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Tuesday, March 7, 2017

The Indigenous Peoples' Rights Program at ISHR has been following with interest the official visit of Victoria Tauli-Corpuz,  the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, to the United States, especially in light of development in Standing Rock. The Special Rapporteur's conclusions and recommendations are of crucial importance, especially regarding energy development projects and how they affect indigenous peoples in this country.

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Wednesday, March 1, 2017

The new book by David L. Phillips, director of the Program on Peace-building and Rights.

RightsViews blog by Professor Joseph Chuman
Tuesday, February 28, 2017

In a new RightsViews blog, Professor Joseph Chuman calls for a more robust enunciation of human rights in the face of rising illiberalism. Chuman asserts that respect for the dignity of human beings is the heart of the human rights program.

Thursday, February 23, 2017

David L. Phillips, Director of the Program on Peace-building and Human Rights, addressed a Conference in the National Assembly of France on US-Turkey relations and the situation in Syria on February  17, 2017.

Click here for the audio link to his presentation.

By David L. Phillips
Wednesday, February 22, 2017

David L. Phillips writes in the Huffington Post that a political plan will be needed following the battle of Mosul to defeat Islamism in Iraq and prevent ISIS from morphing into a new, even more murderous movement. Phillips calls for the Trump administration to recognize that Iraq is not a functional unitary state allow Iraqis to break-up Iraq, reconstituting in three parts - Shiite, Kurdish, and Sunni.