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May 31: WBUR (NPR) News, The Carr Center event "What Happened at Dos Erres," a discussion of the December 1982 massacre in Dos Erres, Guatemala, is featured in this WBUR News article, "Father And Son Reunited 30 Years After Massacre In Guatemala."

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May 5: The Irish Times, Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple is one of five "experts in conflict resolution" consulted for this discussion of whether lessons learned from the Northern Ireland peace process could help resolve divisions elsewhere.
May 1: Public Radio International, The Takeaway, Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple interviewed on PRI's news show "The Takeaway" regarding President Obama's surprise May 1 visit to Afghanistan and what this and other recent events may indicate about a future U.S. role in that country.
April 24: Indian Country, Carr Center Fellow Lisa Balk King discusses why the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) is more than an aspirational document, and should be seen as a significant step in the ongoing process of advancing our collective, evolving understanding of human rights.
April 23: The White House Blog, Carr Center Faculty Affiliate Sam Gregory takes part in a day-long White House commemoration of the Holocaust which includes his participation as a panelist in the panel discussion: "Modern Tools for an Ongoing Challenge."
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What's New:

June 1: International Labour Organization, Carr Center Fellow Siddharth Kara will help the ILO launch their new global estimate on forced labour at a Washington, DC press event. Kara was one of four global experts who peer reviewed the methodology for deriving the new estimate.
May 29: Carr Center Fellows Mark Williams and Sharmila Murthy have been invited to be keynote speakers at the Second International Conference on Climate Change and Social Issues, Kuala Lampur, November 28-29, 2012.
May 14: Photo Exhibit: Now on display in the Carr Center, "Courage and Compassion in the Holy Land," an exhibit of photos and captions of Jews, Muslims, Christians and others who are working nonviolently for peace and justice for everyone in Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Open to the public.
May 10: International Labour Organisation (ILO), Carr Center Fellow Siddharth Kara was invited to Geneva by the ILO as one of four global experts asked to advise on their forthcoming new estimate of the number of forced laborers in the world. Final results will be announced by the ILO in the coming months.
April 28: Carr Center Fellow Felisa Tibbitts presented on the concluding panel of the Human Rights Education Symposium in Lucerne, Switzerland , which was sponsored by the Centre of Human Rights Education of the University of Teacher Education.
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About the Carr Center:

The mission of the Carr Center, like the Harvard Kennedy School, is to train future leaders for careers in public service and to apply first-class research to the solution of public policy problems. Our research, teaching and writing are guided by a commitment to make human rights principles central to the formulation of good public policy in United States and throughout the world.
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Upcoming Events:

A Public Address by Nobel Peace Prize Recipient Tawakkol Karman: "Culture, Identity, and Change in the Middle East: Insights for Conflict and Negotiation." - Thursday, June 7, 2012, 6:00 pm, John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum.
The Harvard School of Public Health / FXB Center offer a 3-day, intensive course on health and human rights: 'Concepts, Implementation and Impact'. - Monday, June 11, 2012, 8:00 am, Harvard School of Public Health, FXB Building, 651 Huntington Ave. Boston, MA.
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Recent Publications:

Speech/Lecture: “The Taliban and Al Qaida - applying ideas of jus post bellum,” Michael Semple, Carr Center Fellow, Anna Lindh Research Fellow, 2009-12 - American Society of International Law (ASIL), annual conference 2012, Washington DC March 30, 2012.
Carr Working Papers Series: “A Survey of UN 1325 National Action Plan Mechanisms for Implementation, Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation,” Sahana Dharmapuri, Carr Center Fellow, 2011-12 - March 12, 2012.
Journal Article: “The Revival of the Afghan Taliban 2001-2011,” Michael Semple, Carr Center Fellow, Anna Lindh Research Fellow, 2009-12 - Orient (German Journal for Politics, Economics and Culture of the Middle East), March 1, 2012.
Working Paper: “The Human Right to Water in Israel: A Case Study of the Unrecognized Bedouin Villages in the Negev,” Sharmila L. Murthy, Mark K. Williams, Elisha Baskin - January 12, 2012.
Book: “French Translation: Human Rights Education in the School Systems of Europe, Central Asia and North America: A Compendium of Good Practice,” Felisa Tibbitts, 2011-12 Carr Center Fellow - (ODIHR/OSCE, OHCHR, Council of Europe, UNESCO) November 8, 2011.
Book: “Can Intervention Work?,” Rory Stewart and Gerald Knaus - (W. W. Norton & Company) August 15, 2011.
Journal Article: “The ban on opium production across Nangarhar: a risk too far?,” David Mansfield, 2009-10 Carr Center Fellow - International Journal of Environmental Studies, June 30, 2011.
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