All Recent Events on Human Rights

Meeting
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 9:00am - 1:00pm
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 9:00am - 1:00pm
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

This half-day discussion will assess the progress and challenges related to local and regional purchase, food quality, host country capacity, and moving to a comprehensive approach. USG program leaders and other food assistance experts will expand upon this time of significant changes in U.S food assistance programs. RSVP online.

Presentation
Monday, July 19, 2010 - 9:00am - 5:00pm
Monday, July 19, 2010 - 9:00am - 5:00pm
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

This all-day meeting will cover recent general perceptions of the U.S. and China, how the media and other mediums are the sources of these perceptions, and the underlying conceptual differences. There are different conceptions of the role of law and religion and individual rights versus group interests. Experts will also discuss the policy impact of these differing perceptions and the future prospects of U.S. and China relations.

Conference
Friday, July 16, 2010 - 10:00am - 4:00pm
Friday, July 16, 2010 - 10:00am - 4:00pm
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

The Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity presents a two-session conference that will answer some of the questions pertaining to the concepts and frameworks of transitional justice. Register online.

Conference
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 9:30am - 11:30am
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 9:30am - 11:30am
Center for American Progress Action Fund

Please join the National Security Network and the Center for American Progress Action Fund for an insightful conversation on issues of domestic terrorism with Congressman Keith Ellison and our distinguished panel of experts. Register online.

Conference
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 9:30am - 11:30am
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 9:30am - 11:30am
Center for American Progress Action Fund

Please join the National Security Network and the Center for American Progress Action Fund for an insightful conversation on issues of domestic terrorism with Congressman Keith Ellison and our distinguished panel of experts. Register online.

Conference
Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 5:30pm - 7:45pm
Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 5:30pm - 7:45pm
CSIS

The second event of the 2010 "PONI Debates the Issues" series will feature a panel discussion on the forthcoming Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) that will likely generate debate within the panelists. To RSVP for the event, please contact Chris Jones here or by phone at (202) 775-3234.

Presentation
Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 12:15pm - 2:00pm
Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 12:15pm - 2:00pm
Belfer Center Library

The speaker's dissertation examines the broader questions of whether states are more likely to proliferate when their rivals do so, under what conditions such "reactive proliferation" is more or less likely, and what tools policymakers in Washington and elsewhere have to forestall further proliferation.

Presentation
Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 12:15pm - 1:30pm
Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 12:15pm - 1:30pm
Van Munching Hall

Steve Fetter, Assistant Director-at-Large, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, will present on this topic.

Presentation
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Holiday Inn Express

With the signing of a new U.S.-Russia arms-reduction treaty, LACACIS offers a timely talk by arms control expert Linton Brooks who served as the Chief U.S. Negotiator for the recently expired Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START).

Presentation
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Stanford Unversity

This event will feature a screening of the new movie "Nuclear Tipping Point," that also includes Henry Kissinger, Sam Nunn and Gen. Colin Powell. The movie will be followed by a discussion.

Presentation
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
CSIS

PONI Debates the Issues will host the third even of the 2010 live debate series on Tuesday, May 25. The topic for the will be U.S. nuclear declaratory policy.

Conference
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 - 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 - 3:30pm - 5:30pm
2100 Building

A workshop on building and sustaining community-academic partnerships. RSVP: jessica@globalwa.org

Presentation
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 - 12:15pm - 1:45pm
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 - 12:15pm - 1:45pm
New America Foundation

Please join the New America Foundation in a conversation with former Afghani Presidential candidate Dr. Abdullah Abdullah.

Presentation
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm
CSIS

Please join CSIS for the first Washington discussion of the final analysis and recommendations of the Group of Experts on NATO's new Strategic Concept. To RSVP, please contact KissingerChair@csis.org or (202) 775-3104.

Presentation
Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 9:10am - 10:35am
Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 9:10am - 10:35am
Online (via webcast)

CSIS invites you to watch "Should the United States Continue to Reduce the Role of Nuclear Weapons in its National Security Strategy?" - part of the Global Security Forum: A review of the top security issues on our horizon.

Media-Press Conference
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 - 9:00am - 11:00am
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 - 9:00am - 11:00am
CSIS

You are cordially invited to the release of the 2010 edition of the Global Peace Index, an initiative of The Institute for Economics and Peace. Please RSVP at http://gpi2010.eventbrite.com/

 

 

 

Other
Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 6:30pm - 10:00pm
Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 6:30pm - 10:00pm
Hilton Washington

The prize, a cash award of $500,000, will be presented to Akbar Ganji on May 13, 2010, at the Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty's Biennial Dinner at the Hilton Washington in Washington D.C. The schedule for the black tie event: 6:30 p.m. reception, 7:30 p.m. dinner.

Presentation
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
B-339 Rayburn House Office Building

CAPITOL HILL BRIEFING  (Lunch Included)

Presentation
Monday, May 24, 2010 - 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Monday, May 24, 2010 - 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Cato Institute

BOOK FORUM 4:00 PM (Reception To Follow)

Presentation
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Next to US Supreme Court

With the one year anniversary of his speech early next month, today's panel event will examine what steps this administration has taken to address national security policies that have adversely impacted U.S. charities, humanitarian aid groups, grantmakers and donors.

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