The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy serves as the hub of the Harvard Kennedy School’s research, teaching, and training in the human rights domain. The center embraces a dual mission: to educate students and the next generation of leaders from around the world in human rights policy and practice; and to convene and provide policy-relevant knowledge to international organizations, governments, policymakers, and businesses.

About the Carr Center

Since its founding in 1999, the Carr Center has dedicated the last quarter-century to human rights policy.
 

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Justice Matters Podcast
 

Kimahli Powell discusses his work at Rainbow Railroad to help relocate LGBTQI+ refugees from nations where they are at risk.

 
 

Archon Fung discusses democratic backsliding around the world and concerns surround the upcoming U.S. presidential election.

 

View and listen to all of the Justice Matters podcast episodes in one place.

 

Michael Ignatieff discusses the state of human rights in the world today, moral universalism, and American exceptionalism.

 

Charity Clay discusses the importance of Black spaces and place-making and her theory on systemic police terrorism.

 

Kristopher Velasco, Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Princeton University, discusses the dangers of the global anti-LGBTQI movement.

 

Desirée Cormier Smith, Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice for the U.S. State Department, discusses combatting worldwide structural racism, discrimination, and xenophobia. 

 

Jessica Yamoah, CEO and Founder of Innovate Inc., discusses why diversity and inclusion matters at the intersection of business, entrepreneurship, and technology.

 

Danson Kahyana discusses the current political situation and the backlash he has faced in response to his work in Uganda. 

“The Carr Center is building a bridge between ideas on human rights and the practice on the ground—and right now we're at a critical juncture around the world.”
Mathias Risse, Faculty Director
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