A culture of respect for human rights is crucial to permanent peace. The Center supports the efforts of human rights activists at the grass roots, while also working to advance national and international human rights laws that uphold the dignity and worth of each individual.
Since 1982, The Carter Center has shown that creating a world at peace is a very possible journey, one step at a time. When democracy backslides or formal diplomacy fails, the Center offers conflict resolution expertise and has furthered avenues for peace in Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia.
Current peacemaking initiatives touch all corners of the globe and include:
Recent observation of elections in Tunisia, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe, Bolivia, Côte d’Ivoire, and Guyana
Projects to strengthen rule of law and access to justice in Liberia and increase women’s access to information in Liberia, Bangladesh, and Guatemala
Efforts to thwart corruption and advance citizen oversight of government in Latin America, Africa, and Asia by supporting access to information laws
Forums to strengthen the voices of human rights defenders worldwide and an initiative to achieve more equitable treatment of women and girls
A project with the United Nations and other election observation groups to develop a methodology for observing electronic voting and standards for democratic elections
Creating dialogue to encourage peace and a lasting understanding between Sudan and South Sudan
Conflict resolution work in the Middle East and Africa, including supporting a human rights-based approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, working to find a framework for conflict transformation in Syria, reporting on the implementation of the 2015 peace agreement in Maliand developing local capacity to mitigate conflict there, and observing the ongoing democratic transition in Sudan.
Carter Center Peace Programs