David L. Phillips, Director of the Program on Peace-building and Rights, writes in the Huffington Post that Serbia represents the epicenter of Russia’s anti-American agenda to destabilize pro-western states.
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Remarks by David L. Phillips
Monday, April 24, 2017
Times Square, New York City
April 23, 2017
It is an honor to be here today. I thank the Knights and Daughters of Vartan for inviting me.
The so-called special relationship between Turkey and the United States rests on two fallacies. Turkey is a secular democracy, and Turkey is an indispensable member of NATO.
Turkey is not secular. Nor is Turkey a democracy. Last weekend’s sham referendum is proof of Turkey’s tilt towards dictatorship under President Tayyip Erdogan.
Kunal Kanodia
Monday, April 24, 2017
Kunal Kanodia is a Human Rights Major at Columbia College graduating in May 2017.
By David L. Phillips
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
David L. Phillips, Director of the Program on Peace-building and Rights, writes in the Huffington Post that the Turkish referendum held on April 16th was marred by extensive electoral fraud and a pervading climate of political fear.
Phillips recounts the purge of oppositionists, the disenfranchisement of Kurdish voters, the abrupt removal of electoral safeguards, a lack of transparency, and intimidation and threats towards "no" voters.
RightsViews article by Amanda Graham
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
In a new RightsViews article, graduate student Amanda Graham examines the potential of blockchain, a digital distributed platform used for tracking and validating transactions, to overcome problems of accountability surrounding a number of human rights issues.