Human Rights

Join Meridian International Center and ITVS International for the Global Perspective Film Series

Start Time: June 8, 2010 - 7:00pm
End Time: June 8, 2010 - 8:30pm
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Event Fees: none

India, the world's largest democracy, is not only an economic powerhouse but also a vibrant pluralistic society.

Start Time: June 10, 2010 - 7:00pm
End Time: June 10, 2010 - 8:30pm
Speaker(s): Rajmohan Gandhi
Event Fees: none

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Gillian Sorensen will address YPFP members on The State of Women Internationally: Where Are We and Where Are We Going?

Start Time: June 23, 2010 - 6:30pm
End Time: June 23, 2010 - 8:00pm
Speaker(s): Gillian Sorensen
Senior Adviser & National Advocate
United Nations Foundation
Event Fees: none

Politics and the Burmese Artist

On March 4, 2010, Shaun Randol sat with Burmese political artist Chaw Ei Thein to discuss the struggles of Burmese artists inside and outside her home country, the artistic

Burma's Neverending War

Nearly fifty years after Burma’s last democratically-elected gov­ern­ment was over­thrown by a military-led coup, the South­east Asian coun&sh

Iranian jamming jams up the BBG

The Iranian regime's blanket censorship of satellite and Internet communications last week was so effective, it led many to wonder, why didn't the U.S. government do more to stop it?

Musings on India

A combination of recent events caught my attention that led to a few brief thoughts on India I wanted to share.

"Stuck in the mud" -- the Obama administration's civil war over Sudan

A meeting of top U.S. officials on Sudan last week was supposed to yield big recommendations on how to craft the right balance of incentives and pressures toward the Khartoum regime, which stands accused of fomenting genocide in Darfur and stirring instability in its autonomous southern region.

Since Fidel Castro ceded power to his brother Raul in 2008, there has been increased focus on Cuba and its future. Raul Castro has enacted many reforms, raising

Start Time: February 25, 2010 - 8:00pm
End Time: February 25, 2010 - 9:30pm
Speaker(s): Daniel P. Erikson - Senior Associate for U.S. Policy and Director of Caribbean Programs at the Inter-American Dialogue and author of The Cuba Wars: Fidel Castro, the United States, and the Next Revolution
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Q&A on the November 2009 Political Massacre in the Philippines

A poll gauging the Philippine government's response to the November 2009 political massacre in Maguindanao. 

Terrorist Acts in the U.S. Draw Attention to Yemeni President Saleh's Failing Governance

The CIA investigation of the U.S.

 

Start Time: February 4, 2010 - 1:00am
End Time: February 9, 2010 - 9:00am
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Event Fees: None

Gloria Arroyo's Domestic Anti-Terrorism Efforts Haunted by Past Presidential Policies

The Philippine President, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, hit the headlines last week when the news spread about a blood-chilling massacre that occurred in the southern Philippine province of Maguindanao.

Benjamin Netanyahu Takes a Plunge… and Loses?

This week, I've been pondering over the reported breakthrough in the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. There have been many moments in this sixty year-old conflict that seemed like they w

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