
Democracy and Human Rights
How can human rights issues be addressed in government policy, elections, and democratic systems?
Resources
- July 19, 2022 U.S. Women Peace and Security Congressional Report 2022
- July 18, 2022 ACLU HR40 Toolkit PDF
- March 18, 2022 Working for Suffrage: How Class and Race Shaped the U.S. Suffrage Movement
- Sept. 15, 2021 Human Rights And Elections
- Sept. 09, 2021 Election Observation And Standards Database
- Sept. 09, 2021 Election Obligations And Standards
- Sept. 08, 2021 Human Rights And Election Standards: A Plan Of Action
- Nov. 25, 2020 SDG 10 Reduce Inequality Within and Among Countries
- Nov. 25, 2020 SDG 16 Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
- Dec. 01, 2020 UN Meeting: Tackling Global Challenges to Equality and Inclusion
- Dec. 04, 2020 The Right to Access Information: Exploring Gender Inequities
- Dec. 04, 2020 Tackling gender inequality through access to information
- Dec. 01, 2020 The Future We Want: Outcome document of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development
- Dec. 01, 2020 UN Policy Brief: COVID-19 in an Urban World
- Sept. 03, 2020 Choose Freedom: Revitalizing American Support For Democracy And Human Rights In The 21st Century
- Jan. 18, 2018 Behind-the-Scenes Look at Carter Center Election Observation
- Jan. 22, 2018 Banging Pots for Peace: Strategies to Prevent Electoral Violence
- Jan. 31, 2018 Women's Rights are Human Rights: United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner
- Jan. 31, 2018 What the Women Say. Resisting the New Conservatism: women's campaigns for rights, peace, and participation in Turkey
- Jan. 31, 2018 Protecting Civic Space and the Right to Access Resources
- Feb. 02, 2018 The Impossible Diplomacy of Human Rights
- Feb. 02, 2018 Women's March on Washington Guiding Vision and Definition of Principles
- Jan. 22, 2018 UN Women: 2017 in Review
- Feb. 13, 2018 What's Happening to Human Rights Organizations in Russia?
- Aug. 16, 2018 Human Rights Defenders World Summit 2018
- Aug. 16, 2018 La Cumbre Mundial de Defensores y Defensoras de Derechos Humanos 2018
- Aug. 16, 2018 Le Sommet mondial des défenseurs des droits humains 2018
- Aug. 16, 2018 Международный саммит правозащитников 2018
- Aug. 16, 2018 القمة العالمية للمدافعين عن حقوق الإنسان لعام 2018
- May 21, 2019 Broadening Participation of Women of Ethnic Political Parties in the Peace Process
- June 06, 2019 How Can Civil Society In Pakistan Be Supported?
- June 28, 2019 Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale on Human Rights
- Dec. 23, 2019 I Defend Rights
- April 03, 2020 The Highest Aspiration
- April 27, 2020 2019 CIVICUS State Of Civil Society Report
- May 12, 2020 U.S. Finally Ratifies Human Rights Covenant
- May 12, 2020 United States Ratification of the Human Rights Covenants
Discussions
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May 21, 2021
Community Engagement and Activism
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Sept. 15, 2020
How Can Maintenance Of Human Rights And Democracy Support U.S. Foreign Policy?
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May 29, 2020
How Can Election Challenges Faced By Native Americans Be Overcome?
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Dec. 20, 2017
What can the U.S. do to help make peace in Afghanistan?
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Dec. 20, 2017
What impact do U.S. immigration restrictions have on peacemaking?
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Oct. 07, 2020
How do we counter the impact of disinformation and hate speech on elections?
Roundtables
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July 28, 2022
Keeping Promises: The Indian Child Welfare Act and Indigenous Sovereignty
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April 21, 2022
Gaps in the international legal framework on violence against women and girls
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Feb. 23, 2022
Palestinian Civil Society Under Threat
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Sept. 15, 2021
Promoting Human Rights, Safeguarding Elections, Strengthening Democracy
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Aug. 12, 2021
Peaceable Assembly: Perspectives From The March On Washington
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July 29, 2021
Social Justice Through The Arts: Images Of Racial Reckoning
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March 18, 2021
COVID-19's Impact On Elections And Participatory Rights
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Sept. 15, 2020
Maintaining Democracy And Human Rights As Pillars Of U.S. Foreign Policy
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Oct. 07, 2020
Risks To Human Rights And Credible Elections During An Online ‘Infodemic’
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May 29, 2020
Native American Participation 2020
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Feb. 14, 2018
The Value of Transparency and Access to Information for Women
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May 08, 2017
Pres. Jimmy Carter & Sen. Bernie Sanders in Conversation
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Feb. 14, 2018
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
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Dec. 05, 2017
Human Rights, Elections & the Role of Civil Society in Challenging Times
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Feb. 27, 2018
Democracy Without Women Is Impossible
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Dec. 12, 2018
Native American Participation in US Elections: Case Studies
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Dec. 11, 2018
Native American Participation in US Elections: Conclusions
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March 14, 2019
Effective Protection From Online Violence Against Women In Politics
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March 05, 2020
Religion, Gender, Justice, and Equality
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