The Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights (CGHR) is a

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established in 2008 and based at

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Rutgers University (; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College, and was ...

. CGHR examines genocide and mass violence -- as well as their aftermaths and prevention -- through an annual center-wide thematic as well as longer-term projects on global challenges like prevention, bigotry and hate, education and resilience, and Mideast and U.S.-Russian dialogue. In addition, CGHR hosts the UNESCO Chair in Genocide Prevention. CGHR is led by founder and Director

Alexander Hinton Alexander Laban Hinton is an anthropologist whose work focuses on genocide, mass violence, extremism, transitional justice, and human rights. He has written extensively on the Cambodian genocide and, in 2016, was an expert witness at the Khmer ...

and Associate Director

Nela Navarro Nela Navarro is a professor at Rutgers University where she is an executive committee member of the UNESCO Chair in Genocide Prevention and the Associate Director of the Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights. She was a lecturer at Col ...

and involves the work of a team of visiting scholars, project leaders, affiliated faculty and students, and partners across the

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and the globe.

Mission

According to CGHR's website, the Center's mission "is to understand and prevent genocide and mass atrocity crimes. In doing so, CGHR takes a critical prevention approach. On the one hand, we grapple with critical human rights issues, including the most pressing 21st century challenges that may give rise to genocide, atrocity crimes, and related interventions. On the other hand, we use a critical lens to rethink assumptions and offer alternative ideas and solutions."

Programs

CGHR has a number of research initiatives related to genocide and human rights, including its UNESCO Chair in Genocide Prevention and projects on U.S.-MidEast Dialogue, Forgotten Genocides, Human Rights Education, Raphael Lemkin, and Truth in the Americas. Most recently, the Center convened the 2019-24 Global Consortium on Bigotry and Hate with eight international partners.

Media Coverage

Articles about CGHR have appeared in the local, national, and international media.

CGHR-Related Publications

CGHR Rutgers University Press book, “Genocide, Political Violence, Human Rights” CGHR e-zine, “The Rutgers Humanist” CGHR e-journal, "Global Voices" CGHR conference and event-related publications

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://global.rutgers.edu/cghr Rutgers University