Talk:Carr Center for Human Rights Policy

Repeated paragraphs
Repeated paragraphs.

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I suggest that it is not necessary to repeat the same paragraph That to have it written once is enough.

I suggest removing either the first or the second paragraph that is repeated. ToZero (talk) 07:10, 7 April 2022 (UTC)

Nation article on Kenneth Roth
Good story in The Nation about how the Carr Center offered, then retracted a fellowship to Kenneth Roth, because of what Dean Douglas Elmendorf called his "anti-Israel bias." Massing describes criticism of and pressure against Roth by Jewish groups such as the ADL, AJC, and NGO Monitor, including financial contributors to the Harvard center. Massing also described the involvement of CIA and other national security organizations at the Belfer center, and their promotion of US policies, such as how Michael Ignatieff, then director of the Carr Center, defended the US invasion of Iraq.

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/hrw-harvard-israel-kennedy-school/

Why the Godfather of Human Rights Is Not Welcome at Harvard

Ken Roth, who ran Human Rights Watch for 29 years, was denied a fellowship at the Kennedy School for having the temerity to criticize Israel.

By Michael Massing

The Nation

JANUARY 23/30, 2023

Nbauman (talk) 06:43, 6 January 2023 (UTC)

Harvard Crimson article on Kenneth Roth
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2023/1/11/hks-ken-roth-backlash/

Hundreds Call for Resignation of Harvard Kennedy School Dean Accused of Blocking Fellowship Over Israel Criticism

By Miles J. Herszenhorn and Asher J. Montgomery

Harvard Crimson

Jan. 11, 2023

Hundreds of Harvard affiliates called on Harvard Kennedy School Dean Douglas W. Elmendorf to resign on Tuesday following accusations that he denied former Human Rights Watch Executive Director Kenneth Roth a fellowship over his criticism of Israel.

Affiliates demanded Elmendorf’s resignation in an open letter addressed to Harvard University President Lawrence S. Bacow, University President-elect Claudine Gay, and Elmendorf. The letter, signed by 360 affiliates and co-sponsored by 19 student organizations as of Tuesday night, comes as Elmendorf faces fierce backlash from free speech and civil rights advocacy organizations for vetoing Roth’s fellowship at HKS’ Carr Center for Human Rights Policy....

--Nbauman (talk) 10:02, 12 January 2023 (UTC)