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Kosovo’s Framework for Dealing With the Past at a Turning Point
2015 Fellow Nora Ahmetaj Co-authors Report
Friday, May 5, 2017

Congratulations to 2015 AHDA Fellow Nora Ahmetaj who co-authored a report examining the role and work of Kosovo’s Inter-Ministerial Working Group on Dealing with the Past and Reconciliation (IMWG).

Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day
Remarks by David L. Phillips
Monday, April 24, 2017

Times Square, New York City
April 23, 2017

 

It is an honor to be here today. I thank the Knights and Daughters of Vartan for inviting me.

The so-called special relationship between Turkey and the United States rests on two fallacies. Turkey is a secular democracy, and Turkey is an indispensable member of NATO.

Turkey is not secular. Nor is Turkey a democracy. Last weekend’s sham referendum is proof of Turkey’s tilt towards dictatorship under President Tayyip Erdogan.

2016 AHDA Program Report
Now Available!
Monday, March 27, 2017

The Alliance for Historical Dialogue and Accountability (AHDA) 2016 Annual Program Report is now available.

AHDA is an innovative initiative that seeks to examine the historical legacy of conflict, and in particular, the impact that the memory of past violence wields on contemporary politics, societies and cultures.

Fellow Highlight
Louisa Slavkova
Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Congratulations to 2016 Fellow Louisa Slavkova on the latest publication by Sofia Platform, Mapping Transition in Eastern Europe: Experience of Change after the End of Communism.

A Defense of Dignity
RightsViews blog by Professor Joseph Chuman
Tuesday, February 28, 2017

In a new RightsViews blog, Professor Joseph Chuman calls for a more robust enunciation of human rights in the face of rising illiberalism. Chuman asserts that respect for the dignity of human beings is the heart of the human rights program.

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