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Vol. 55, Issue e4, Pages 1-19
Does shaming human rights violators shape attitudes at home? A growing literature studies the effect of
shaming on public attitudes in the target state, but far less is known…
Each year, we celebrate International Human Rights Day on December 10—the day that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was proclaimed in 1948. The United Nations has…
The Carr Center's Human Rights Defenders have joined us from Venezuela, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Afghanistan, Russia, India, Myanmar, Cambodia, and more.…
The Carr Center's new Carr in Conversation series examines human rights issues at home and abroad, bringing in a wide range of experts to discuss how to address challenges to…
Vol. 38, Issue 2, Pages 256-278
State and non-state actors often try to provoke moral emotions like guilt and shame to mobilize political change. However, tactics such as `naming and shaming’ are often…
Throughout the 2023–2024 academic year, the Carr Center has presented numerous in-person and virtual events where our guest speakers and experts have grappled with the events that…
In her essay for the Carr Center's latest publication, Making a Movement: The History and Future of Human Rights, Maria Kuznetsova (MPP '25) discusses her work as a human…
The Carr Center recently hosted a film screening of the documentary 20 Days in Mariupol as part of our “Human Rights in Film” series, which uses film to explore the…

In 2023, the international community celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The creation of such a document—its mere existence—must…