Carr Center for Human Rights Policy

Cambridge, MA, United States

The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy serves as the hub of the Harvard Kennedy School’s research, teaching, and training in the human rights domain. The center embraces a dual mission: to educate students and the next generation of leaders from around the world in human rights policy and practice; and to convene and provide policy-relevant knowledge to international organizations, governments, policymakers, and businesses.

Contact details

Website:
https://carrcenter.hks.harvard.edu

Address:
79 JFK Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138

Country:
United States

Sub-region:
Northern America

Areas of focus

Topics of research
Operating languages
English

Organisation details

Business model
University institute/center
Institutional affiliations
University
Year founded
1999
Age (years)
Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
 26
United States average
 42
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: Michael Ignatieff
Founder gender: All male
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): Maggie Gates
Leader gender: Female
Leader(s) (2024): Maggie Gates
Leader gender: Female
Leader(s) (2023): Maggie Gates
Leader gender: Female
Staff size
2025
Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
 6
United States average
 47
Global average
 87
2024
Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
 7
2023
Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
 91
% Female staff
2025
Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
 50%
United States average
 51%
Global average
 50%
2024
Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
 86%
2023
Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
 47%
% Female researchers
2025
Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
 37%
United States average
 49%
Global average
 47%

Organisational performance

Publications
2024
Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
 82
United States average
 61
Global average
 58
2023
Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
 20
2022
Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
 13

Social

Likes (2023)
Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
 5,493
United States average
 65,411
Global average
 26,974
Likes (2022)
Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
 5,234
Likes (2021)
Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
 5,092
Followers (2025)
Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
 8,891
United States average
 50,826
Global average
 19,923
Followers (2024)
Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
 9,132
Followers (2022)
Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
 8,365
Subscribers (2025)
Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
 4,460
United States average
 19,260
Global average
 7,437
Followers (2025)
Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
 1,370
United States average
 73,649
Global average
 18,648
Followers (2025)
Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
 9,000
United States average
 24,319
Global average
 15,869

Data notes

Last updated: 06/03/2025
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : Authenticated
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website
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