Turkish physician invents app to detect anemia in 2 seconds
December 11, 2022 Daily Sabah
Featuring Dr. Selim Suner
News Archive 2022
Turkish physician invents app to detect anemia in 2 seconds
December 10, 2022 Daily Sabah
Featuring Selim Suner
Turkish physician invents app to detect anemia in 2 seconds
December 10, 2022 Daily Sabah
Featuring Selim Suner
Watson panel contrasts humanitarian responses in Syria, Ukraine
November 4, 2022 The Brown Daily Herald
Visiting scholars reflect on aid, impacts of the two humanitarian crises
Brown professor Suresh Venkatasubramanian tackles societal impact of computer science at White House
October 23, 2022 The Brown Daily Herald
Featuring Suresh Venkatasubramanian
‘The entire country was suffering’: Brown students, faculty respond to historic floods in Pakistan
September 28, 2022 The Brown Daily Herald
After weeks of unprecedented monsoon rains that have left one-third of the country severely flooded, the Pakistani government declared a state of emergency on Aug. 26. The flooding has claimed the lives of almost 1,600 people and affected at least another 33 million.
This Surveillance Artist Knows How You Got That Perfect Instagram Photo
September 24, 2022 The New York Times
Featuring Suresh Venkatasubramanian
Learning from Afghan Refugee Resettlement in Rhode Island
September 14, 2022 Trending Globally: Politics and Policy
In the fall of 2021, tens of thousands of Afghan citizens were evacuated out of Afghanistan as the Taliban re-took the country. Many of these people resettled in the United States, and many more will resettle here in the coming years. Yet despite their growing numbers in America, and their unique relationship to the United States, there’s much we don’t know about their specific needs as refugees.
U.S Played Secret Role in Nigeria Attack that Killed More Than 160 Civilians (Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies cited)
July 28, 2022 The Intercept
A factsheet co-authored by the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies referenced in The Intercept, which provides an overview of key facts, data, and analysis of issues related to U.S. security cooperation with the Government of Nigeria in the context of ongoing civilian protection, civilian harm, and humanitarian concerns.
As AI rises, lawmakers try to catch up
July 12, 2022 Radio France International
Featuring Suresh Venkatasubramanian
Public Action and the Pandemic: The Role of Civil Society in Shaping State Responses
June 16, 2022
The Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies released a research study titled, "Public Action and the Pandemic: The Role of Civil Society in Shaping State Responses" that systematically documents, evaluates, and explains the role that civil society has played in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic through an examination of five separate case studies.
Ukraine Points Up the Threat to Education During War (Opinion - Jerome Marston, CHRHS Global Fellow)
June 14, 2022 IPS News
Conflict has taken a horrific toll on civilians in Ukraine over the past three months with many families struggling to meet even their most basic needs, including education. Over 1,800 schools and universities have been damaged or destroyed since Russia’s invasion on February 24, according to Ukraine’s Education Ministry. Russian forces have shelled and bombed numerous schools. Both sides have used schools as military bases or for storing weapons.
How the Invasion of Ukraine Sounds to Syrians (Opinion: Tayseer Alkarim, CHRHS Global Fellow)
June 3, 2022 Newsweek Opinion
"Unfortunately, the perpetrators of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Syria are still sheltered from any legal or criminal prosecution...Holding perpetrators and war criminals accountable in Ukraine will give hope to millions of victims and survivors of war atrocities and fulfill the prophecy of the late Syrian playwright, Saadallah Wannous, who said: "We are doomed by hope, and today cannot be the end of history."
U.S. Security Partnership and the Protection of Civilians: The Case of Nigeria and the Nigerian Armed Forces
May 31, 2022
The Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies (CHRHS), released a paper that provides an overview of key facts, data, and analysis of issues related to U.S. security cooperation with the Government of Nigeria in the context of ongoing civilian protection, civilian harm, and humanitarian concerns.
Decades of US military aid has been a disaster for Nigerians (Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies cited)
May 23, 2022 Responsible Statecraft
A report titled, U.S. Security Partnerships and the Protection Of Civilians, which was co-authored by the Center from Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies is cited in Responsible Statecraft.
Saudi Arabia executes 81 people in show of force by an emboldened Mohammed bin Salman
March 18, 2022 NBC News
CHRHS Visiting Scholar John Hursh and general secretary of the National Assembly Party Abdullah Alaoudh discuss the recent mass execution in Saudi Arabia.
Opinion: Here's a Vice headline for you: 'We took millions to improve the image of a murderous dictator'
March 18, 2022 Washington Post
CHRHS Visiting Scholar John Hursh and Abdullah Alaoudh write for the Washington Post, highlighting Vice Media's covert involvement with the Saudi government following the brutal murder of Post columnist and political dissident Jamal Khashoggi.
Through research collaboration, Brown scholars aim to improve experiences of refugees
March 15, 2022 News from Brown
Researchers at Brown’s Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies are working with the Refugee Dream Center in Providence to assess Afghan refugees’ needs and improve military-civilian partnerships across the globe.
Brazil Unfiltered Podcast Joins Washington Brazil Office
March 8, 2022 Washington Brazil Office
CHRHS James Green's Brazil Unfiltered podcast becomes part of the Washington Brazil Office. The WBO is the first think tank in the U.S. exclusively dedicated to thinking about the Brazilian reality and supporting the strengthening of civil society and social movements.
The Shortcomings of International Humanitarian Law in Access Negotiations: New Strategies and Ways Forward
March 8, 2022 International Studies Review
Postdoctoral Fellow Jori Breslawski recently wrote an article on humanitarian access negotiations with non-state armed groups in International Studies Review. The article discusses the shortcomings of international humanitarian law in access negotiations with armed groups, the promises of community acceptance, and its implications.