How to Improve Human Rights in Other Countries

Charles Fairbanks was the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Human Affairs, 1982-84. As a member of the Foreign Policy Advisory Committee for the 1980 Reagan presidential campaign, he wrote the administration's position paper on human rights. Before his appointment as Deputy Assistant Secretary, he worked on the Policy and Planning staff of the State Department. He is now Visiting Research Professor at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
Part of the World Affairs Series: Tyranny or Freedom...Which Side Are We On?