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Panelists talked about the role of philanthropy in shaping U.S. foreign policy. Topics included the Cold War, and U.S. response to India’s AIDS epidemic. They responded to questions from the…

Witnesses testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about the George W. Bush administration’s rules restricting funding for international family planning programs. The restrict…

Legal scholars and others discussed the ability and effectiveness of international tribunals to try war crimes. They talked about tribunals which were currently sitting, historic tribunals, …

Panelists discussed to what extent free speech should be allowed. They focused on the use of racist and sexist lanuage and whether the government should be allowed to censor. After the panel…

George Soros, Open Society Institute Chairman, announced the creation of the Emma Lazaruz fund designed to help legal immigrants in adjusting to life in the U.S. It received an initial grant…

Foreign policy analysts talked about U.S. foreign policy in Bosnia, Haiti, and Somalia. They debated the justification for military intervention in these regions.

Recipients of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award talked about accountability for human rights abuses during a forum at the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Human Rights.

The subcommittee heard testimony from Foreign Minister Silajdzic on the current situation in the former Yugoslavia, where military conflict between ethnic groups has been continuing since 19…

The Human Rights Watch held a news conference for the 3rd annual report on the persecution of human rights monitors. Several speakers talked about murders, abductions, and other human rights…

The Human Rights Watch announced the release of its report on U.S. policy in the realm of human rights. Representatives of the organization as well as the faculty director of the War Crimes …

Democratic Senators heard testimony on human rights violations in Nicaragua.