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.
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Through partnerships with peer institutions and networks, we research and address critical human rights and humanitarian challenges.
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March 11, 2025
News from Brown
Brown experts discuss: What did the world learn from the COVID-19 pandemic?
Eight scholars from Brown University looked back at the pandemic with an eye toward how its lessons can help the United States and other nations prepare for the next global health crisis.
Guns Unpacked Podcast
Dr. Ieva Jusionyte on Beyond Borders: Gun Culture & Gun Violence
In an interview with the Guns Unpacked podcast, Ieva Jusionyte discusses the cultural and historical context of guns in Mexico, the connections between gun politics and immigration, and how the availability of U.S. guns shapes migration.
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