The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy is research center concerned with human rights, and is located at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
The mission of the Carr Center "is to train future leaders for careers in public service and to apply first-class research to the solution of public policy problems." The Center's research, teaching and writing are guided by a commitment to make human rights principles central to the formulation of public policy throughout the world.
The Carr Center was founded in 1999 by Kennedy School alumnus Greg Carr, and has since developed a focus on genocide, mass atrocity, state failure and the ethics and politics of military intervention, social movements, and modern-day slavery. The Carr Center also houses a number of projects, including, the Right to Water Initiative, Afghan Students Initiative, the Kashmir Initiative, the Latin America Initiative, as well as study groups about gender and security, and transitional justice.
The Center was previously directed by Michael Ignatieff (2000-2005), Sarah Sewall (2005-2008), and by Rory Stewart (2009-2010). The founding Executive Director of the Center is current National Security Council member Samantha Power, and held the position from 1998-2002. Charlie Clements currently serves as Executive Director.
Fellows who are or have been associated with the Center include William Arkin, Roméo Dallaire, Caroline Elkins, Sally Fegan-Wyles, Omer Ismail, Andrea Rossi, Beena Sarwar, William F. Schulz, and Taslima Nasrin.
Read more about Carr Center For Human Rights Policy: Mission Statement, Current Programs, Former Programs
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