Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies
Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies
Promoting a more just, peaceful, and secure world by furthering a deeper understanding of global human rights and humanitarian challenges.
Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies
Promoting a more just, peaceful, and secure world by furthering a deeper understanding of global human rights and humanitarian challenges.
About CHRHS
Learn more about the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies, our mission and what we do.
New Report: Negotiating Humanitarian Access and Civil-Military Coordination in Highly Non-Permissive Environments
Read CHRHS' latest report examining humanitarian access and civil-military coordination in highly non-permissive environments. Case studies include Haiti, Ethiopia, and the Western Sahel.
Through partnerships with peer institutions and networks, we research and address critical human rights and humanitarian challenges.
Recent News
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April 24, 2025
News from Watson
Ieva Jusionyte Awarded the 2025 Salomon Award in Social Sciences
Brown University’s Office of the Vice President for Research awarded Ieva Jusionyte a Richard B. Salomon Faculty Research Award in social sciences for her project titled “Extradition: Can Justice Be Exported?”
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Student Spotlight: Elena Bernardi
March 24, 2025
News from Watson
Human rights attorney Malika Saada Saar ’92 brings AI fireside chat series to Watson
Renowned human rights attorney and Watson Senior Fellow Malika Saada Saar has organized a series of events for the spring 2025 semester called Fireside Chats on Building AI for Humanity, featuring conversations with tech industry leaders about AI and human rights.
“ Brown has always been a vibrant hub for human rights and humanitarianism, with a rich network of faculty, students, and alumni scholars and activists who are engaged in this important work on campus, in the Rhode Island community, and across the globe. ”