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.
Meetings
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 Relations
March 27, 2012
Roundtable Meeting
Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle for Internet Freedom
Speaker: Rebecca MacKinnon, Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow, New America Foundation
Discussant: Séverine Arsène, Yahoo! Fellow, Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, Georgetown University
Presider: Mark P. Lagon, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Human Rights, Council on Foreign Relations
February 24, 2012
Roundtable Meeting
Illiberal Religious Democracies: Challenges for U.S. Foreign Policy
Speaker: Amitai Eztioni, University Professor and Professor of International Relations, The George Washington University
Presider: Isobel Coleman, Senior Fellow and Director, Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy Initiative, Council on Foreign Relations
February 2, 2012
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Conference Call
Videoconference with Aung San Suu Kyi
Speaker: Aung San Suu Kyi, General Secretary, National League for Democracy
Presider: 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 State
Host: Mark P. Lagon, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Human Rights, Council on Foreign Relations
November 30, 2011
In advance of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit in December, the Council on Foreign Relations held a meeting conducted via live videoconference with Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Roundtable Meeting
Lawlessness Devastating the Dream to End Global Poverty: What It Will Take to Make the Violence Stop
Speaker: Gary Haugen, CEO, International Justice Mission
Presider: Mark P. Lagon, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Human Rights, Council on Foreign Relations
October 5, 2011
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 Relations
September 28, 2011
Roundtable Meeting
Humanitarian Intervention: Lessons from Libya and Ivory Coast
Speakers: Francois Delattre, French Ambassador to the United States
Tod Lindberg, Policy Review
Presider: Mark P. Lagon, Council on Foreign Relations
June 29, 2011
Roundtable Meeting
Democracy and Human Rights Promotion: The Cause of the Middle East
Speaker: Zalmay M. Khalilzad, Former U.S. Ambassador to the UN
Presider: Mark P. Lagon, Council on Foreign Relations
June 13, 2011
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 Institute
Presider: Mark P. Lagon, Council on Foreign Relations
May 10, 2011
Roundtable Meeting
The Right of Children to Be Free from Labor Exploitation
Speakers: Sandra Polaski, U.S. Department of Labor
Dawn Conway, Lexis Nexis
Presider: Mark P. Lagon, Council on Foreign Relations
May 5, 2011
Roundtable Meeting
The Right of Children to Be Free from Labor Exploitation
Speaker: Sandra Polaski, U.S. Department of Labor
Presider: Mark P. Lagon, Council on Foreign Relations
April 13, 2011
Roundtable Meeting
Good Governance and Prosperity: An Unfinished Global Revolution and Multilateral Effort
Speaker: Mark Malloch Brown, Former UN Deputy Secretary-General
Presider: Mark P. Lagon, Council on Foreign Relations
February 25, 2011
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 Court
Presider: Mark P. Lagon, Council on Foreign Relations
December 14, 2010
Roundtable Meeting
The UN Human Rights Council: The Fruits of Engaging
Speaker: Suzanne F. Nossel, U.S. Department of State
Discussant: Mark P. Lagon, Council on Foreign Relations
Presider: Stewart M. Patrick, Council on Foreign Relations
October 12, 2010
Roundtable Meeting
Global Leadership and the Promotion of Liberal Values
Speakers: Henry R. Nau, George Washington University
David Shorr, Stanley Foundation
Presider: Mark P. Lagon, Council on Foreign Relations
September 27, 2010
