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Beyond Xinjiang: How China’s Repression Reaches Across Borders
In May 2025, 23-year-old Yerzhanat Abai fled China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region seeking refuge in neighboring Kazakhstan. Instead, Kazakh authorities…
Op-Ed
ICYMI: McCain Institute’s Alexis Mrachek and Pedro Pizano Op-Ed in the Washington Examiner: “China Must Release Pastor Ezra Jin”
WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 21, 2025) – In a new op-ed published by the Washington Examiner, McCain Institute human rights and…
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U.S. Leadership on International Religious Freedom  
A recent United Nations report documented Russia’s targeting of civilian populations in Ukraine with drone attacks and concluded they constituted crimes against…
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Uncovering Evil: Illegal Organ Harvesting in China and the 2025 “Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act”
This blog is part of a summer blog series written by the McCain Institute’s Summer Junior Fellows. Jillian Proshan is…
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Following the Money: How Financial Evidence is Shaping Human Trafficking Prosecutions
This blog is part of a summer blog series written by the McCain Institute’s Summer Junior Fellows. Jillian Proshan is…
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If We Can’t Beat Them, Join Them: Harnessing the Soft Power Potential of Social Media for Human Rights
This blog is part of a summer blog series written by the McCain Institute’s Summer Junior Fellows. Jillian Proshan is…
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Takeaways from USCIRF Hearing on Religious Freedom in Nigeria
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) recently convened a hearing to discuss the status of religious freedom in…
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Representatives from the McCain Institute and Justice & Care attend the Global Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking’s Landmark Report Launch
On April 8, I had the privilege of attending the launch of the Global Commission on Modern Slavery & Human…
In the News
ICYMI: McCain Institute’s Alexis Mrachek Op-Ed in The Hill: “Return of Russian-abducted Ukrainian children must be linchpin in US peace talks”
McCain Institute Senior Program Manager of the Human Rights & Freedom Program Alexis Mrachek calls on the U.S. to prioritize…
Op-Ed
ICYMI: McCain Institute’s Corban Teague Op-Ed in Providence Magazine: “Three Principles for Defending Human Rights Amid Great Power Competition”
McCain Institute Director of Human Rights & Freedom Program Corban Teague shared three principles for defending human rights as the…
Press Releases
McCain Institute’s “R.E.A.L. Friends Don’t” Campaign Uncovers New Patterns in Parent-Teen Conversations on Internet Safety
Campaign is part of the McCain Institute’s efforts to combat human trafficking WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 25, 2025) — As young…
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McCain Institute and Justice & Care Host 2025 Global Consortium on Prosecuting Human Trafficking Summit in Rome
ROME (February 20, 2025) — The McCain Institute and Justice & Care convened the third annual Summit of the Global Consortium…
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