discussion of President Obama's recently announced plans for ending the war in Afghanistan.
Siddharth Kara June 21: CNN, Carr Center Fellow Siddharth Kara continues his partnership with the CNN Freedom Project, that network's year-long series aimed at ending human trafficking, this time with an article explaining 10 steps anyone can take to help combat human trafficking.
Michael Semple June 17: Time Magazine, Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple is quoted extensively in a recent piece about post Bin Laden al-Qaeda. Among other interesting points he makes is that Afghanistan has "turned into a giant film studio for al-Qaeda propaganda," adding, "they want to keep America embroiled in the conflict."
Siddharth Kara June 3: CNN, A post from Carr Center Fellow Siddharth Kara currently headlines the Web site for the CNN's Freedom Project. The year-long project, subtitled "Ending Modern-Day Slavery" and to which Kara is a featured contributor, is an in-depth investigation of modern-day slavery throughout the world.
Charlie Clements June 2: African Arguments Online, Carr Center Executive Director, Charlie Clements, comments on last week's move by Sudanese Armed Forces and Misseriya militias to attack and seize Sudan's Abyei region, an action that has created a humanitarian crisis with more than 100,000 internally displaced persons, many in need of medical care and all desperate for food, water, and shelter.
Siddharth Kara June 1: CNBC, Carr Center Fellow Siddharth Kara appears as a featured contributor in the new CNBC special, "Crime Inc, Human Trafficking." More than a year in the making, this one-hour investigative program exposes the horrifying human toll human trafficking inflicts throughout the world.
Michael Semple May 16: Foreign Policy, Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple elaborates on his investigation into the controversial 2010, Takhar air strike, explores various alternatives to such kill list-driven missions, and warns of the danger of "push-button warfare," should we fail to learn form our mistakes.
Michael Semple May 11: PBS Frontline, Possibly lending credence to the contention that it may have mistakenly killed the wrong man, Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple, appearing in the Frontline episode "Kill/Capture," disputes the U.S. military's assertion that it had killed Taliban commander Mohammad Amin.
Sarah Sewall May 10: The Wall Street Journal, A Wall Street Journal article by Nathan Hodge discusses how the efforts of the MARO Project and the MARO Handbook are gaining more successful results, especially given the recent Libya intervention. Sarah Sewall explains that "the problem of mass atrocities, genocide prevention ... is that the military didn't think of it as a responsibility, so they didn't invest any time in trying to understand it." Praise for the Handbook comes from leaders such as Brig. Gen. James Lukeman, a senior deputy to General Carter Ham at AFRICOM, who said it is "a great tool to have" for thinking about the unique problems posed by mass atrocity interventions. A video clip, including parts of an interview with Sarah Sewall, accompanies the article.
Sarah Sewall May 10: The Wall Street Journal, An article by Nathan Hodge discusses how the efforts of the MARO Project and the MARO Handbook are gaining more successful results, especially given the recent Libya intervention. Sarah Sewall explains that "the problem of mass atrocities, genocide prevention...is that the military didn't think of it as a responsibility, so they didn't invest any time in trying to understand it."
Michael Semple May 7: The Guardian (UK), Osama bin Laden's death creates an opportunity for new narrative of the Afghan conflict, one that just might include peace, notes Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple. But U.S. engagement with the Taliban in Pakistan is essential.
Radwan Ziadeh May 5: Project on Middle East Democracy, Possible responses to the escalating violence in Syria are explored in this policy brief by former Carr Center Fellow Radwan Ziadeh. Ziadeh, currently director of the Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies and visiting scholar at George Washington University, is author of "Power and Policy in Syria: Intelligence Services, Foreign Relations, and Democracy in the Modern Middle East."
Michael Semple May 4: The Wall Street Journal, Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple comments on what Osama bin Laden's death might mean for the Taliban and its possible reintegration into the Afghan political system.
Michael Semple May 2: The Telegraph (UK), Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple explains why the killing of Osama bin Laden in a house in Abbottabad Cantonment marks the end of one phase of the war in Afghanistan.
Siddharth Kara April 28: China Radio International, Beijing, Carr Center Fellow Siddharth Kara participated in a discussion of trafficking with China's International Labour Office. The discussion was broadcast live by China Radio International, the largest radio station in Beijing.
Michael Semple April 23: New Internationalist Magazine, In an online debate titled "Is talking to the Taliban a betrayal of Afghanistan's women?" Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple takes up one of the many difficult issues associated with a potential U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Sarah Sewall April 21: The Washington Post, In an op-ed by Sarah Sewall and Retired Marine Gen. Anthony Zinni, former CENTCOM commander, titled "The military interventions we don't plan for - those to protect civilians," highlighting the ongoing situation in Libya, the authors argue that military planners are still in need of the appropriate tools to properly study and prepare for missions to stop mass atrocities.
2011 Gay Rights as Human Rights Conference April 15: 2011 Gay Rights as Human Rights Conference, April 15-16 at the Harvard Kennedy School. The conference is free and open to the public. Click to visit the conference web site for complete session and registration information.

Video coverage of all sessions now available! >

Gerard Russell April 14: ForeignPolicy.com, Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell reviews Bing West's book on Afghanistan, "The Wrong War: Grit, Strategy and the way out of Afghanistan."
Siddharth Kara April 14: CNN, Commending the "Real Men Don't Buy Girls" campaign of Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher, Carr Center Fellow and anti-trafficking advocate Siddharth Kara notes that, regarding the disruption of slavery's demand side, "the importance of this effort cannot be overstated."
Gaypril 2011 Events April 8: Gaypril is an annual celebration of LGBTQ communities and identities throughout Harvard University. All of the LGBTQ student organizations at each of Harvard's schools host events and social gatherings to engage fellow students, faculty, staff, and community members in LGBTQ issues and educate about LGBTQ lives.
The MARO Project April 7: Foreign Policy, A recent article on ForeignPolicy.com discusses the MARO Handbook and its relevance to the preparations leading to the Libya intervention in March 2011. Quoting MARO Project Director Sally Chin and PKSOI Representative Dwight Raymond, author Kimberly Johnson discusses the importance of the MARO concept, and the handbook, in adding legitimacy and providing guidance for planners dealing with international humanitarian interventions.
Gerard Russell April 5: Canada's Journal of Ideas, Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell, writing in Canada's Journal of Ideas, asks that we should honour the Arab Spring by putting an end to anti-Muslim rhetoric.
Tim McCarthy at the microphone April 4: The Nation, Manning Marable, esteemed professor of public affairs, history and African-American Studies at Columbia University passed away last Friday, April 1. Timothy McCarthy, for whom Professor Marable was both friend and mentor, contributed to this on-line tribute.
Michael Ignatieff April 3: Toronto Star, Former Carr Center Faculty Director Michael Ignatieff is the subject of this recent biographical piece in the Toronto Star. Ignatieff was faculty director from 2000-2005.
Siddharth Kara March 31: CNN, Carr Center Fellow and trafficking expert Siddharth Kara discusses the scale of the trafficking business and how far some of its victims travel, in this recent CNN interview.
Michael Semple March 22: BBC World Service, Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple contributes to this BBC interview, made on the 10 year anniversary of the Taliban's destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas: what it meant to him, and how they might have been saved.
Tim McCarthy at the microphone March 20: Human Rights & Social Movements Program Director, Timothy McCarthy is a panelist for "Changing Hearts and Minds: The Cultural Work of LGBT Acceptance," sponsored by QualityGiving.org, an on-line community of major donors, policymakers, and activists in the LGBT movement.
The Human Rights & Social Movements Program March 12: On the Blog: This year's Alternative Spring Break project to rebuild black churches burned by arson stays local and goes to Springfield, Mass. to help rebuild the Macedonia Church of God in Christ, burned by arson in 2008. Click to follow their efforts on this blog.
Gerard Russell March 10: Foreign Policy, As he has in earlier testimony before the British Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell continues to advocate that, "the US should not delay its significant involvement in talks with the Taliban leadership."
Charlie Clements (2) March 10: Global Post, "These most recent images indicate that the already volatile situation in Abyei has further deteriorated," says Executive Director Charlie Clements of recent imagery provided by the Satellite Sentinel Project, a project whose significance is being validated now on an almost daily basis.
The Satellite Sentinel Project March 7: The New York Times, Recent revelations validate usefulness of Satellite Sentinel Project as analysis of imagery provided by the project would seem to be pointing to a deliberate attempt to subvert peace.
Michael Semple March 3: Afghanistan Analysts Network, In "Why the Buddhas of Bamian were destroyed," Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple argues that the destruction of the great Bamian Buddhas was avoidable; they were destroyed because western powers deemed them an insufficiently important issue over which to intervene.
Abdulrazzaq al-Saiedi February 28: Harvard Kennedy School Magazine, The remarkable path that has brought Carr Center Associate Fellow Razzaq Al-Saiedi to the Kennedy School is detailed in a brief biography in the latest edition of the HKS Magazine.
Right to Water Program February 25: The UN Independent Expert on the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation, Dr. Catarina de Albuquerque, visited Boston. Albuquerque heard testimony from community members living in the greater Boston area regarding problems with their water and sanitation services.
The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy February 18: New Study Group! "Human Rights and Transitional Justice" Six meetings during spring term. Click to find out more...
Gerard Russell February 15: Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell notes (in this blog post) that accusations leveled against the UN in Afghanistan, accusations that UN reports prior to 2010 failed to highlight Taliban human rights abuses, have proven to be factually untrue.
State Building and Human Rights Project February 9: Parliament looks to past and present State Building and Human Rights, Afghanistan & Pakistan program members for insight. Former Carr Center Fellow Matt Waldman as well as current Fellows Michael Semple and Gerard Russell testified before the British Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee regarding UK's foreign policy approach to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Gerard Russell February 5: BBC TV, Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell is interviewed by the BBC's Arabic TV channel regarding the ongoing situation in Egypt, and calls for free and fair elections. [no video link available]
Siddharth Kara February 4: BBC News, Carr Center Fellow Siddharth Kara is one of 5 featured panelists in a new BBC news series on human trafficking. Titled "The BBC World Debate on Human Trafficking," the forum took place last December during a U.N. conference in Luxor, Egypt. Click to view series video.
The Human Rights & Social Movements Program February 1: The Huffington Post, Richmond Blake and Rafaela Zuidema, two Kennedy School students and PAE advisees of HR&SM Director Timothy McCarthy, relay the story of their interview with Ugandan LGBT rights activist David Kato, which took place shortly before his murder.
Gender & Security Seminar Series January 28: Carr Center launches new seminar series, "Gender & Security," for Spring 2011! The new series will focus on the relationship between conflict, peace and gender. It will function as a survey of six topics related to this theme over the course of the Spring 2011 semester. All are welcome!
Charlie Clements January 27: allAfrica.com, Carr Center Executive Director Charlie Clements reiterates the unique value of Satellite Sentinel, as the Project begins to yield significant information, specifically, the revalation of SAF troop build-ups along the South Kordofan border.
Tim McCarthy at the microphone January 26: Timothy McCarthy, Director of the Human Rights and Social Movements Program, has received a commendation as a "devoted public servant and advocate for social justice" in a unanimous resolution from the Cambridge City Council, honoring his "courageous leadership, hard work, dedication, passion, and commitment to educating the community on LGBT issues."
Martha Chen January 25: Harvard Kennedy School News, Martha Chen, Lecturer in Public Policy and Carr Center Faculty Affiliate, has been awarded a Padma Shri by the Government of India in recognition of her work around issues of employment, poverty and gender in India.
The Human Rights & Social Movements Program January 20: The Carr Center's Human Rights & Social Movements Program, directed by Timothy McCarthy, this spring kicks off a new seminar series, the Global Queer Series, a five-part set of public discussions on LGBTQ human rights issues in the global arena. First meeting: Feb. 8, "LGBTQ Human Rights in Palestine."
David Mansfield and Paul Fishstein January 11: The Nation, "The public policy debate on Afghan opium is filled with simple narratives justified by simple metrics and responded to with simple solutions," say Carr Fellows David Mansfield and Paul Fishstein." The problem: such simplification "propels us toward ineffective and even counterproductive policies."
David Yanagizawa-Drott January 10: The Los Angeles Times, Carr Faculty Affiliate David Yanagizawa-Drott provides insight and perspective on the groundbreaking Satellite Sentinel Project, a project to which actor George Clooney is deeply committed. Yanagizawa-Drott, through the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, is involved in analyzing and assessing the satellite data.
Charlie Clements and David Yanagizawa-Drott January 5: Working with the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, the Carr Center gets involved with The Satellite Sentinel Project. Carr Faculty Director Charlie Clements and David Yanagizawa-Drott, a Carr Center faculty affiliate, assume significant roles.
Charlie Clements (2) January 5: The Harvard Crimson, Carr Center Executive Director Charlie Clements discusses the Satellite Sentinel Project, a new effort, created by the human rights group Not On Our Watch, that is using satellite imagery to prevent violence in the Sudan.
Mathias Risse January 4: Harvard Kennedy School News, Students in IGA-304: Human Rights and International Politics, a course taught by Carr Center core faculty member Mathias Risse, travel to New York to meet with policymakers and leaders at the United Nations.
The MARO Project January 4: CNN.com, A recent CNN.com op-ed highlights the importance of the MARO Project's concepts given the possibility of mass atrocities in Southern Sudan with the January 9 referendum. The authors Chris Taylor, CEO of Mission Essential Personnel, and retired Gen. Anthony Zinni, former commander of CENTCOM, emphasize the need to enshrine MARO internationally and for a permanent framework for future governments planning to halt mass atrocities, as offered through the MARO Project.



2010

David Yanagizawa-Drott December 29: The Christian Science Monitor, Carr Faculty Affiliate David Yanagizawa-Drott discusses the Satellite Sentinel Project, a groundbreaking effort, backed by actor George Clooney, to employ satellite imagery to prevent wide-spread civilian casualties in the Sudan.
Charlie Clements December 18: The Boston Globe, “Either rights are indivisible and universal or they are not,” asserted Charlie Clements, Carr Center executive director; one of a series of brief quotes included in a recent Renée Loth op-ed.
Gerard Russell December 16: Foreign Policy, Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell suggests that economic incentives may offer hope that Afghanistan's neighbors, which supported rival sides in the Afghan civil war, might see an advantage in a peaceful settlement this time around.
Gerard Russell December 16: USC Annenberg School of Communication News, In this interview, Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell, one of 23 signatories to a recent open letter to President Obama, a letter critical of the overall strategy and recent military assessment of the Afghan war effort, discusses that letter and the reasoning behind it.
Tim McCarthy at the microphone December 15: The Harvard Crimson, Timothy McCarthy, director of the Center's Human Rights and Social Movements Program, along with two other researchers, has been awarded a $730,000 Ford Foundation grant for their "Face Value Campaign," an effort to shed light on stereotypes and anxieties about people in the LGBT community and their perceived effects on children.
The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy December 13: The Harvard Crimson, On Human Rights Day 2010, the Carr Center and the HKS Institute of Politics screen a new documentary on the Armenian genocide. The event, which took place in the Kennedy School's John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum, included an introduction by Charlie Clements and a post-film panel discussion.
Siddharth Kara December 10: The Boston Globe, Carr Center Fellow with The Program on Human Trafficking and Modern-Day Slavery, discusses his work and addresses some common misconceptions about slavery in this Globe "Ideas" interview.
Gerard Russell December 5: The Christian Science Monitor, Former British diplomat, now Carr Center Fellow, Gerard Russell is quoted in a recent article discussing the impact of the latest WikiLeaks disclosures and their potential harm to diplomatic efforts worldwide.
December 3: The Harvard Gazette, Carr Center sponsors highly successful "Razor's Edge" conference and seminar on principled dissent. The events highlight the stories of four professionals who sacrificed everything to follow their principles.

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Rory Stewart November 26: ESI Newsletter, Rory Stewart, Carr Center Faculty Director (currently on leave, serving as a British MP) participates in a public debate sponsored by the European Stability Initiative: "Interventions, state building and the future of European Foreign Policy."
Zeena Zakharia November 20: Gebran G. Tueini Fellow Zeena Zakharia delivers a paper at the the 2010 annual meeting of the Middle East Studies Association in San Diego, California. Her paper, "En/gendering Political Participation in Schools: Heroic Resistance and Schooling in Beirut's Southern Suburb" is based on 21 months of field research at ten religious and secular schools in Greater Beirut.
Gerard Russell November 19: CBC Radio News, Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell participates in a segment of CBC's (Canada radio) flagship news program "The House," commenting on Afghanistan and the Lisbon summit.
Glenn Sulmasy November 18: The New York Times, Glenn Sulmasy, former Carr Center fellow and professor of law at the U. S. Coast Guard Academy, contributes to a recent Times discussion of the Ghailani verdict. Long an advocate for a true national security court system, Sulmasy views the trial as prime example of why such a hybrid system is essential in the "age of terror."
Siddharth Kara November 15: The Harvard Crimson, Crimson picks up the news of Siddharth Kara's award of Yale's Frederick Douglass book prize. The Center's Human Rights & Social Movements Director, Timothy McCarthy, is also quoted in the story.
Abdulrazzaq al-Saiedi November 11: The Global Post (online), "After eight months of acrimonious deadlock, Iraqi political parties have finally made a politically fragile but significant step," notes Carr Center Associate Fellow Razzaq al-Saiedi in the latest in a series of reports detailing progress in creating a functional Iraqi government.
Siddharth Kara November 10: Harvard Kennedy School News, Kennedy School announces Trafficking Fellow Siddharth Kara's achievement as a co-winner of the 2010 Frederick Douglass Award. The award is given by Yale University in recognition of the best non-fiction book on slavery. Kara's book, "Sex Trafficking" is the first book on contemporary slavery to receive the award.
Gerard Russell November 9: Parliamentary Minutes, House of Commons, Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell provides evidence before the British Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee on the topic of "the UK's foreign policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan."
Siddharth Kara November 8: Yale University press release, Carr Center Fellow, Siddharth Kara, named co-winner of the prestigious 2010 Frederick Douglass Award at Yale University for the best non-fiction book on slavery. His book, "Sex Trafficking" is the first book on contemporary slavery to receive the award.
Sam Gregory November 1: NEW! January Course in Video Advocacy. We are very excited to announce that a new Human Rights course has been added for the January 2011 term. Sam Gregory, HKS MPP'00 will be teaching IGA-350M - Human Rights Advocacy Using Video and Related Multimedia.

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Tim McCarthy at the microphone October 29: The Christian Science Monitor, Timothy McCarthy, director of the Human Rights and Social Movements program, is consulted regarding the potential historical significance of the "March to Restore Sanity and/or Fear."
Abdulrazzaq al-Saiedi October 27: The Global Post (online), Carr Center Associate Fellow Razzaq al-Saiedi notes that, with media attention now shifted from Iraq to Afghanistan, it's easy to forget that the Iraq of today still has no government.
Trafficking Program Icon October 26: Carr Center Web Site, Trafficking PAE Funding Available. Funding is still available to support PAE work through the Sunny Dupree PAE Award. Established by Kathryn Wasserman Davis and Sunny Dupree, the award supports global peace through combating human trafficking. Application deadline Nov. 5!
Michael Semple October 21: Financial Times, Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple remains skeptical of recent media reports suggesting that leaders of the Afghan insurgency are edging towards the negotiating table. Nonetheless, he notes, there are still good reasons to begin laying groundwork while fighting continues.
Sharmila Murthy October 13: Carr Center Fellow Sharmila Murthy named a "Pathways to Power 2011 Women's Leadership Fellow" by the ADI Impact Center. The award recognizes Murthy as one of 12 "outstanding individuals who epitomize what it means to be an emerging leader."
The MARO Project October 13: United States Army Functional Concept for Protection: 2016-2028 TRADOC Pam 525-3-5, The U.S. Army Functional Concept for Protection addresses MARO in its discussion of full-spectrum operations. "Future Army forces must be prepared to conduct MARO as part of full-spectrum operations. In support of mass atrocity response operations, the future force must have the capability to protect a certain group (the victims) from another group (the perpetrators)."
Michael Semple October 12: Financial Times, Michael Semple, Carr Center fellow with the Afghanistan-Pakistan Program, voices skepticism at administration claims that negotiations between Karzai's government and the Taliban might move forward any time soon.
Trafficking Program Icon October 10: Harvard Kennedy School News, Kennedy School web site highlights Carr Center photo exhibit focusing on human trafficking. The exhibit, titled "Another Me: Transformations from Pain to Power," was organized by the Center's Program on Human Trafficking and Modern-day slavery.
Gerard Russell October 6: Foreign Policy, Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell, discusses Bob Woodward's latest book, Obama's Wars, and makes note of at least one glaring omission.
Gerard Russell October 6: The Guardian (UK), In making the case that Syrian poet Adonis should win the Nobel prize for literature, Gerard Russell, fellow in the Center's Afghanistan Pakistan Program, points out that Europe does not hold a monopoly on literary talent.
Andrea Rossi October 4: The Huffington Post, Director of the Carr Center's Measurement and Human Rights Program, Andrea Rossi, discusses the next frontier of human rights policy as one grounded in an evidence-based approach, how advocates and activists should engage policymakers, and bridging the divide between human rights and mathematics.
Tyler Moselle October 1: “Natural Evil in Politics,” a research paper by former Acting Executive Director Tyler Moselle, is selected for inclusion at the Simposios III Congreso Colombiano de Filosofia, one of the largest philosophy conferences in South America.
Siddharth Kara September 24: CNN, An investigation by Carr Center Fellow Siddharth Kara into child labor associated with the 2010 Commonwealth Games is picked up by CNN.
Michael Semple September 22: Computer World, Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple is consulted as part of a Computer World article discussing Iceland's proposal to become a net safe haven for on-line activists.
Tim McCarthy at the microphone September 20: The Nation, In a recent address at Harvard Morning Prayers, reprinted in The Nation, Director of the Center's Human Rights & Social Movements Program Timothy McCarthy looks back on the days after 9/11 and, as he did 9 years ago, encourages peacemaking as an active, conscious choice.
Makkika Kaur September 9: The Harvard Gazette, Mallika Kaur, M.P.P. '10 and coordinator of the Carr Center's Kashmir Initiative awarded Sheldon Traveling Fellowship to support her study and writing on gender issues in Indian-administered Kashmir.
2010 Carr Center Open House September 8: 2010 Carr Center Open House a big success! Food, drinks, mingling and introductions by Fellows and Faculty made this year's Open House both informative and fun.

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Elliott Prasse-Freeman September 8: The Irrawaddy, Carr Center Research Associate Elliott Prasse-Freeman examines the symbolic politics of law in Burma, attempting to address the question: if there is no rule of law, why attempt to utilize legal channels to effect change?
Radwan Ziadeh September 3: Resolve Magazine, Former Carr Center Fellow Radwan Ziadeh emphasizes the centrality of the Golan Heights in resolving the ongoing Israeli-Syrian Stand-Off in “SYRIA: Prospects for Peace with Israel.”
Siddharth Kara September 2: Variety, The feature film “Trafficking,” written and produced by Carr Center Fellow Siddharth Kara, is on track for production. Actress and director Nandita Das has signed on to direct.
The MARO Project September 1: National Defense University Press, A Research Paper from the Africa Center for Strategic Studies published by the National Defense University Press, “Enhancing Civilian Protection in Peace Operations: Insights from Africa” by Paul D. Williams, discusses civilian protection challenges in Africa and analyzes how to enhance political and military options. This paper references the MARO Project's Military Planning Handbook as “the most useful current thinking on military protection” since it fills a doctrinal gap and proposes military approaches to civilian protection.
Tim McCarthy at the microphone September 1: The Daily Beast, Will the Republican Party follow Ken Mehlman's lead and step out on gay rights? Historian, and Director of the Carr Center's Human Rights & Social Movements Program, Timothy McCarthy imagines a future where the GOP starts talking like Harvey Milk.
Paul Fishstein September 1: The Globalist, In the face of souring public opinion of the Afghan war effort, it would seem that the value of a solid conception of Afghan history cannot be overrated. Paul Fishstein, Carr Center Fellow with the State Building and Human Rights Program, provides an overview of Afghanistan's modernization efforts from 1880 to 1978.
Abdulrazzaq al-Saiedi September 1: The New York Times, On the eve of the official end of U.S. combat operations in Iraq, New York Times contributor and Carr Center Associate Fellow Razzaq Al-Saiedi reflects on the war, his country, and shared suffering.
Abdulrazzaq al-Saiedi September 1: The GlobalPost (online), After more than 7 years, Iraqis are still scrambling to forge a working government. Carr Center Associate Fellow Razzaq al-Saiedi asks, "The US Army has left Iraq. Now what?"
Kashmir Seminar Series August 30: Carr Center Announces Advisory Board of its Kashmir Initiative. The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy is pleased to announce the appointment of three distinguished academics to serve as an Advisory Board for its Kashmir Initiative, an effort designed to facilitate dialogue and promote research on the territorial conflict in Kashmir.
Charlie Clements August 28: Portland Press Herald, Carr Center Executive Director Charlie Clements talks about his own personal journey from Air Force officer to peace activist, a journey that took him, among other places, from piloting C-130's in Vietnam to saving lives as a physician in El Salvador's civil war.
The MARO Project August 26: Robert Rotberg's new book, "Mass Atrocity Crimes: Preventing Future Outrages," includes a chapter by Sarah Sewall, "From Prevention to Response: Using Military Force to Oppose Mass Atrocities." In it she urges "systematic and coordinated preparation for a MARO in the event that prevention fails" and shows how MARO planning can support non-violent prevention efforts to forestall the outbreak of mass killings.
The MARO Project August 24: RUSI (Royal United Services Institute) Journal, TRADOC Commanding General Martin Dempsey, in the annual Kermit Roosevelt Exchange Lecture, discusses mass atrocity response as part of the US military's “wide area security” mission set. [RUSI Journal Issue: Jun 2010, Vol. 155, No. 3]
The MARO Project August 19: United States Army Operating Concept: 2016-2028 TRADOC Pam 52 5-3-1, For the first time ever, the Army Operating Concept specifically addresses MARO and references Mass Atrocity Response Operations: A Military Planning Handbook. "Future Army forces must be prepared to conduct a mass atrocity response operation (MARO) as part of full-spectrum operations. MARO depends on the detection and prevention of genocide, and if prevention fails, seeks to halt the violence as quickly as possible to set conditions for lasting peace."
Gerard Russell August 16: Foreign Policy, Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell discusses the value and possible benefits of a public, U.S. security guarantee for both Iraq and Afghanistan in “Staying for the longer-term in Iraq and Afghanistan?”
Carr Intern Jude Muyanja August 13: Hauser Center, An interview with Carr Center Intern Jude Muyanja is featured in the International Justice section of the Harvard Kennedy School's Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations' on-line news.
Siddharth Kara August 10: World Politics Review, “Sex Trafficking: A Global Overview,” by Siddarth Kara, Carr Center Fellow with the Program on Human Trafficking and Modern-Day Slavery, is featured in a new WPR series “The Dark Side: Sex in Global Affairs.”
Michael Semple August 9: The Irish Times, Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple tries to understand the recent killing of 10 aid workers in Afghanistan, and speculates about what it might indicate about Afghan society.
The MARO Project August 5: United States Senators Feingold and Collins introduce a non-binding resolution on the prevention of genocide and mass atrocities. The resolution recognizes that the prevention of genocide and mass atrocity is a national interest of the United States. It also urges the President to review current capacities to respond to genocide and analyze current doctrine and training required to respond to a mass atrocity.
The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy August 3: The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy is proud to announce that Shoubo Rasheed Jalal and Zeena Zakharia are this year's recipients of the Gebran G. Tueni Human Rights Fellowship award. These awards, established by a gift from the Hariri Foundation-USA, allow two individuals from Lebanon or Iraq to conduct research at the Carr Center in the coming year.

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Sarah Sewall August 1: Impact, The work of Sarah Sewall, Faculty Researcher and Director of the MARO Project, is featured in ”Thinking About How to Stop Genocide” in the latest edition of the Kennedy School's quarterly research newsletter.
Gerard Russell July 31: BBC News, Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell and former Center Director Rory Stewart are among those consulted for a BBC article highlighting one of the central problems with working in Afghanistan: it's a country that even the experts know very little about.
Elliott Prasse-Freeman July 26: Democratic Voice of Burma, Human Rights and Social Movements Program Research Associate Elliott Prasse-Freeman examines how power in Burma functions, particularly regarding its effect to constrain and animate politics, in a thought-provoking three-part series “Retaking Power in Burma.”
Michael Semple July 26: The Telegraph (UK), Regarding the recent WikiLeaks revelations, Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple advises that probably the most important first response is simply to retain perpective.
Siddharth Kara July 20: CNN, Carr Center Fellow Siddharth Kara begins a ten-week investigative series for CNN. Kara will travel to urban and rural regions in several south asian countries, investigating issues of human trafficking and child labor.
The MARO Project July 15: The U.S. Army Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI) includes news of the MARO Handbook release in its most recent newsletter.
Photo: Mike Theiler/European Pressphoto Agency July 15: The New York Times, Panelist and participant in several Carr Center events, recent Kennedy School graduate Ashley Judd talks about her connection to the Carr Center, what brought her to Harvard, and the significance of public service.
The MARO Project July 11: White House Press Office, President Obama, in a statement commemorating the 15th anniversary of the genocide at Srebrenica said, “We have a sacred duty to remember the cruelty that occurred here, and to prevent such atrocities from happening again...And we have a responsibility to future generations all over the globe to agree that we must refuse to be bystanders to evil; whenever and wherever it occurs, we must be prepared to stand up for human dignity.”
Sarah Sewall July 1: Sarah Sewall's paper “NATO and Complex Operations: the challenge of responding to mass atrocity” now available in the NATO Defense College's Forum Paper “Complex Operations: NATO at war and on the margins of war.”
Internationl Affairs July 1: International Affairs, Mass Atrocity Response Operations: A Military Planning Handbook was reviewed in the July issue of the journal International Affairs (The Royal Institute of International Relations). Reviewer Paul Williams said, “The [MARO Handbook] needs to be exported to other governments. Only when an international critical mass develops will the excuses for passivity in the face of genocide really dry up.”

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Sarah Sewall July 1: Sarah Sewall's paper "NATO and Complex Operations: the challenge of responding to mass atrocity" now available in the NATO Defense College's Forum Paper "Complex Operations: NATO at war and on the margins of war."
The MARO Military Planning Handbook July 1: Mass Atrocity Response Operations: A Military Planning Handbook was reviewed in the July issue of the journal International Affairs (The Royal Institute of International Relations). Reviewer Paul Williams said, "The [MARO Handbook] needs to be exported to other governments. Only when an international critical mass develops will the excuses for passivity in the face of genocide really dry up."
Rima Merhi June 25: Gebran Tueni fellow Rima Merhi invited to participate in a panel on the Middle East at the Peace and Security Summit taking place in New York. The summit, organized by the International Center for the Study of Radicalization and National Defense University, will bring together 400 leading policymakers, diplomats, senior officials and experts from across the globe.
Gerald Knaus June 17: European Stability Instititute (online), An op-ed by Carr Center Fellow Gerald Knaus concerning the dispute between Greece and Macedonia went on to become front-page news in most Macedonian daily papers. See “A Proposal for breaking the Macedonian deadlock: A matter of trust.”
Matt Waldman June 14: The Times (UK), A report by Carr Center Fellow Matt Waldman for the London School of Economics makes a strong case that Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency, the ISI, may be directly supporting the Taliban.
US Govt Item June 14: U.S. Dept. of State Press Release, U.S. State Department releases the 2010 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, the most comprehensive worldwide report on the efforts of governments to combat severe forms of trafficking in persons. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced the release at a press event in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the Department of State.
The MARO Project June 4: U.S. Holocaust Museum Press Release, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Statement on Obama Administration's Proactive Stance on the Prevention of Mass Atrocities and Genocide.
Gerald Knaus June 4: BalkanInsight.com, “High Noon in Slovenia - A Referendum and the Future of Balkan Enlargement,” co-authored by Carr center Fellow Gerald Knaus. Slovenian citizens vote on a question with huge implications for their nation's future foreign policy and beyond.
Michael Semple June 3: The Irish Times, After theatre of Afghan peace conference, a real process to engage the insurgents must begin, writes Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple in “Taliban Ghosts Haunt Peace Forum.”
Gerard Russell May 29: CBC Radio One: "Dispatches", Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell discusses President Karzai in this radio interview with Scott Taylor of the CBC.
Gerald Knaus May 28: European Council on Foreign Relations Policy Brief, On the eve of an important EU-Balkan summit in Sarajevo, Carr Center Fellow Gerald Knaus, in collaboration with other researchers, traveled to Brussels to present a policy brief to European foreign ministers and other EU officials.
Rima Merhi May 27: The Harvard Crimson, Gebran Tueni Fellow Rima Merhi highlights the challenges faced by the Druze community in modern times, and urges Harvard to develop a minorities program in the near future.
The MARO Project May 27: Release of the 2010 National Security Strategy: The White House releases the 2010 National Security Strategy which contains strong language on the potential need to use military means to prevent and respond to genocide and mass atrocities.
The MARO Project May 17: Analysis and Recommendations of the Group of Experts on a New Strategic Concept for NATO is released. “NATO 2020: Assured Security; Dynamic Engagement,” recognizes the potential for NATO to be called upon to respond to genocide and recommends that NATO clarify its position on supporting the UN in such instances.
Christina Bain (Photo: Jessica Scranton) May 15: Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Christina Bain's work, as Director of the Initiative to Stop Human Trafficking, is featured in a recent issue of Smith Alumnae Quarterly.
Gerard Russell May 14: BBC News, Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell provides extensive analysis of President Karzai's recent remarks at the USIP, and the spin both administrations are working so hard manage, in "Karzai's diplomatic language in US charm offensive."
Gerard Russell May 11: The New Republic, In thinking about how Afghan President Hamid Karzai's administration might move forward, Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell draws insightful parallels with the evolution of another familiar leader, Nouri al-Maliki, Prime Minister of Iraq.
Rima Merhi May 8: The Boston Globe, With this article in the Boston Globe on the ailments of sectarianism in the Arab world, Gibran Tueni fellow Rima Merhi reminds us of Gibran's famous pledge to unite Muslims and Christians.
The MARO Military Planning Handbook May 5: The MARO Project publishes Mass Atrocity Response Operations: A Military Planning Handbook, the culmination of two and a half years' efforts to develop concepts and tools to address the concrete and practical challenges of using military force to halt ongoing mass atrocities. Announcement events in Washington DC and Cambridge, MA.
The MARO Project May 4: WIRED, MARO Project Director Sally Chin is quoted in Nathan Hodge's piece; “Pushing the Pentagon to Prevent Genocide.” Chin told Hodge, “the 2006 National Security Strategy states that the US may be required to stop genocide or mass killings through armed intervention — but until the 2010 QDR, no official source directed the military to prepare or plan for such a contingency.” The article goes on to outline the current US administration's areas of concern for the outbreak of mass atrocities and how the MARO Project is helping to fill the gap in military planning.
Matt Waldman May 3: The Washington Post, Carr Center Fellow Matt Waldman's extensive background researching the lives and motivations of Afghan insurgents is drawn upon, once again, in this article exploring the feasibility of current "reintegration" schemes.
Timothy McCarthy April 29: The Harvard Gazette, Historian Timothy Patrick McCarthy, one half of the "radical" team behind The Radical Reader anthology, joins forces, once again with co-author John McMillian, to produce Protest Nation: Words that Inspired a Century of American Radicalism.
Timothy McCarthy April 28: Charleston Gazette, Timothy McCarthy, director of the Center's Human Rights & Social Movements program, will deliver a lecture, entitled “On Radicalism and the Humanities,” tonight at the University of Charleston.
Tim McCarthy at the microphone April 28: The Harvard Crimson, Timothy P. McCarthy '93, HKS lecturer and Carr Center faculty affiliate, participates in a Kennedy School panel discussion on same sex marriage. The diverse panel featured a cross-section of opinions, including representatives from both religious and advocacy groups.
Lorenzo Jovanotti Cherubini April 28: The Harvard Crimson, Carr Center “Music and Human Rights” event with Italian pop singer Jovanatti draws a large crowd as he encourages students to fight against poverty.

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GRHR Conference Poster April 22: The Harvard Crimson, Crimson article highlights second annual Gay Rights as Human Rights Conference. Hosted by the Harvard Kennedy School, the conference is part of the University-wide recognition of the month of Gaypril, and addresses LGBT advocacy in developing countries.
Tim McCarthy at the microphone April 18: The Daily Beast, In “Obama's Cautious Gay Strategy” Human Rights & Social Movements Director, Timothy McCarthy wonders: when will the president commit to the bold leadership he promised?
Rima Merhi April 17: The Arabic Hour, An interview on Arabic Hour with G. Tueni Fellow Rima Merhi discussing recent Lebanese politics, and Palestinian refugee issues in Lebanon.
Radwan Ziadeh April 14: Former Carr Center Fellow Radwan Ziadeh, on behalf the Syrian Human Rights Movement, receives the Democracy Courage Tributes award from the World Movement for Democracy Sixth Assembly in Jakarta.
Abdulrazzaq al-Saiedi April 9: The Global Post, Carr Center Associate Fellow and New York Times contributor Razzaq Al-Saiedi talks about how the scars of what Saddam left behind persist, in ”Worldview: My first day without Saddam.“
Gerard Russell April 7: ABC Radio's 'The World Today', Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell urges calm in the face of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's recent, much publicized, rhetoric.
President Barack Obama April 7: Politico 44, On April 7, 2010, in a statement marking the 16th anniversary of the start of the Rwandan genocide, President Obama highlighted the importance of preventing mass atrocities and genocide, stating: “It is not enough to say 'never again.' We must renew our commitment and redouble our efforts to prevent mass atrocities and genocide.”
Tim McCarthy at the microphone April 7: The Harvard Crimson, Carr Center Faculty Affiliate Timothy McCarthy is quoted extensively in this Crimson article's discussion of “Gaypril,” a month dedicated to celebrating LGBT awareness.
The MARO Project April 7: America.gov, Ambassador Rice comments on the 16th Anniversary of Rwandan Genocide.
US Govt Item April 7: US Dept of State Official Blog, “Anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide,” Statement from Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Susan D. Page, U.S. Department of State.
Michael Semple April 5: CBS News, Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple appears on the CBS Evening News to help explain President Karzai's plan of “reintegration” with the Taliban and the prospect of cash payouts to insurgents.
Afghan Students Initiative April 1: The Harvard Crimson, The benefits and role of the Afghan Students Initiative, a group founded by Nate Walton, its current manager, and Jasteena Dhillon, a Carr Center Associate Fellow, are higlighted in this recent Crimson article.
Afghan Students Initiative March 26: The Afghan Students Initiative and Carr Center Associate Fellow Jasteena Dhillon hosted Nader Nadery, Commissioner with the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission, at a meeting which discussed current human rights challenges in Afghanistan.
Jianli Yang March 25: Wall Street Journal (Asia), Jianli Yang, a leader in the Chinese pro-democracy movement and an associate fellow with the Carr Center's Human Rights and Social Movements program, notes that Google's stand against Chinese Internet censorship may have more impact than many Westerns appreciate.
Tim McCarthy at the microphone March 17: The Harvard Gazette, As he has for the past 8 years, Human Rights & Social Movements Program Director Timothy McCarthy led a group of Harvard students on a vacation-time mission of public service. This year's, "Alternative Spring Break": help rebuild a black church, burned in an arson attack, in Hayneville, Alabama.
The MARO Project March 16: Huffington Post, “Taking On the Enablers of Mass Atrocities,” by Julia Fromholz and Ann-Louise Colgan, Human Rights First.
Jasteena Dhillon March 15: Jasteena Dhillon appears on Philip Adams's award winning show, "Late Night Live" to discuss the impact of the changing the Afghan judicial landscape on women and how best to ensure that their rights are protected within both formal and informal systems.
Tim McCarthy at the microphone March 12: For the past 8 years, Carr Center Faculty Associate Tim McCarthy has led a group of Harvard students in a bit of truely hands-on public service. This year's "Alternative Spring Break," is rebuilding a black church, burned in an arson attack, in Hayneville, Alabama. Click to follow a daily blog of their efforts.
Tim McCarthy at the microphone March 11: The Citizen, Timothy McCarthy, Director of the Center's Human Rights and Social Movements program, hits topics ranging from the future of protest to Republican fillibusters in a recent in-depth Citizen interview.
Jasteena Dhillon March 11: Sikhchic Magazine, Jasteena Dhillon, Carr Center associate fellow, reflects on the experiences of the Sikh population in Afghanistan, some of whom have been there for centuries and who have been adversely impacted by the region's conflicts and upheaval.
Abdulrazzaq al-Saiedi March 10: The Boston Globe, Carr Center Associate Fellow and New York Times reporter Abdulrazzaq al-Saiedi offers a concise picture of Iraq's post-election possibilites in the recent Boston Globe op-ed, "Now what happens?"
Gerard Russell March 8: The Guardian (UK), “Does foreign policy need religion?” or so wonders Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell.
Timothy McCarthy March 4: The Harvard Crimson, Professor Timothy McCarthy, director of the Center's Human Rights and Social Movements program, provides insight as the Crimson explores Washington D.C.'s recent decision sanctioning gay marriage.
J. Bryan Hehir March 4: The Harvard Gazette, Carr Center Faculty Affiliate J. Bryan Hehir a panelist at recent Forum event exploring the role of organized religion in financial reform. See, “Faith and the Marketplace.”
Jasteena Dhillon March 4: The Globe and Mail, Carr Center Associate Fellow Jasteena Dhillon argues that more strategic thinking is needed to determine how to address the issues of rule of law and justice in Afghanistan in “The West builds institutions, Afghans want informal justice.”
Rima Merhi March 3: The Huffington Post, Carr Center Fellow Rima Merhi urges moving beyond the “futile argument” with Weatherhead Fellow Martin Kramer, to focus on the real issues that need to be addressed by Harvard.
The MARO Project February 26: Foreign Policy, “How Genocide Became a National Security Threat,” by Michael Abramowitz, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Lawrence Woocher, Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention at the United States Institute of Peace.
Siddharth Kara February 25: United Nations Radio, Siddharth Kara participates in a UN radio interview: “Tools needed to combat trafficking in persons.”
State Building and Human Rights Project February 24: State-Building and Human Rights for Afghanistan & Pakistan Program hosts one-day seminar bringing together defense lawyers from Afghanistan to explore the issues and challenges associated with providing services in extremely sensitive and notorious cases.
Gerard Russell February 23: The Huffington Post, Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell discusses the implications of President Hamid Karzai's recent electoral decree.
Siddharth Kara February 22: Media Global, Carr Center Fellow Siddharth Kara, with the Center's Initiative to Stop Human Trafficking Program, participates in a briefing on “Prevention, Prosecution and Protection: Focus on the Trafficking of Women and Girls,” at the United Nations.

Also: listen to Kara on a related UN Radio interview >

Gerard Russell February 22: The Guardian (UK), Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell notes how President Karzai has successfully subverted the Afgan election process in “Karzai has taken personal control of the electoral process.”
State Building and Human Rights Project February 20: Impact, The work of the Carr Center's State Building and Human Rights in Afghanistan & Pakistan program is highlighted in the latest issue of “Impact,” the Kennedy School's quarterly research magazine.
Charlie Clements February 19: Carr Center welcomes Charles Clements, former president of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, as its new Executive Director.
Ambasador Luis CdeBaca February 19: WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show, Following up on his Carr Center visit and Forum appearance on Thursday, Ambassador Luis CdeBaca appeared, along with Carr Center Fellow E. Benjamin Skinner, on this popular PBS radio program the following Friday morning.

View video of related Forum event >

Sam Gregory February 19: The Citizen, Sam Gregory, MPP '00, activist, and Program Director at WITNESS, who returned to HKS this January to teach IMM-004, "Human Rights Advocacy Using Video," talks about his work and video advocacy in this Citizen interview.

More about IMM-004 >

Paul Fishstein February 17: The Globe and Mail, In “Canadians to be 'tip of the spear' in Kandahar,” Carr Center Fellow Paul Fishstein weighs in on the prospects and effectiveness of recently intensified operations in the province.
Michael Semple February 17: Financial Times.com, Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple weighs in on the possible significance of the recent capture of high-level Taliban planner in ”High-profile arrest fuels hope for negotiated end to conflict.“
Trafficking Program Icon February 16: Now on display throughout the Carr Center: “'Another Me': The Survivors of Sex Trafficking.” Documentary photographer Achinto Bhadra and counsellor Harleen Walia guide 126 girls and young women through a healing journey of psychological transformation.
Tim McCarthy at the microphone February 12: Harvard Kennedy School News, This year's first annual Harvard Thinks Big event had ten Harvard professors talk for ten minutes about what ignites their passions. Faculty Associate Timothy McCarthy, selected as one of the big ten, encouraged students to embrace the protest spirit.
Rima Merhi February 11: Congratulations to Carr Center Fellow Rima Merhi whose work on issues relating to Palestinian refugees and democracy in Lebanon has been selected by the German Council of Foreign Relations in Berlin and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung to present a paper on this topic at their upcoming March conference in Istanbul.
10th Anniversary Banner February 10: Harvard Kennedy School Magazine, “Reflecting on the Carr Center's 10 Years,” an overview of the Carr Center at its ten-year anniversary.

More 10th Anniversary news >

Gerard Russell February 9: The Huffington Post, In “Why Nomads Win,” Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell, thinking of Mongols and wolves, sees how they may relate to events in Afghanistan today.
Michael Semple February 5: Financial Times.com, In “We Need to Offer the Taliban More Than Just Money,” Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple continues his quest to bring some realism to relations with the Taliban.
The MARO Project February 2: Annual Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community, In a public hearing of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair included mass atrocities in his annual assessment of threats to U.S. national security, stating that “a number of countries in Africa and Asia are at significant risk for a new outbreak of mass killing...Among these countries, a new mass killing or genocide is most likely to occur in southern Sudan.”
US Govt Item February 1: U.S. Dept. of State Press Release, Underscoring the Administration's commitment to combating human trafficking, Ambassador Luis CdeBaca, U.S. Department of State, issues a National Freedom Day Announcement emphasizing those goals and repeating its commitment to “a world without modern slavery.”
The MARO Project February 1: Quadrennial Defense Review Report, The QDR submitted by the Department of Defense to Congress on February 1, 2010, addresses the need to militarily plan for, “[p]reventing human suffering due to mass atrocities or large-scale natural disasters abroad.” The QDR submitted in 2006 included no such references.
Gerard Russell January 27: Foreign Policy, “Dead Aid for Afghanistan?” Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell looks to next steps in the daunting problem of aid to Afghanistan.
Michael Semple January 26: BBC Radio's Taking a Stand, Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple talks about his work in Afghanistan including his bizarre eventual expulsion from the country on charges of spying for the Taliban.
E. Benjamin Skinner January 20: Time Magazine, Haiti Rescue; Saving the Man Who Saved My Life: I was in Haiti in October 2005 researching my book on modern-day slavery when I contracted a severe case of malaria.
E. Benjamin Skinner January 18: Time Magazine, Human Trafficking in South Africa is not a new problem but it has been brought into focus by the upcoming World Cup. Author, activist, and Carr Center Fellow E. Benjamin Skinner explains.
Jianli Yang January 13: Foreign Policy, Former political prisoner, now Carr Center Associate Felllow, Yang Jianli explains why Google's recent clash with Beijing should serve as a wake-up call to the international community.
Abdulrazzaq al-Saiedi January 6: The New York Times, Read the latest installment by Carr Center Associate Fellow and Times contributor Razzaq al-Saiedi. His piece “Where Is the Next War Zone?” appears in the ongoing “From the Front Lines” blog.
Tyler Moselle January 6: Harvard International Review - Web Edition, Former Acting Executive Director Tyler Moselle shares his thoughts on an Afghan strategy in the recent Harvard International Review editorial, “Obama's Afghanistan Troop Surge Misses the Point.”
President Barack Obama January 4: White House Press Release, President Barack Obama issues a proclamation declaring January 2010 as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month.

Find out about the Carr Center's Initiative to Stop Human Trafficking >




2009

Greg Carr December 21: The New Yorker, Center founder Greg Carr's philanthopic work again makes headlines. Philip Gourevitch's piece “The Monkey and the Fish” offers fascinating follow-up regarding Carr's herculean efforts to revitalize Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park.
Rima Merhi December 12: Annahar, Nahar al-shabab, Center Fellow Rima Merhi writes “A journey with Gibran to bring expatriates back home, ” a tribute to Gibran Tueni, who was assasinated 12 December 2005.

In Arabic >

Siddharth Kara December 10: T.E.D. Web site, Kara named 2009 TED Fellow: The Technology Entertainment and Design organization has named Carr Center Fellow Siddharth Kara one of its 2009 TED Fellows. These awards are given in recognition of "young world-changers and trailblazers who have shown unusual accomplishment and exceptional courage."
Gerald Knaus December 10: European Stability Instititute Newsletter, Latest ESI Newsletter Outlines Scope of Alledged Turkish Conspiracy. Carr Center Fellow Gerald Knaus lays out recently unearthed details of the “Cage Plan.”
Andrew Wilder December 9: Wilder Testifies Before House Subcommitte. Carr Center Associate Fellow Andrew Wilder testified before the House Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs at a hearing investigating U.S. aid to Pakistan.
Jasteena Dhillon December 6: Al Jazeera News Bulletin, Jasteena Dhillon is interviewed on the Al Jazeera news program News Bulletin about the lack of justice for rape and corruption cases in Afghanistan's courts and legal system.

More on the topic >

the Forum event. (Photo credit Justin Ide) December 4: Harvard Kennedy School News, “Debate on Afghanistan Strategy Continues Among HKS Experts” Forum event discusses the latest Administration plans.

Watch the Video >

Ali Allawi December 3: The Economist, Carr Center Fellow Ali A. Allawi's award winning “Crisis of Islamic Civilization” takes the top spot in the Politics and Current Affairs category of the Economist's 'Books of the Year' for 2009.
Andrew Wilder December 1: Foreign Policy, While millions of dollars are being sent to Afganistan in an effort to win hearts and minds, Carr Center Associate Fellow Andrew Wilder, explains, in “Money Can't Buy America Love,” why this may not be working.

Related Af-Pak Forum Discussion >

Matt Waldman November 30: CNN Tonight, In advance of President Obama's announcement of his decision as to how to move forward in Afganistan, Carr Center Fellow Matt Waldman sat down with CNN Anchor Erica Hill to try to sort out the options.
Gerard Russell November 30: The Huffington Post, Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell notes that there are some lessons still to be learned from the Afghan election. See “Advice to Karzai: Build Support To Bring Taliban Into Loya Jirga.”
Gerald Knaus November 24: European Stability Instititute Newsletter, From the road in Europe, Carr Center Fellow Gerald Knaus, submits his latest ESI newsletter. Topics include: human rights in Azerbaijan, 1989, and the Balkans.
Dr Radwan Ziadeh November 23: Former Carr Center Fellow wins MESA Academic Freedom Award. The Board of Directors of the Middle East Studies Association has awarded the 2009 Academic Freedom Award to Dr. Radwan Ziadeh. Dr. Ziadeh was a Carr Center Fellow during the 2008-09 academeic year.
Jianli Yang November 22: The Washington Post, Carr Center Associate Fellow Jianli Yang weighs in on the significace of the President's recent trip to Asia in “Foreign policy specialists assess Obama's trip to Asia.”
Jasteena Dhillon November 20: Jasteena Dhillon, Carr Center Associate Fellow, will discuss Afghanistan's flawed election, President Hamid Karzai's prospects for regaining authority, and the challenges facing the U.S.-led military strategy and state-building efforts.
Jasteena Dhillon November 20: Jasteena Dhillon, Fellow, State-Building and Human Rights, Afghanistan & Pakistan Program, talks about Afghanistan after the election fiasco with the World Affairs Council in Boston. (4 pm)
Gerard Russell November 19: The Los Angeles Times, Insisting that the Afghan government must take responsibility for its own survival, Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell explains why, "To succeed in Afghanistan, we must fail."
Abdulrazzaq al-Saiedi November 11: The New York Times, Carr Center Associate Fellow Razzaq al-Saiedi continues his first-hand reporting from Iraq with, “The Iraqi Elections: Same Names, Different Teams.”
Ali Allawi November 9: Middle East Lecture Series Continues. The series of lectures by Carr Center Fellow Dr. Ali A. Allawi examining issues at the intersection of law, religion and society, continues on November 18.
Andrew Wilder November 6: NPR's Morning Edition, NPR's Rennee Montagne and Andrew Wilder, research director at Tufts University's Feinstein International Center and associate fellow with the Carr Center's Afghanistan & Pakistan program, discuss problems associated with distributing aid in Afganistan.
Gerard Russell November 5: The Huffington Post, President Karzai has promised to rule inclusively after his contested victory but, as Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell points out, this must mean more than just how he forms his government. Read why in “ Karzai Must Heal Afghanistan's Divisions.”
Rima Merhi November 5: Middle East Online, Carr center fellow Rima Merhi discusses why Washington needs a different lens to see Lebanon and Hezbollah in “US should Make a U-turn on its Approach to Hezbollah.”
Gerard Russell November 4: Foreign Policy, Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell notes that recent Afgan elections could be the country's undoing or a good start for much-needed reform. See “The Avoidable Death of Afghan Democracy.”
Jasteena Dhillon November 3: Jasteena Dhillon, Fellow, State-Building and Human Rights, Afghanistan & Pakistan Program, discusses her views on the next steps for the Obama administration on rule of law, counter-terrorism, counter-insurgency on a panel with Andrew Bacevich at Boston University Law School. (4 pm)
Paul Fishstein October 27: The Financial Times, In “Afghans Need to Find Model of Democracy,” Carr Center Fellow Paul Fishstein points out just how unclear the word 'Democracy' is for many in Afghanistan.
E. Benjamin Skinner October 27: Time Magazine, As Carr Center Fellow E. Benjamin Skinner notes in “Pakistan's Forgotten Plight: Modern-Day Slavery,” humanitarian issues in the region go well beyond what we see in the headlines.
10th Anniversary Banner October 26: The Harvard Gazette, Carr Center's 10th Anniversary Forum event, “Human Rights as Public Service,” featured in The Harvard Gazette.

Event video coverage >

State Building and Human Rights Project October 23: Students host inaugural meeting of the “Afghan Student Initiative.”
Matt Waldman October 22: Congressional Record, Matt Waldman, Fellow in the Center's State Building and Human Rights Program, testifies before the House Armed Services Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Tyler Moselle October 22: The Financial Times, Tyler Moselle, the Center's Acting Executive Director, addresses the danger of confusing counterinsurgency and counter-terrorism agendas in his FT editorial, “Obama must shift the debate about a troop surge.”
10th Anniversary Banner October 22: The Harvard Crimson, Center's 10th Anniversary event is noted by The Crimson.

Event video coverage >

10th Anniversary Banner October 21: HKS Institute of Politics Video Archive, Complete video coverage of the Carr Center's 10th Anniversary Forum conversation, “Why Human Rights Matter: Human Rights as Public Service” is now available.

See the Video >

The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy October 21: Carr Center sponsors 2 Interactive Immersion Activities in the upcoming January Session: "Human Rights Advocacy Using Video" and "Human Rights, Development, and International Politics." Click here to find out more.
Carr Center 2008-09 Annual Report October 20: Carr Center Web Site, The Carr Center 2008-2009 Annual Report is now availble. It can be found online, by clicking on this post, as well as in hard-copy form, upon request.
Ali Allawi October 17: Press Release, Washington Institute, “The Crisis of Islamic Civilization” by Carr Center Fellow Ali A. Allawi wins the Washington Institute Book Prize silver medal.

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Rima Merhi October 17: Sharq Awsat, Carr Center Fellow Rima Merhi addresses questions that lie at the heart of deteriorating Lebanese-Palestinian relations in “The Truth, Not Antiques, is Buried in Nahr al Bared.”
Tim McCarthy at the microphone October 16: Speaking Freely with Dennis, Carr Center Faculty Affiliate Timothy McCarthy is interviewed on this popular radio program. Listen to the audio.
The Latin American Initiative October 13: The Carr Center announces a new Latin American Initiative. Directed by Prof. Leonardo Vivas, the initiative seeks to serve as a focal point (promotion, connection, awareness) for Latin American Human Rights issues within the Harvard community. Student Involvement Welcome!
Timothy McCarthy October 9: The Huffington Post, Timothy McCarthy, Harvard Kennedy School Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy and Director of the Carr Center's Human Rights and Social Movements Program, becomes a regular contributor to the Huffington Post.

Read His First Posting >

Tim McCarthy at the microphone October 9: The Huffington Post, Carr Center Faculty Affiliate Timothy McCarthy reviews Obama's record on Gay Rights and suggests what the Administration's seeming lack of progress means for the movement.
Jasteena Dhillon October 9: International Lawyer and Carr Center Associate Fellow Jasteena Dhillon, will be presenting “From Bosnia to Afghanistan: Working on Legal and Justice Issues in Conflict Zones,” part of the New England Law School Centre for International Law and Policy's Practitioner Round Table Series. October 9, 2009, 1-2 pm.
Timothy McCarthy October 5: The Harvard Crimson, Carr Center Faculty Affiliate Timothy McCarthy expresses the frustration of many in the lack of leadership the Obama Administration has shown on key social issues. Read “The Man and the Movement” in The Crimson.
Maleeha Lodhi October 5: Financial Times.com, Carr Center Associate Fellow Maleeha Lodhi, together with Anatol Lieven, discuss possible Afghan exit scenarios in “How the West Can Exit the Afghan Quagmire.”
David Mansfield October 1: Congressional Record, David Mansfield, Fellow in the Center's State Building and Human Rights Program, testifies before the before the House Sub Committee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Tim McCarthy at the microphone September 24: Web site for the Carr Center's newest program, the Human Rights & Social Movements Program, comes on line. The program is directed by Carr Center Faculty Affiliate Timothy McCarthy.
Swanee Hunt September 24: Clinton Global Initiative Web site, Ambassador Swanee Hunt, Eleanor Roosevelt Lecturer in Public Policy and Senior Advisor to the Initiative to Stop Human Trafficking, spoke at the Clinton Global Initiative Fifth Annual Meeting.
Rory Stewart September 24: PBS: Bill Moyer's Journal, Rory Stewart, Carr Center Director, is profiled on Bill Moyer's Journal where he lays out an alternate strategy for the international community in Afghanistan.

Watch the Video >

E. Benjamin Skinner September 23: Dayton Literary Peace Prize Org., “A Crime So Monstrous: Face to Face with Modern Day Slavery” by Carr Center Fellow E. Benjamin Skinner named nonfiction winner of the 2009 Dayton Literary Peace Prize.

Official Press Release >

Tim McCarthy at the microphone September 18: HKS Insights Series, Timothy McCarthy, Director of the the Carr Center's “Human Rights and Social Movements Program,” describes his new program in this HKS Insights Series video.

More on the program >

Rory Stewart September 18: HKS Insights Series, Rory Stwart, Carr Center Faculty Director, talks about its new program, “State Building in Afghanistan & Pakistan,” in this HKS Insights Series video.

More on the program >

Andrew Wilder September 16: The Boston Globe, “A 'weapons system' Based on Wishful Thinking,” an Op-Ed by State Building and Human Rights Associate Fellow Andrew Wilder.
Rory Stewart September 16: Harvard Kennedy School News, Rory Stewart Testifies on the Future of Afghanistan Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Justeena Dhillon September 15: Jasteena Dhillon, Associate Fellow in State Building program, will be participating in the Annual Yankee Operational Law Symposium at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. She will address the topic, “Military Operations and Traditional Law Issues in Afghanistan and Iraq.”
Michael Semple September 13: The Independent (UK), “Karzai must not get away with this fraud,” an Op-Ed by Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple.
Rory Stewart September 10: The Star (Toronto), “Historic Errors Made in 9/11 Aftermath,” interview; part of an article by Haroon Siddiqui.
Timothy McCarthy September 9: HKS Insights Series, Carr Center Faculty Affiliate Timothy McCarthy discusses the relationship between human rights and social movements in the is HKS Insight Series interview.
Rima Merhi September 9: The Harvard Crimson, Carr Center Fellow Rima Merhi regrets recent Forum panel event “Justice” seemed to gloss over some significant topics.
Glenn Sulmasy August 29: U.S. News and World Report, In this discussion of the hybrid court system proposed in his book, The National Security Court System, 2007-08 Carr Center fellow Glen Sulmasy explains why appearances matter in the battle against al Qaeda.
The Human Rights & Social Movements Program August 26: CST Today (CUNY Web site), Sarah Schulman joins Harvard Kennedy School's Carr Center for Human Rights Policy as an advisor to the Human Rights and Social Movements Program.
Timothy McCarthy August 26: BigThink.com, Timothy McCarthy, Director of the Carr Center Human Rights and Social Movements Program, talks to BigThink.com about the LGBT Movement, Gay Marriage, Media and Social Change, Barack Obama, and more.
Rory Stewart August 20: The Independent (UK), Expressing support for Britain's continued role in the war in Afghanistan, The Independent, in an article titled “A Cause Worth Fighting For,” quotes Rory Stewart and his message that adjusting expectations is essential.
E. Benjamin Skinner August 20: Time Magazine (Polish edition), E. Benjamin Skinner discusses modern-day slavery in this interview which appeared in the Polish edition of Newsweek. (in Polish)
Rory Stewart August 19: NPR's On Point with Tom Ashbrook, On the eve of Afghanistan's elections, Rory Stewart is Tom Ashbrook's guest for a segment titled “Reality Check on Afghanistan.”
Samantha Power August 17: The Boston Globe, Carr Center Faculty Affiliate Samantha Power picked to assist Iraq war refugees.
Matt Waldman August 16: The Guardian (UK), In “These Attempts to Win Hearts and Minds are Futile” Carr Center Fellow Matt Waldman discusses why building trust in Afghanistan maens more than building schools and clinics.
The Maro Project (OLD) August 3: The Carr Center welcomes Sally Chin, new MARO Project Manager.
The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy July 29: Fall '09 Interns Wanted!
The Carr Center currently has three internship openings (unpaid) for the upcoming fall semester (September ~ December).
Tyler Moselle July 23: “Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Intersection of National Security and International Justice,” a Hauser Center interview with Research Associate & Program Manager, Tyler Moselle.
Rory Stewart July 9: The London Review of Books, Carr Center Faculty Director Rory Stewart discusses how perceptions of Iraq and Afghanistan can distort what we see as possible and even desirable in “The Irresistible Illusion.”
Matt Waldman July 8: The Guardian (UK), In “The Aid Afghanistan Really Needs” Carr Center Fellow Matt Waldman explains why, in defeating the Taliban, the solution may not be military.
Sarah Sewall July 1: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announces the appointment of Harvard Kennedy School Professor and Carr Center Faculty Affiliate Sarah Sewall to the U.S. Defense Policy Board.
The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy June 22: The recipients of the 2009 Gebran G. Tueni Human Rights Fellowship Awards are announced. These awards, established by a gift from the Hariri Foundation-USA, will allow two individuals from Lebanon or Iraq to conduct research at the Carr Center in the coming year.
E. Benjamin Skinner June 18: CNN, AC/360, Continuing to leverage heightened media awareness following the release of the State Department's TIP report, Carr Center Fellow E. Benjamin Skinner takes part in a trafficking Q&A with CNN's Anderson Cooper on Cooper's popular AC360° blog.
E. Benjamin Skinner June 16: PBS, Worldfocus, Carr Center Fellow E. Benjamin Skinner joins Worldfocus anchor Martin Savidge in this video interview in which Skinner discusses modern slavery and how the current economic crisis is playing into the problem of human trafficking.
The 2009 TIP Report June 16: Press Release, U.S. State Dept., U.S. State Department Releases the 2009 Trafficking in Persons Report.
The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy June 10: The 2009 Traub-Dicker-KSG Research Fellowships are awarded. Two students selected to do research this summer on policy issues associated with the LGBT community.
Dan Kuwali June 9: 2008-09 Carr Center Fellow Dan Kuwali earns his doctoral degree. Dr. Kuwali becomes the first, and so far, the only African doctoral graduate from the Faculty of Law, Lund University. Congratulations Dan!
Timothy McCarthy June 2: Carr Center Faculty Affiliate Timothy Patrick McCarthy was awarded a Special Commendation for Excellence in Teaching at the 2009 HKS Class Day Exercises. Congratulations Tim! Also: Professor McCarthy's 2009 Nicholas Papadopoulos Lecture, “Stonewall's Children: Life, Loss, and Love after Liberation,” is now on-line.
Luis C. de Baca May 18: U.S. Dept. of State press release, Luis C. de Baca, president Obama's nominee for the U.S. State Department position of Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, is confirmed.
Leonardo Vivas May 16: Semana, Venezula, Carr Center Fellow Leonardo Vivas is interviewed in this Colombian weekly regarding ongoing reports of abuse of power by Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez.
Greg Carr May 13: The Guardian, UK, More glowing reports of the tremendous progress Greg Carr has made in his project to restore Mozambique's famed Gorongosa National Park. “As animals return, tourists follow...”
Sarah Sewall April 30: The New York Times, Results of a 3-year study by a National Academy of Sciences panel, including Carr Center Program Director Sarah Sewall, are highlighted in “Panel Advises Clarifying U.S. Plans on Cyberwar.”
Rory Stewart addressing the conference. April 29: Harvard Kennedy School News, Success of the recent Carr Center conference on Afghanistan featured in today's HKS News.

More on the conference >

The MARO Project April 29: WIRED, The MARO Project gets front page billing in this Danger Room, national security piece by Nathan Hodge: “Drafting the Anti-Genocide Playbook.”
Timothy McCarthy April 24: Carr Center Faculty Affiliate Timothy Patrick McCarthy gives the 2009 Nicholas Papadopoulos Lecture, “Stonewall's Children: Life, Loss, and Love after Liberation.”

Video On-line >

Tyler Moselle April 24: International Affairs Forum, Research Associate & Program Manager, Tyler Moselle, responds to questions about the state of affairs in Cambodia in this online interview published by the Center for International Relations.
E. Benjamin Skinner April 24: The New York Times, This week's Sunday Review of Books includes E. Benjamin Skinner's “A Crime so Monstrous,” in its listing of a noteworthy paperbacks
Rory Stewart April 23: Rory Stewart and the Carr Center's State-Building and Human Rights in Afghanistan and Pakistan program organize a conference: “The Future of Afghanistan and the Region.” The meeting featured Stewart, Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, Michael Ignatieff, and a variety of internationally renowned analysts and thinkers.

View Conference Agenda >

State Building and Human Rights Project April 21: Foreign Policy, The Holbrooke Afghanistan conference you can't go to.
State Building and Human Rights Project April 21: CTV News, Ignatieff to meet with Obama's inner circle.
Rory Stewart on HKS Insight April 17: Carr Center Director Rory Stewart explains why Afghanistan has never been more important. A new interview, currently featured as part of the Harvard Kennedy School's “HKS Insight” series.
E. Benjamin Skinner March 25: Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, NY, Carr Center Fellow E. Benjamin Skinner continues to travel widely, working to bring the complex issue of Sex Trafficking to the public forum.
E. Benjamin Skinner March 25: The Huffington Post, Carr Center Fellow E. Benjamin Skinner addresses the significance of the de Baca nomination to the on-going battle against modern day slavery.
US Govt Item March 24: White House Press Release, President Obama announces his nomination for State Department position to combat trafficking. Luis C. de Baca, nominee for Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, U.S. State Department.
Swanee Hunt February 25: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Commentary by Swanee Hunt, “A Crime That Should Shame Us All,” appears on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Web site.
Anderson Cooper February 19: CNN, AC-360 Web site, Anderson Cooper, popular CNN reporter and host of AC360°, hosts a discusion thread on modern day slavery on his blog: “Modern-day Slavery On The Rise”
The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy January 21: Harvard Kennedy School News, “Carr Center Receives Gift to Create Gebran G. Tueni Fellowship Program”
NBC TV's  “Law & Order” January 6: NBC TV, NBC TV's Law & Order to focuses on child slavery, a story-line inspired by the work of Carr Center fellow E. Benjamin Skinner.



2008

Oval Office Signing Ceremony December 23: White House Press Release, Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act is signed into law.

September 3: Carr Center Fellow Radwan Ziadeh interviewed on Alhurra (in Arabic).

July 31, 2008: Rory Stewart named Director of Harvard Kennedy School’s Carr Center for Human Rights Policy.

June 18: Carr Center Fellow Fatima Tlisova wins Amnesty International 2008 Media Award.

June 3: Fatima Tlisova, Carr Center Research Fellow, will present an informal seminar, "Russia's Circassian Problem" at the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars in Washington, DC.

May 30-31: Carr Center co-sponsors "Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing: Triggers for R2P?" with Harvard Kennedy School's Program on Intrastate Conflict.

May 20: Carr Center Fellow Glenn Sulmasy appeared before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs to testify on Detentions at Guantanamo Bay.

May 17: Carr Center Faculty Samantha Power gives commencement speech at Pitzer College.

May 12: Carr Center Fellow Glenn Sulmasy speaks on "Specialized Courts" at the Federalist Society, Chicago, IL.

May 8-10: The Carr Center co-sponsored conference on Human Rights and the New Global Order.

May 7: Carr Center Fellow Glenn Sulmasy, presents to Lawyer's Group, San Francisco, CA: "The Changes in 2009 in The Legal Framework on the War on al Qaeda."

May 5: Fatima Tlisova, Carr Center Research Fellow, received a Hellman/Hammett grant. Hellman/Hammett grants are awarded to outstanding writers who have been victims of political persecution. The grant program is funded by the estate of American playwright Lillian Hellman and is intended to help focus attention on repression and censorship around the world.

April 9: Carr Center Fellow Dexter Filkins interviewed on Charlie Rose about and his new book, "The Forever War."

April 8: Harvard Kennedy School Forum Event: "After Guantanamo Bay...The Way Ahead." (view video)

April 7: Carr Center Fellow Ana Julia Jatar discusses current issues in Venezuela, The Fletcher School, Tufts University.

April 1: The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy co--sponsors "The Responsibility to Protect and the I nternational Criminal Court: America's New Priorities"

March 28: Carr Center Fellow Arif Jamal speaks at Bard College, on Pakistan.

March 26: Carr Center Faculty Affiliate Timothy Patrick McCarthy has won Derek Bok Center Certificates of Distinction in Teaching for his fall 2008 undergraduate courses. Dr. McCarthy's courses received remarkable student ratings of 4.9 and 4.7 (out of 5.0).

March 25:The Huffington Post: Carr Center Fellow E. Benjamin Skinner addresses the significance of the de Baca nomination to the on-going battle against modern day slavery.

March 25: Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, NY: Carr Center fellow E. Benjamin Skinner continues to travel widely, working to bring the complex issue of Sex Trafficking to the public forum.

March 25: Carr sponsored seminar brings together leading world experts to debate the arguments surrounding organ sales, trafficking, and transplant tourism.

March 24: White House Press Release: President announces nomination for State Department position to combat trafficking. Luis C. de Baca poised to become Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons.

March 17: The Times of London, UK: In a speech at Chatham House, Carr Center Faculty Director Rory Stewart cautions not to mistake Afghanistan for Iraq.

March 16: Sarah Sewall moderated a public discusion with actor, activist Mia Farrow. At the JFK Jr. Forum.

March 10: Andrea Rossi, Director of Measurement and Human Rights Program, lectures on "Economics and Human Rights: lessons from policy making", Milan, Universita’ Bocconi, Faculty of Economics.

March 5: Carr Center's Measurement and Human Rights Program conducts seminar: "Research with Hidden and Marginal Populations — Issues and Complexities," Dublin, Trinity College  School of Social Work and Social Policy.

Feb. 29: Carr Center Fellow Glenn Sulmasy, panelist on "The National Security Constitution," St. John's Law School.

Feb 26: Carr Center Fellow Jon Tracy quoted in the Washington Times: "U.S. Paid $42.4 Million To Iraqis: Sum covers 'collateral' damage; number compensated unknown."
Feb 26: Carr Center Fellow Glenn Sulmasy quoted in The Associated Press: "Moussaoui appeal says lawyers unfairly prohibited from discussing classified evidence."

February 25: USA Today, McLean, VA: Greg Carr's recent rebuilding of a school in Mozambique forms the centerpiece of this Bob Shacochis editorial.

Feb 25: NSHR Research Associate Tyler Moselle quoted in "When to Drop the Hammer

Feb 20: Carr Center Faculty, Samantha Power, Virtual Book Tour, "Chasing the Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight to Save the World."

Feb 13: Carr Center Fellow Glenn Sulmasy on NPR: Detainees Charged as Sept. 11 Conspirators.

Feb 12: Carr Center Fellow Glenn Sulmasy quoted in 6 Gitmo detainees charged in terror attacks.

Feb 11: Carr Center Director Sarah Sewall on CBC News: "Painful Progress."

February 6: The Harvard Crimson, Cambridge, MA: Carr Faculty Affiliate Jacqueline Bhabha moderates the panel discussion, “Peacekeeping: Can the U.N. Meet the Challenge?” at the JFK Forum.

February 1: Carr Center Receives Gift to create the Traub-Dicker-HKS Summer Research Fellowship.

Jan 31: Carr Center Faculty Samantha Power quoted in The News International on the World Economic Forum in Davos.

January 29: Rory Stewart, Carr Center Faculty Director, talks about Afghanistan, its people, its challenges, and what it's like to walk across it during a presentation at Boston University.

Jan 20: Carr Center Faculty Samantha Power quoted in The New York Times on violence in Darfur.

Jan 17: Carr Center Faculty Samantha Power featured in Good Magazine.

Jan 10: Carr Center Director, Sarah Sewall, interviewed on NPR's Talk of the Nation.

Jan 10: Carr Center Director, Sarah Sewall, quoted in "For US, Goal Is Now 'Iraqi Solutions'," The Washington Post.

January 9: Joint Carr Center NSHR Program / U.S. Special Ops Command symposium, “Overlooked and Understudied Counterinsurgencies,” highlighted in the latest issue of Tip of the Spear, the official publication of the U.S. Special Operations Command.


2007

Carr Center Fellow, Dexter Filkins, "The Guardians," New York Times, December 30, 2007

Carr Center Director, Sarah Sewall, interviewed on the "Charlie Rose Show," December 24, 2007, on counterinsurgency in Iraq

Carr Center Director, Sarah Sewall, featured in "Scholars and Military Share a Foxhole, Uneasily," New York Times, December 22, 2007

Carr Center Grant from Humanity United featured in "Grant to Fund Genocide Study," The Harvard Crimson, December 17, 2007

HBO Premiere of Sand and Sorrow, a documentary on Darfur featuring Professor Samantha Power; December 06, 2007

Sarah Sewall interviewed on NPR's On Point, "The Daily Grind in Iraq," December 5, 2007

Carr Center Fellow, Ana Julia Jatar, quoted on Venezuela's Reform Vote, "Venezuela opposition's victory larger than it seems," The Oppenheimer Report, December 04, 2007

Carr Center Fellow, Ana Julia Jatar, quoted on Venezuela's Reform Vote, "Vote may turn Venezuela into elected 'dictatorship'," Miami Herald, November 29, 2007

Carr Center Hosted Workshop on the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) Draft. Release Date: November 26, 2007

Samantha Power featured on PBS Frontline, "Our Watch" (60 minutes), Tuesday 11/20/07 at 9:00pm

Jessica Stern, a Faculty Affiliate, is mentioned in The Boston Globe article, "What Musharraf could not abide," November 13, 2007

NYT Review of Spring 2007 NSHR Fellow William Arkin's new book , "Divining Victory: Airpower in the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah War"

Spring '08 NSHR Fellow Jon Tracy quoted: "Pentagon is pressed on killings of Iraqis Lawmakers: ACLU want records on civilian deaths," The Boston Globe, October 9, 2007

Carr Center Sponsors Conference on Air and Land Power in Counterinsurgency

Interview with Sarah Sewall in Kennedy School Insight

Sarah Sewall on contracters in Iraq, WGBH Greater Boston with Emily Rooney, October 3, 2007

The Carr Center Welcomes 2007-2008 Fellows

The Carr enter and the Counterinsurgency Field Manual discussed on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"

Forum Event, Sept. 13: Professor Samantha Power to Introduce "No End in Sight," Winner of the 'Best Documentary' Award at the Sundance Festival

Carr Center Leads Human Rights Groups on Visit to the U.S. Military's National Training Center

WSJ Op-ed on CCHRP Director Sarah Sewall and the Counterinsurgency Field Manual

Carr Center Fellow, Fatima Tlisova, is featured in "For the Sake of One Man," Wall Street Journal, July 17, 2007

Carr Center Welcomes New Executive Director Lois Andreasen

Carr Center 2006-2007 Newsflash

Carr Center Fellow William Arkin quoted: "War without limits," The Boston Globe, May 14, 2007

"Workshop focuses on escalation of force"

Fort Leavenworth Lamp, April 12, 2007 Escalation of Force Procedures and Traffic Control Point Operations Conference

" New traffic ontrol point guidebook coming," Army Times, March 29, 2007

2007/2008 Fellowships

"Former Boy Soldier Packs IOP Forum," Harvard Crimson, March 15, 2007

Rule of Law and Human Rights Conference Report (PDF)

"How to stop genocide in Iraq," Samantha Power, Los Angeles Times, March 5, 2007

Omer Ismail testifies to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, February 28, 2007

"Author and His Muse Talk Darfur," Brenda Maldonado,The Harvard Crimson, February 27, 2007

"He Wrote the Book: Can He Follow It?" Sarah Sewall, Washington Post, ebruary 25, 2007

Sarah Sewall on Friendly Fire, NPR's Talk of the Nation, February 8, 2007

General Petraeus recognizes Carr Center role in protecting Geneva conventions, "Advance Policy Questions for Lieutenant General David H. Petraeus, USA Nominee to be General and Commander, Multi-National Forces-Iraq", page 23. (PDF 80 KB)

Carr Center Fellow William Arkin on the Troop Surge in Iraq , NPR's On the Media, January 26, 2007

The Project on the Means of Intervention: Working Papers Volume 4 (Counterinsurgency in Iraq)

"United It Wobbles: Should we blame the U.N. for its shortcomings, or the countries that make up the world body?", Samantha Power, Washington Post, January 7, 2007


2006

Interview with Jacqueline Bhabha, Featured Carr Center Faculty Affiliate, November 7, 2006 (PDF 112 KB)

"Quizzing Robert Gates,", Samantha Power, The New York Times, December 4, 2006

"Interview with Samantha Power,", Paula Goldman, Imagining Ourselves: A Global Generation of Women, November 2006

National Security and Human Rights Program Fellowship 2007/2008

arah Sewall's appearance on Bill O'Reilly


"Modernizing U.S. Counterinsurgency: Rethinking Risk and Developing a National Strategy,"
Sarah Sewall, Military Review, Sept/Oct 2006

"The Measurement Challenge in Human Rights," Fernande Raine, Sur: International Journal on Human Rights, 2006, Number 4-Year 3

"Fixing Foreign Policy,"   Samantha Power, Harvard Magazine, July/August 2006

"Blinded by Haditha" Sarah Sewall, New York Times, June 13, 2006

"The Void: Why the Movement Needs Help," Samantha Power, The New Republic, May 15, 2006. PDF 184 KB (posted with permission)

"I would like to die in my country," Interview of Mehrangiz Kar, Carr Center Fellow, By Vanessa E. Jones, The Boston Globe, March 21, 2006

Carr Center Spring '06 Newsflash



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