Carr Centre for Human Rights Policy

Type	Research Center
Location	Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Website	http://carrcenter.hks.harvard.edu/our-mission

The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy is a research center of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

The mission of the Carr Center realize global justice through theory, policy, and practice. The Center brings together theorists, policy makers, and practitioners in a vital mission: to enhance global justice. We accomplish this though research, teaching, training, and convenings focused on a more strategic and outcome-oriented human rights practice.

The Carr Center was founded in 1999 by Kennedy School alumnus Greg Carr, and has since developed focus areas including: Human Security, Economic Justice, Global Governance, and Equality & Discrimination.

The current Faculty Director at the Carr Center is Douglas A. Johnson. The current Executive Director is Sushma Raman.

The Center was previously directed by Michael Ignatieff (2000-2005), Sarah Sewall (2005-2008), and by Rory Stewart (2009-2010). The founding Executive Director of the Center is current United States Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power, who held the position from 1998-2002. Charlie Clements served as Executive Director from 2010-2016.

Fellows who are or have been associated with the Center include John Shattuck, William Schulz, Luis Moreno Ocampo, William Arkin, Roméo Dallaire, Caroline Elkins, Sally Fegan-Wyles, Omer Ismail, Andrea Rossi, Beena Sarwar, William F. Schulz, and Taslima Nasrin.

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