Thrilled to have been able to participate in the 2023 @ObamaFoundation Democracy Forum in #Chicago, capped off by an amazing celebration commemorating 15 years since President Obama’s historic election night speech in Grant Park.
Fall in DC is the time of year when everybody switches from iced tea to pumpkin spiced latte, goes apple picking, and finds out if they're essential or nonessential.
Crucial to have discussions on human rights and how universal they are, going back to the principles of the Universal Declaration. Interesting conversation today @CSIS on solutions offered by #humanrights to peace & security challenges, especially to conflict prevention.
You can find more #SummitForDemocracy2023 content from @CSIS on our Summit landing page: https://t.co/7mX2Jl7NsD, including my take on the Summit's potential legacy.
What a week! Congrats to all those who organized and participated in the #SummitForDemocracy2023. We @CSISHumanRights worked esp. hard to ensure that the role of companies was not overlooked in convos about democratic resilience...
Introductory Session – 8:45 am
The Forum will be kicked off by @CSIS HRI's @MartiLane, followed by CSIS's CEO Dr. John Hamre. After, attendees will hear from high-level government and corporate leaders, including @DepSecGraves of @Commercegov & President of @Microsoft@BradSmi.
Great to see @CBP launch the UFLPA Statistics Dashboard today. This long-desired info will help companies asses risk and also help NGOs and researchers evaluate & hold CBP accountable for effective enforcement of the law. Can’t wait to dive in!
@ErolYayboke@maxbergmann Greetings from LA, where the blizzard warning just got converted to a flood watch and washed out our plans for Ojai. Can’t wait to get back to spring in DC!
Had a great convo with @MvembaDizolele and others on the upcoming #summitfordemocracy and the role of African governments and civil society. Have a listen!
The U.S. National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct is an opportunity to lay out a business engagement strategy to improve human rights, democratic resilience, and equitable economic growth, writes @CSISHumanRights expert @martilane.
Learn more: https://t.co/M7816CDSwq
Tomorrow, February 1, @CSIS_ISP's @ErolYayboke and @CSISHumanRights@martilane host a discussion on @UNODC @UNODC_HTMSS’s Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2022, with opening remarks from Ambassador Cindy Dyer @JTIP_State.
Watch/register here: https://t.co/63cNCjIAKm
At every opportunity, the Taliban has chosen the path of greater abuse, esp towards women & girls. Same 1990s playbook. Lauren Burke & I wrote about other examples of this earlier this year for @CSISHumanRights: https://t.co/8Ykx5uDwUm
The suspension of women from university education announced today by TB acting Min of Higher Educ marks a new low further violating the right to equal education & deepens the erasure of women from #Afghan society. I call on the TB to reverse it immediately
#LetAfghangirlslearn
#HumanRights abuses cause #supplychain disruptions around the world. Improved due diligence, increasing engagement with workers, and better business models will create stronger supply chain resilience, argues
@martilane@CSIS in this new commentary https://t.co/WnnMvJ5BPu
This was a really interesting project - mapping how #migrants encounter #tech on their journeys through Central America & West Africa. Also fun to collab w/@ErolYayboke & @csis_isp!