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July 25th, 2012

Ambassador Donahoe: Open online communication necessary for human rights

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Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe, U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Human Rights Council and former visiting scholar at CISAC, dropped by Ustream headquarters in San Francisco to launch its first live fireside chat series. Donahoe took questions via Twitter and discussed human rights and the UNHRC resolution supporting freedom of expression on the Internet.




July 5th, 2012

U.N. Rights Council passes landmark resolution on Internet freedom

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The U.N. Human Rights Council passed a resolution declaring that access to the Internet and freedom of expression online is a human right. U.S. Ambassador Eileen Donahoe, a former CISAC affiliate, said the resolution affirms "that human rights in the digital realm must be protected and promoted" as they should be in the physical world.




February 6th, 2012

Q&A: Stanford’s Cuéllar and US diplomat on human rights and the Internet

CISAC, FSI Stanford News

U.S. Ambassador Eileen Donahoe recently brought fellow diplomats to Stanford to meet with scholars, human rights activists, and Silicon Valley leaders to address questions engendered by a free and open Internet. She joins CISAC’s Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar for a discussion about the potential and challenges facing the online frontier. Read more »



March 4th, 2010

Eileen Donahoe confirmed as US Ambassador to UN Human Rights Council

CISAC, FSI Stanford in the news

The U.S. Senate on March 3 confirmed the nomination of CISAC Affiliate Donahoe as representative to the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland. In this role, she will be responsible for advancing U.S. policies on the council to ensure protection of universally agreed human rights standards. Read more »



December 3rd, 2009

Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe testifies before Senate Foreign Relations Committee

in the news: U.S. Senate Committe on Foreign Relations on December 1, 2009

On Dec. 1, CISAC affiliate Donahoe testified at a hearing regarding her nomination as U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Human Rights Council. Read more »




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UN council affirms support for Internet freedom
“This outcome is momentous for the Human Rights Council,” said Ambassador Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe. “It’s the first ever UN resolution affirming that human rights in the digital realm must be protected and promoted to the same extent and with the same commitment as human rights in the physical world.”
July 5, 2012 in The Hill (blog)

The US Pressures Iran on Human Rights
In Geneva, Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe, the US representative to the Council is a superstar. She is the face of US human rights in town, a master of building coalitions and cooperation with different partners to make things happen.
May 20, 2011 in Huffington Post (blog)

UN Human Rights Council Condemns Syrian Violence
Michele Norris interviews Ambassador Eileen Donahoe, the United States representative to the U.N. Human Rights Council, about the council's meeting regarding Syria. She says the action by the international community sends a strong message to the Syrian government that it cannot mistreat its people ...
April 29, 2011 in NPR

UN Rights Council to hold special session on Libya
"It's an excellent signal that the council was able to react in real time to a situation," US Ambassador Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe said. In a strong stance against the violence that has engulfed Libya in the last eight days, at least 53 UN states ...
February 24, 2011 in Jerusalem Post