New York University’s Development Research Institute hosted a conference titled “Development without Freedom? Justice, Human Rights, and Foreign Aid in Africa” on Thurs., April 16, 2015 at NYU’s Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life.

The international community provides aid, investment, and general budget support to governments of African countries, but fundamental human rights of individuals in the recipient nations are often dismissed. The conference involved discussion over the consequences of rights abuses for long-term development in Africa, and featured dissenting voices that do not often receive a hearing in international development forums.

Session 3 of the conference began with brief remarks by William Easterly (Co-Director, DRI) followed by presentations by Jean Ensminger ( Professor of Social Sciences, CalTech), and Godber Tumushabe (Associate Director, Great Lakes Institute for Strategic Studies - Uganda).

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