Justice Matters
Investigating matters of human rights at home and abroad. Listen to the podcast by the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, hosted by Executive Director Maggie Gates and a team of Harvard faculty members acting as co-hosts, including Mathias Risse, Aminta Ossom, Rob Wilkinson, Kathryn Sikkink, and Yanilda Gonzalez.
- Update frequency
- every 23 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 102
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Systemic Discrimination and the LGBTQ+ Community
Talking Progress and Challenges with UN High Commissioner Bachelet
The NRA's Worst Nightmare
Notes from a North Korean Defector
The Politics of Documentation: Narrative and the Rohingya Crisis
Renewing our Rights and Responsibilities
Ethics and Privacy in the Age of AI
Language and Power in the Fight for Human Rights
The Power of Technology in North Korea
Nat Kretchun, Deputy Director of the Open Technology Fund, discusses the many ways in which technology both obstructs and empowers groups in North Korea.
The Retreat of Democracy
Michael Abramowitz, President of Freedom House, discusses the growth and retreat of democracy around the globe.
Before joining Freedom House in February 2017, he was director of the U.S. Holocaust Me…
The Role of Social Media in Shaping Gang Violence
Desmond Patton, Professor at Columbia University Safe Lab and Public Interest Technologist, discusses the intersection of social media, ethics, and human rights.
Advancing Human Rights Policy and Practice
Sarah Margon, Washington director at Human Rights Watch, discusses how the organization addresses human rights violations, authoritarianism, and policy changes from the local to global level.
Corruption in Brazil
Luís Roberto Barroso, jurist and justice of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil, and Senior Fellow at the Carr Center, discusses the intersection of human rights and corruption in Brazil.
Human Rights in the Face of Emerging Technology
Vivek Krishnamurthy, Fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Counsel in the Boston office of Foley Hoag LLP and an Affiliate of the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard U…
The Evolution of Public Protest
Erica Chenoweth, Ph.D., a Professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, discusses the importance, evolution, and nuances of protests and social movements with Carr Center's Executive Director…
Citizen Engagement and Global Leadership
Salil Shetty, former Secretary-General of Amnesty International, discusses the history and progress of the human rights movement, citizen engagement, and global leadership with Carr Center's Executiv…
Immigration Policy, Refugees, and Guantanamo
In this episode of Justice Matters, Elisa Massimino, former CEO and Executive Director of Human Rights First, discusses immigration policy, refugee rights, and the continued impact of Guantanamo with…
Open Source Investigations: Special Episode with New York Times Malachy Browne and Declarations Podcast
Join us for this special episode of Justice Matters, produced in collaboration with Declarations: The Human Rights Podcast. In this episode, we interview Malachy Browne, Senior Story Producer at the …
Tackling the Migration Crisis
In the latest episode of Justice Matters, Carr Center Executive Director Sushma Raman talks with Professor Jacqueline Bhabha about refugees, war, persecution, the stateless, and immigration. But no h…
Analyzing the Technological Revolution
The latest episode of Justice Matters with Steven Livingston examines the technological revolution: Both its implications for good, as well as its impacts on human rights outcomes.
Steven Livingston …