Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative

Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative notes that their mission is "to put human rights standards at the heart of global governance and policy-making and to ensure that the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable are addressed on the global stage.


 * "Realizing Rights was founded in October 2002 by Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland (1990 - 1997) and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (1997 - 2002). Our supporters include Jimmy Carter, Desmond Tutu and Musimbi Kanyoro.


 * "In collaboration with, The Aspen Institute, Columbia University and the International Council on Human Rights Policy, we are committed to convening key stakeholders in new alliances to integrate concepts of human rights, gender equality and enhanced accountability into efforts to address global challenges and governance shortcomings."

Directors
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 * Mary Robinson, Chair
 * Lisa Anderson
 * Robert Archer
 * Asma Jahangir
 * Alice Henkin
 * Walter Isaacson
 * Jeffrey Sachs

Advisory Council
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 * Mahnaz Afkhami, Iran, President, Women's Learning Partnership, USA
 * Martti Ahtisaari, Finland, former President of Finland
 * Philip Alston, Australia, Director, NYU Center for Human Rights and Global Justice
 * Lloyd Axworthy, Canada, President and Vice Chancellor, University of Winnipeg
 * Charlotte Bunch, USA, Director, Center for Women's Global Leadership
 * Mary Crewe, South Africa, Director, Center for HIV/AIDS, University of Pretoria
 * Susan Davis, USA, Advisor, International Labor Organization
 * Francis Deng, Sudan, UN Special Representative on Internally Displaced Persons
 * Peter Eigen, Germany, Chairman, Transparency International
 * Gareth Evans, Australia, President & CEO, International Crisis Group
 * Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, Nigeria, Director, Women's Aid Collective
 * James Garrison, USA, President, State of the World Forum
 * Khadija Haq, Pakistan, President, Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Center
 * Christof Heyns, South Africa, Director, University of Pretoria, Center for Human Rights
 * Diego Hidalgo, Spain, President, Foundation for International Relations
 * Mary Kaldor, UK, Co-Director, Centre for the Study of Global Governance, LSE
 * Robert Kapp, USA, Attorney, Hogan and Hartson
 * Harold Hongju Koh, USA, Dean, Yale University Law School
 * Hans Kung, Germany, President of the Global Ethic Foundation
 * Klaus Leisinger, Switzerland, President, Novartis Foundations for Sustainable Development
 * Princeton Lyman, USA, Senior Fellow, Africa Policy Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
 * Gay McDougall, USA, Director, Global Rights
 * John Morrison, UK, Human Rights Director, Respect Europe
 * Kumi Naidoo, South Africa, CEO, World Alliance for Citizen Participation
 * Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, Brazil, UN Independent Expert on Violence Against Children
 * Kavita Ramdas, India, President & CEO, Global Fund for Women
 * Geeta Rao Gupta, India, President, International Center for Research on Women
 * John Ruggie, USA, Director, Center for Business and Government, Harvard University
 * Guy Ryder, UK, General Secretary, International Conf. of Free Trade Unions
 * Amartya Sen, India, Master, Trinity College, Cambridge University
 * John Shattuck, USA, CEO, John F. Kennedy Library Foundation
 * Adele Simmons, USA, Vice-Chair, Chicago Metropolis 2020
 * Sandra Thurman, USA, President, International AIDS Trust
 * Ernesto Zedillo, Former President of Mexico; Director, Yale Center for Study of Globalization

Contact

 * Web: http://www.realizingrights.org