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Aug 17, 2020

Cimmino in Providence: Support religious freedom to counter China

By Atlantic Council

Global Strategy Initiative program assistant Jeffrey Cimmino argues the United States should leverage support for religious freedom as a foreign policy tool in great power competition, especially with China.

China
Human Rights

In the News

Aug 15, 2020

Nawaz quoted in Voice of America: 6 years after Pakistani military operation, some in North Waziristan still await damage surveys

By Atlantic Council

Human Rights
Pakistan

UkraineAlert

Jul 30, 2020

The coronavirus crisis and statelessness in Ukraine

By Andrew D’Anieri

For the estimated 35,000 stateless people living in Ukraine, access to even the most basic resources like food, medicine, and hygienic products, has been all but cut off due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus
Human Rights

GeoTech Cues

Jul 23, 2020

#GoodTechChoices: Addressing unjust uses of data against marginalized communities

By Nikhil Raghuveera and Tom Koch (Guest Author)

Data has been weaponized against marginalized communities. Now, it must be transformed to be a force for good.

Civil Society
Economy & Business

Event Recap

Jul 21, 2020

Event recap: “The role of victims in Afghanistan’s peace process”

By Atlantic Council

On July 20, 2020 the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center hosted a panel discussion on the role of victims in Afghanistan’s peace process. Marika Theros, a nonresident senior fellow at the South Asia Center, moderated the discussion which was paneled by Shaharzad Akbar, Chairperson of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission; Sergio Jamarillo Caro, Former High Commissioner for Peace for Colombia; and Hadi Marifat, Executive Director of the Afghanistan Human Rights and Democracy Organization.

Afghanistan
Democratic Transitions

UkraineAlert

Jul 20, 2020

Statelessness in Ukraine: New law offers fresh hope

By Eric Fritz and Kseniia Karahiaur

Almost thirty years since the collapse of the USSR, statelessness remains a significant issue in independent Ukraine, but new legislation aims to make it easier for residents to gain legal status.

Human Rights
International Norms

In the News

Jul 18, 2020

Qaddour quoted in Haaretz on UN humanitarian aid in Syria

Human Rights
Middle East

In the News

Jul 17, 2020

Dagres quoted in The Washington Post on Iranians rallying online to stop the execution of three protesters

Human Rights
Iran

New Atlanticist

Jul 17, 2020

India’s hijras find themselves further marginalized amid the pandemic

By Phillip Baumgart and Shariq Farooqi

While India’s hijras have made considerable strides in civil and political rights in recent years, the pandemic has underscored the fact that their communities remain woefully neglected. Only with equitable legal recognition and government support will the hijra community cease to be disenfranchised.

Coronavirus
Human Rights

In the News

Jul 17, 2020

Hudson quoted in the Middle East Eye on Sudan’s recent human rights reforms

By Atlantic Council

Africa
Democratic Transitions

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