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By David L. Phillips
Monday, August 16, 2021

Who’s to blame for events in Afghanistan? Partisan finger-pointing is inevitable, but not constructive. President Ashraf Ghani is ultimately responsible for the debacle, which was brought on by massive corruption that undermined the Afghan state and security services.  

While Ghani is primarily responsible, the US is not exempt. 

Monday, August 16, 2021

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Friday, August 6, 2021

The feature film "Vera Dreams of the Sea", a drama-thriller set in Kosovo and directed by Kaltrina Krasniqi has been selected to participate in the Venice Film Festival Orizzonti competition. Kaltrina was an Alliance for Historical Dialogue and Accountability fellow in 2020-21. 

Thursday, August 5, 2021

On the occasion of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, the Indigenous Peoples' Rights Program of the Institute for the Study of Human Rights pays tribute to the struggles of the Indigenous Peoples for dignity, justice and human rights and stands in solidarity with Indigenous human rights defenders.

Friday, July 30, 2021

ISHR is pleased to release our 2020-2021 Annual Report this week. The report covers the diverse programming and activities that the institution oversaw in the last year. 

Find the full report here.