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February 19th, 2013
Autocracy is here for now, but is it here to stay?
in the newsSince the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia continues to struggle with governance challenges— from corruption to weak state institutions — that have stalled its democratic development writes Kathryn Stoner in a journal article for Perspectives on Politics. Stoner, CDDRL's deputy director and a FSI senior fellow, reviews five books that examine whether Russia will slip further into autocracy or step back onto its democratic path. 
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August 20th, 2012
Canada's new immigration measure and human trafficking
PHR Op-ed: Stanford Daily on August 16, 2012In a piece for the Stanford Daily, Nadejda Marques, manager of the Program on Human Rights at the CDDRL, writes about Canada's new immigration measure and its potential impact on human trafficking. Read more »
March 21st, 2012
Four social entrepreneurs to join Stanford research community this spring
Program on Social Entrepreneurship NewsThis spring four social entrepreneurs will be descending on the Stanford campus from as far away as Bosnia, Palestine, and Kenya and as close as San Francisco, to spend the quarter at CDDRL engaging researchers and students across the university. Read more »
March 7th, 2012
How to build a world free of slaves
PHR NewsJustin Dillon, musician, film director and consultant to the State Department Office to combat human trafficking, spoke about open source activism and the work of slaveryfootprint.org at the eighth installment of the Program on Human Rights Sanela Diana Jenkins International Speakers Series. Read more »
March 6th, 2012
Will Putin's victory strain U.S.-Russian relations?
CDDRL, FSI Stanford Op-ed: The New York Times on March 5, 2012In an opinion piece for The New York Times, Kathryn Stoner discusses Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency and what it means for the future of U.S.-Russian relations.
February 9th, 2012
Kathleen Reen discusses Internet security and safe computing
Program on Liberation Technology NewsKathleen Reen, vice president for Asia and New Media programs at Internews, delivered the Feb. 9 Liberation Technology Seminar on the topic of "Strategies and Support for a Global Open Internet." Read more »
January 24th, 2012
Madeline Rees speaks out against human trafficking abuses within the UN system
PHR NewsMadeline Rees, former U.N. high commissioner for human rights in Bosnia and secretary general for the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom spoke at the second installment of the Sanela Diana Jenkins International Speaker Series on human rights abuse during peacekeeping operations and how to improve accountability. Read more »
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