Carter put human rights at the center of American foreign policy, and our next guest is here to reflect on why that mattered and how it may have helped to change the trajectory of the Cold War.

“Jimmy Carter brought the human rights movement into the halls of power and worked to create a government guided by human dignity,” said Tirana Hassan, executive director at Human Rights Watch.

Jimmy Carter, the former U.S. president known as a champion of international human rights both during and after his White House tenure and who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his lifetime of ...

Jimmy Carter, shown during his winning presidential campaign in October 1976, dedicated his time after leaving office to charity work and advancing human rights.

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The late US President Jimmy Carter’s human rights legacy includes his role long after leaving office in 1981. His partnership with Human Rights Watch and many other nongovernmental organizations ...

Former President Jimmy Carter, celebrated champion of human rights, dies at 100. Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. By Justin Doom and Steve Osunsami. Monday, December 30, 2024.