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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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August 28, 2012
International Organizations
Guest Post: Iran’s Must-See Sites for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Below is a guest post by Felice Gaer and Christen Broecker. Gaer and Broecker are, respectively, director and associate director of the Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights. …
August 27, 2012
Iran
The Non-Aligned Movement, Iran, and Human Rights
The so-called "Non-Aligned Movement," a relic of Cold War days, is now meeting in Iran. Iran is a dictatorship where freedom of thought, press freedom, academic freedom, and free elections are non-ex…
June 24, 2009
Elections and Voting
Reform and Women’s Rights Movements Intertwined in Iran
Following the 2009 disputed Iran presidential election, CFR’s Isobel Coleman, a leading expert on women’s issues, says that if Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s victory stands, "you’ll see a much more restricted…
August 9, 2006
Human Rights
Iran’s Waning Human Rights
With international attention focused on Tehran’s nuclear activities, democracy advocates, journalists, and human rights campaigners in Iran face a worsening situation and daily harassment.
February 2, 2005
Iraq
IRAQ: Iraq’s Governing Council
This publication is now archived. What is the makeup of the Iraqi Governing Council?A diverse mixture of Iraqis—including recently returned exiles, tribal leaders, women, religious Muslim conservativ…