The Carr-Ryan Center collaborates with Harvard faculty, fellows, and students to address global human rights issues. Our programs aim to educate future leaders worldwide in human rights policy and practice. The Carr-Ryan Center’s mission is to educate the next generation of leaders from around the world in human rights policy and practice, while providing policy-relevant knowledge to international organizations, governments, policymakers, and businesses.
Technology and Human Rights
How will technological advancements affect the future of human rights? Our Technology and Human Rights Program explores how technology can move the human rights agenda forward—and how technology can undermine human rights efforts.
Racial Justice
How can we reimagine systems, institutions, and movements to promote racial and economic equity for all? Our Racial Justice Fellows research how social movements, intersectionality, technology, and more can help to promote a more equal future.
Global LGBTQI+ Human Rights
We stand at a critical crossroads for the global LGBTQI+ community. The Carr-Ryan Center’s Global LGBTQI+ Human Rights Program empowers movement leaders through transformative trainings, high-impact research, and creating platforms for influential dialogu
Human Rights Defenders
How can we protect and support human rights defenders worldwide? Frontline human rights defenders—those seeking to protect and promote the rights of vulnerable and marginalized communities in the face of repression—are increasingly under attack around the
Human Rights & U.S. Foreign Policy
How can we ensure that human rights remain central to American diplomacy and a driving force in global leadership? The Human Rights & U.S. Foreign Policy program brings career leaders together to foster the next generation of public leaders.
Transitional Justice
How can transitional justice mechanisms provide accountability for international crimes and begin the important steps towards rebuilding? The Transitional Justice team builds data on conflict management, peace-building, and atrocity prevention.