RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Elizabeth Ferris, February 09, 2012, The Brookings Institution
Elizabeth Ferris outlines her January trip to Geneva, Switzerland, where she engaged with practitioners working with the United Nations, the Red Cross/Crescent movement and NGOs to discuss key areas where research can help improve humanitarian response. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Michael E. O'Hanlon and John Prendergast, February 01, 2012, USA Today
After a year during which the international community supported democratic revolutions across the globe, Michael O'Hanlon and John Pendergrast urge global leaders to strengthen responses in two countries where human rights abuses are the worst in the world — Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Elizabeth Ferris and Chareen Stark, January 2012, The Brookings Institution
Elizabeth Ferris and Chareen Stark examine internal displacement issues in the 15 member countries of the Economic Community Of West African States. Ferris and Stark discuss protection concerns around particular internal displacement situations, assess efforts to find durable solutions, and provide a brief summary of laws and policies adopted by West African governments. Read More
PAST EVENT
Monday, January 09, 2012
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC
On January 9, the Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement hosted a discussion on what the NATO-led intervention in Libya, the first United Nations-authorized military intervention which explicitly invoked the "responsibility to protect" principle, means for future international efforts to protect civilians. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Ted Piccone and Emily Alinikoff, January 09, 2012, The Brookings Institution
Ted Piccone and Emily Alinikoff offer an in-depth assessment of international democracy and human rights policy approaches of five rising global powers: Brazil, India, Indonesia, South Africa and Turkey. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Raj M. Desai, December 19, 2011, The Brookings Institution
Former Czech Republic president and anti-communism revolutionary, Václav Havel, passed away on December 18. Raj Desai examines the legacy of the Velvet Revolution leader and his efforts toward political and economic liberty. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Elizabeth Ferris, December 07, 2011, House Subcommittees on Oversight and Investigations and on the Middle East and South Asia, Committee on Foreign Affairs
Testifying before the House Subcommittees on Oversight and Investigation and on the Middle East and South Asia, Elizabeth Ferris provided an overview of the situation of Camp Ashraf in Iraq, including the issue of classifying the residents as refugees from Iran, and offered possible solutions to the issue.
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Michael M. Cernea, December 06, 2011, The Brookings Institution
Internally displaced persons are increasingly a product not only of conflicts and natural disasters, but also of private or public sector infrastructure projects. The number and size of such projects are rapidly growing in developing countries, in particular due to the financial facilitations made available to private construction companies and banks through Export Credit Agencies. Michael Cernea examines how Export Credit Agencies fit into the complex issues of development and displacement. Read More
PAST EVENT
Monday, December 05, 2011
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC
It is a tenet of international law that states are responsible for protecting the rights of persons within their borders, including the internally displaced. On December 5, 2011, the Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement held a private launch event for its report, From Responsibility to Response: Assessing National Approaches to Internal Displacement, which examines government response to internal displacement in fifteen of the twenty countries most affected by internal displacement due to conflict, generalized violence and human rights violations.
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Yulia Gureyeva-Aliyeva and Tabib Huseynov, December 2011, The Brookings Institution
Azerbaijan has one of the highest rates of displaced persons per capita in the world and has been grappling with internal displacement for nearly two decades. This study examines the vulnerabilities and protection needs of IDPs and their host communities in both urban and rural contexts.
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Roberta Cohen, November 22, 2011, The Brookings Institution
Roberta Cohen discusses attitudes towards the protection and role of women during wartime, arguing that the international focus should place women at the center of dialogues about conflict and security. Cohen examines how exposing the impact that war has on women can help in a number of ways.
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Friday, November 04, 2011
9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Washington, DC
On November 4, the Managing Global Order project at Brookings hosted a discussion on how the UN Human Rights Council and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) have responded to the tumult of the Arab awakening and the potential for further action as the region embarks into uncharted waters. Kyung-wha Kang, the UN deputy high commissioner for human rights, provided opening remarks detailing the UN’s response to the human rights dimensions of the Arab awakening. Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe, U.S. ambassador to the UN Human Rights Council, explained the U.S. role in these efforts. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Elizabeth Ferris, Erin Mooney and Chareen Stark, November 01, 2011, The Brookings Institution
It is a tenet of international law that states are responsible for protecting the rights of persons within their borders, including the internally displaced. Elizabeth Ferris, Erin Mooney and Chareen Stark examine government response to internal displacement in fifteen countries affected by internal displacement due to conflict, generalized violence and human rights violations.
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Ted Piccone, October 2011, Journal of Democracy
Ted Piccone assesses where the world's six most influential rising democracies—Brazil, India, Indonesia, South Africa, South Korea, and Turkey—stand on supporting democracy and human rights outside their borders. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Ted Piccone, October 25, 2011, Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
In testimony before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, Ted Piccone discusses the key question of how U.S. engagement at the UN Human Rights Council supports its fundamental goals of advancing international peace and security. Read More