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A New Start for U.S. Human Rights Policy: What Needs to Be Done?

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Advancing an effective U.S. human rights policy will be both a crucial and a formidable challenge for the Biden administration. This event brought together leading human rights activists and officials from different parts of the world to address two major questions: what are the most important changes and challenges human rights activists face today, and what new approaches, priorities, and partners should the Biden administration pursue to rebuild U.S. credibility on human rights?

Speakers

  • Karen Attiah

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    Karen Attiah is the Global Opinions editor at the Washington Post.

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  • Patrick Gaspard

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    Until December 2020, Patrick Gaspard was president of the Open Society Foundations.

  • Eamon Gilmore

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    Eamon Gilmore is the EU special representative for Human Rights and EU special envoy for the Colombian Peace Process.

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  • Maina Kiai

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    Maina Kiai is head of Human Rights Watch’s new Alliances and Partnerships Initiative and has served as UN special rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association.

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  • Márta Pardavi

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    Márta Pardavi is co-chair of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee.

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Two years after Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine, civil society strives to protect democracy as the West wavers in its support. Oleksandr Sushko discusses the way forward.

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Strengthening Human Rights

75 Years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

A woman washes dishes in a displaced persons camp.

On the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Global Director of Advocacy Natalie Samarasinghe reflects on its importance amid current global crises.

December 5, 2023 | Natalie Samarasinghe

Open Society Barometer

Can Democracy Deliver?

Natalie Samarasinghe, Open Society’s Global Director for Advocacy, discusses the findings of the 2023 Open Society Barometer, representing 5.5 billion people’s views on democracy, climate change, and more.

September 12, 2023 | Natalie Samarasinghe

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