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Next Steps in Overcoming Absent Memory

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:00:00 -0500

In partnership with Memoria Abierta, the Human Rights and Security Initiative convened 15 scholars and activists to discuss strategies and tactics for growing constituencies in support of transitional justice and challenging absent memory. This meeting is part of a larger project that seeks to address issues of absent memory. More inf

Security in the North Caucasus: A Field Report

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:00:00 -0500

As editor of Caucasian Knot (in Russian), an online news agency that covers events in southern Russia including the North Caucasus, Shvedov travels frequently throughout the region and receives and generates daily reports on its conditions.

Guantánamo, Yemen, and the London Meeting

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:00:00 -0500

Sarah Mendelson, along with the Center for American Progress, hosted a one-day meeting of policy experts, human rights advocates, and regional scholars to explore viable repatriation options for the remaining 91 Yemeni detainees held at Guantánamo.

From Stalin to Putin: Persistence of Soviet Institutions in Today’s Russia

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:00:00 -0500

At a meeting co-hosted by the Russia and Eurasia Program and the Human Rights and Security Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Maxim Trudolyubov presented conclusions from his work on Stalin’s institutional legacy in Russia.

Violence and Impunity in the North Caucasus: Status Report and Policy Recommendations

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0500

Summer 2009 in Chechnya, Ingushetia and Dagestan was the bloodiest in several years. Since the July murder of Natalia Estemirova, a human rights activist from Memorial, three more activists have been killed.

Approaches to Accounting for Post-9/11 Counterterrorism Policies and Actions: The Pros and Cons

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:30:00 -0400

The United States has recently begun a debate about the need to account for policies and alleged crimes relating to counterterrorism since 9/11 and the best process for doing so: prosecution, commissions, Congressional investigation, general inquiry, something else altogether? Ambassador Tom Pickering, Vice Admiral Lee Gunn (retired), and Suzanne Spaulding led a discussion assessing these

President Obama Joins the U.S.-Russia Civil Society Summit

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:00:00 -0400

CSIS, together with the Eurasia Foundation and the New Eurasia Foundation, hosted a meeting in Moscow during the Obama-Medvedev summit. The meeting brought together approximately 130 American and Russian civil society leaders for two days of discussion. President Obama attended the last session of the meeting, urging a shift in how the United States engages Russian civil society.

Views of Young Russian Women

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Sarah Mendelson and Ted Gerber (University of Wisconsin-Madison) report results of a benchmark survey of 2,004 Russian women (ages 16-34), conducted in spring 2008, regarding knowledge, attitudes and experiences with human trafficking, prostitution, and discrimination and harassment in the workplace and institutes of educational.

Intolerance and Discrimination in Today's Russia

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Intolerance and xenophobia are widespread in today’s Russia. Violent hate crimes have been on the rise in recent years. This panel of experts will discussed nongovernmental efforts to monitor such incidents and the Russian government’s response to them; the challenges in combating hate crimes through a human rights framework; and the role of religious freedom in Russia&r

Book Discussion: The Angel of Grozny

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Norwegian journalist Asne Seierstad discussed her most recent book The Angel of Grozny: Orphans of a Forgotten War, a portrayal of the lives of Chechnya’s children in the wake of the region’s long-standing conflict.

"Letter to Anna" Screening

mmalarkey — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:00:00 -0400

CSIS hosted a screening of the documentary Letter to Anna in which Swiss filmmaker Eric Bergkraut examines the life and death of Anna Politkovskaya (30 August 1958 – 7 October 2006), the Russian journalist and human rights activist well known for her reporting on the Chechen conflict.

Effectively Interrogating Terrorism Suspects: Lessons From the Field

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400

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Three interrogators with significant operational experience discussed opportunities the United States has to improve its ability to collect intelligence from high value detainees and other human sources. They considered the following:

Accountability in Peacekeeping Missions and 1325 Implementation

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:00:00 -0400

The Finnish Embassy, CSIS, and the American Society of International Law hosted a half-day meeting with representatives from the NGO community on the implementation of policies adopted in 2004 by the UN, the U.S.

Lessons for Russia Today? Overcoming Absent Memory in European and Latin American Contexts

Fri, 30 May 2008 10:00:00 -0400

CSIS staff convened scholars and human rights activists with expertise on Argentina, Chile, Northern Ireland, Serbia, Poland, Bulgaria, Germany and Russia to discuss strategies and tactics for overcoming the legacies of dictatorships and their applicability in today’s Russia.

The Putin Generation: The Political Views of Russia's Youth

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500

Featuring:
Dr. Sarah E. Mendelson, Director, Human Rights and Security Initiative and Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program, CSIS

The Putin Generation: The Political Views of Russian Youth, Moscow

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 12:00:00 -0400

Sarah Mendelson and Ted Gerber (University of Wisconsin-Madison) presented findings from their survey of young Russians on democracy, human rights, and perceptions of the past at the Carnegie Moscow Center. The presentation specifically examined the state of collective memory and its implications for Russia’s future. read more

The Bosch Series: October 2006

mmalarkey — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 09:00:00 -0400

Sarah Mendelson convened a meeting at the Bosch Foundation at which she and Ted Gerber shared the results of a benchmark survey of 1,200 males, ages 16 to 39 years old, in Dagestan, North Ossetia, and Kabardino-Balkaria, fielded by CSIS in collaboration with the Levada Analytical Center (see read more

The Bosch Series: March 2006

mmalarkey — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 09:49:00 -0500

Berlin, March 2006
Sarah Mendelson hosted a meeting at the Bosch Foundation at which several producers of human rights reports from the North Caucasus met with report consumers to discuss ways to increase the impact of human rights monitoring.

Human Trafficking and Peacekeeping Operations: Research Findings and Legislative Responses

Thu, 17 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0500

Human Trafficking and Peacekeeping Operations

Fri, 07 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0400

The Bosch Series: May 2005

mmalarkey — Fri, 27 May 2005 09:55:00 -0400

Sarah Mendelson and Fiona Hill (the Brookings Institution) jointly organized a unique, high-level meeting with forty practitioners from organizations including the World Bank, the EU, the Council of Europe, and various UN agencies in order to generate ideas for future international involvement in issues facing the North Caucasus. With financial support from the Bosch Foundation, the meeti