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Larry Diamond, MA, PhD
Director, CDDRL; Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute and the Hoover Institution and Professor of Political Science and Sociology, by courtesyView Larry Diamond's bio, list of research, recent publications and events »
January 9th, 2013
Obama and the betrayal of democracy in Bahrain
CDDRL, FSI Stanford, Draper Hills Summer Fellows Program Op-edIn a piece for The Atlantic, CDDRL Director Larry Diamond shines light on the Obama administration's betrayal of democracy in the Persian Gulf nation of Bahrain. As security interests outweigh moral principles, Diamond details how the U.S. has turned its back on human rights activists and their popular aspirations for democracy. One such activist is Abduljalil al-Singance, a 2007 Draper Hills Summer Fellow, who was tortured at the hands of the Bahraini regime and recently sentenced to life imprisonment. 
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November 16th, 2012
Conference proposes meaningful ways to advance health rights
CDDRL, PHR NewsOn October 30, the Program on Human Rights (PHR) at Stanford's Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) held a day-long conference to examine health and human rights. The conference was held to discuss how a rights-based approach to health services can impact the delivery of effective health interventions and advance other socio-economic and cultural rights in developing regions. Read more »
October 17th, 2012
Five foreign policy questions for Obama and Romney
CISAC, CDDRL, FSE, FSI Stanford, The Europe Center, Shorenstein APARC NewsWith the third and final debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney set to focus on foreign policy, researchers from the Freeman Spogli Institute ask the questions they want answered and explain what voters should listen for and what they need to keep in mind. Read more »
October 3rd, 2012
Honors program inspires research, connects students to policy world
CDDRL, FSI Stanford NewsDuring a five-day trip to Washington, D.C., students met with more than a dozen officials from government agencies and development groups. The trip is a highlight of CDDRL’s honors college program, which was recently endowed with a gift from philanthropists Sakurako and William Fisher. Read more »
October 1st, 2012
Aung San Suu Kyi: From politician to 'democracy icon' and back again
CDDRL Op-edIn a piece for The Atlantic, CDDRL Director Larry Diamond discusses the journey of Burmese human rights activist Aung San Suu Kyi from a democracy icon to a political party leader. During her 17-day U.S. tour, Suu Kyi appeared at the San Francisco Freedom Forum carrying the message of forgiveness and non-violence. Diamond reflects on Suu Kyi's leadership and the hope she represents for Burma as it emerges from half a century of military rule. Read more »
