Global Stakes in Human Rights Roundtable Series
Director: Mark P. Lagon, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Human Rights
September 1, 2010 - Present
The Global Stakes in Human Rights Roundtable Series examines the tangible interests of the United States and international community in promoting political, civil, economic, and labor rights.
Bringing together regular participants of diverse sectors and ideological positions, it identifies best practices of international institutions, governments, nonprofits, and corporations to advance democratic pluralism and the rule of law.
Publications
Meetings
Roundtable Meeting
Freedom in the World 2013
Introductory Speakers:
David Kramer, President, Freedom House, Mark P. Lagon, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeaker:
Arch Puddington, Vice President for Research, Freedom HouseModerator:
Jill Dougherty, Foreign Affairs Correspondent, CNNPanelists:
Larry Diamond, Professor and Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Tamara Cofman Wittes, Director and Senior Fellow, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings Institution
This meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
Putin's Crackdown: How Should the United States React?
Speakers:
Boris Nemtsov, Co-Chairman, People's Freedom Party; Member, Coordinating Council of the Russian Opposition, Mark P. Lagon, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Human Rights, Council on Foreign Relations; International Relations Chair, Master of Science in Foreign Service Program, Georgetown University, Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr., Senior Policy Advisor; Institute of Modern RussiaThis meeting is not for attribution.
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Public Diplomacy, Public-Private Partnerships, and Universal Values
Speaker:
Goli Ameri, President and Interim CEO, Center for Global Engagement ; Former Undersecretary-General, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; Former Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of StateDiscussant:
Mark P. Lagon, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Human Rights, Council on Foreign Relations; International Relations Chair, Master of Science in Foreign Service Program, Georgetown UniversityPresider:
Kristin Lord, Executive Vice President and Director of Studies, Center for a New American SecurityThis meeting is not for attribution.
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Human Rights for Uighurs in China: A Conversation with Rebiya Kadeer
Speaker:
Rebiya Kadeer, President, World Uyghur CongressPresider:
Mark P. Lagon, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations; International Relations Chair, MSFS Program, Georgetown University, Georgetown UniversityThis meeting is not for attribution.
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Atrocities Prevention: Interrupting the Supply Chain
Speaker:
Elisa C. Massimino, President and Chief Executive Officer, Human Rights FirstPresider:
Mark P. Lagon, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Human Rights, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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Demand Driven Democratization: The Role of the UN Democracy Fund
Speakers:
Roland Rich, Executive Head, United Nations Democracy Fund;Officer-In-Charge, United Nations Office for Partnerships, Mark P. Lagon, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Human Rights, Council on Foreign Relations; International Relations Chair, MSFS Program, Georgetown UniversityThis meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
Human Rights in Bahrain a Year After Protests Arose: At a Standstill?
Speaker:
M. Cherif Bassiouni, Emeritus Distinguished Research Professor of Law, DePaul University; Former Chair, Bahrain Independent Commission of InquiryPresiders:
Frank Sampson Jannuzi, Deputy Executive Director for Advocacy, Policy, and Research; Head of Washington Office, Amnesty International, Mark P. Lagon, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Human Rights, Council on Foreign Relations; International Relations Chair, MSFS Program, Georgetown UniversityThis meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
The OSCE, Human Rights, and Human Trafficking
Speakers:
Ruth Freedom Pojman, Deputy Coordinator, Office of the Special Representative and Coordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Kurt Volker, Professor of Practice, Arizona State University; Senior Fellow, Center for Transatlantic Relations, SAIS, Mark P. Lagon, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Human Rights, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle for Internet Freedom
Speaker:
Rebecca MacKinnon, Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow, New America FoundationDiscussant:
Séverine Arsène, Yahoo! Fellow, Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, Georgetown UniversityPresider:
Mark P. Lagon, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Human Rights, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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Illiberal Religious Democracies: Challenges for U.S. Foreign Policy
Speaker:
Amitai Eztioni, University Professor and Professor of International Relations, The George Washington UniversityPresider:
Isobel Coleman, Senior Fellow and Director, Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy Initiative, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is on the record.
Conference Call
Videoconference with Aung San Suu Kyi
Speaker:
Aung San Suu Kyi, General Secretary, National League for DemocracyPresider:
Paula J. Dobriansky, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Government and Regulatory Affairs, Thomson Reuters; Former Undersecretary, Democracy and Global Affairs, U.S. Department of StateHost:
Mark P. Lagon, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Human Rights, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is on the record.
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Lawlessness Devastating the Dream to End Global Poverty: What It Will Take to Make the Violence Stop
Speaker:
Gary Haugen, CEO, International Justice MissionPresider:
Mark P. Lagon, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Human Rights, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
Advancing Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance: USAID's New Look
Speaker:
Sarah E. Mendelson, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)Presider:
Mark P. Lagon, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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Humanitarian Intervention: Lessons from Libya and Ivory Coast
Speakers:
Francois Delattre, French Ambassador to the United States, Tod Lindberg, Policy ReviewPresider:
Mark P. Lagon, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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Democracy and Human Rights Promotion: The Cause of the Middle East
Speaker:
Zalmay M. Khalilzad, Former U.S. Ambassador to the UNPresider:
Mark P. Lagon, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
Assisting Democratization Worldwide: Tools in the Toolbox After the Arab Winter Wave
Speakers:
Lorne W. Craner, International Republican Institute, Ken Wollack, National Democratic InstitutePresider:
Mark P. Lagon, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
The Right of Children to Be Free from Labor Exploitation
Speakers:
Sandra Polaski, U.S. Department of Labor, Dawn Conway, Lexis NexisPresider:
Mark P. Lagon, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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The Right of Children to Be Free from Labor Exploitation
Speaker:
Sandra Polaski, U.S. Department of LaborPresider:
Mark P. Lagon, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
Good Governance and Prosperity: An Unfinished Global Revolution and Multilateral Effort
Speaker:
Mark Malloch Brown, Former UN Deputy Secretary-GeneralPresider:
Mark P. Lagon, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
The Gender of Atrocity: Peace versus Justice in Sudan and Beyond
Speaker:
Catharine A. MacKinnon, Professor of Law, University of Michigan; Special Gender Adviser to the Prosecutor, International Criminal CourtPresider:
Mark P. Lagon, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
The UN Human Rights Council: The Fruits of Engaging
Speaker:
Suzanne F. Nossel, U.S. Department of StateDiscussant:
Mark P. Lagon, Council on Foreign RelationsPresider:
Stewart M. Patrick, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
Global Leadership and the Promotion of Liberal Values
Speakers:
Henry R. Nau, George Washington University, David Shorr, Stanley FoundationPresider:
Mark P. Lagon, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
CFR Experts Guide
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