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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…
Press Releases
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…
Op-Ed
ICYMI: McCain Institute’s Alexis Mrachek Op-Ed in The Hill: “3 steps for the Trump administration to target Uyghur forced labor” 
WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 18, 2024) – At the end of the first Trump administration, the State Department issued an atrocity…
Press Releases
McCain Institute Human Rights & Freedom Program Adds Michael Harper to Its Advisory Council
WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 18, 2024) – The McCain Institute at Arizona State University (ASU) welcomes Michael Culhane Harper to the Human…
In the News
ICYMI: McCain Institute’s Corban Teague’s Op-Ed in the National Review, “A Conservative Human Rights Agenda”
WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 20, 2024) – As the U.S. general election approaches, the country’s foreign policy is at the precipice…
Press Releases
McCain Institute Human Rights & Freedom Program Adds Five Members to Advisory Council
WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 20, 2024) – The McCain Institute at Arizona State University (ASU) welcomes five new members to the…
In the News
Statement on 2024 G7 Forced Labor Efforts
We are very disappointed to see forced labor was deprioritized at this year’s G7 meetings. Rather than providing concrete actions,…
Press Releases
McCain Institute and Justice & Care’s Global Prosecutors Network Releases Guidance for Human Trafficking Investigations and Prosecutions
WASHINGTON, D.C. ​(August 5, 2024) – The Global Consortium on Prosecuting Human Trafficking, a joint initiative of the McCain Institute at Arizona State…
Blog
Venezuela’s Election to Restore Democracy
On July 28, Venezuela is set to hold a critical election that has the potential to restore democracy in the…
In the News
McCain Institute Calls for Strong Support for Venezuela’s Democratic Opposition
WASHINGTON, D.C. (JULY 24, 2024) – In advance of Venezuela’s presidential election on July 28, the McCain Institute at Arizona State…
In the News
McCain Institute Jointly Petitions UN to Urge Russia’s Immediate Release of Democracy Advocate Vladimir Kara-Murza
“In this photo released by the Moscow City Court, Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza stands in a glass cage in…
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