Mission:

To increase understanding of the history and issues relating to genocide and other violations of human rights with the intent of preventing such atrocities in the future and advancing human rights on all levels.

Method:

Create a multidisciplinary program that facilitates research and teaching across disciplines

Projects:

Potential Archival Projects: Ethiopia, Nuremberg, Rwanda

Educational Projects: Increase UND course offerings; create multi-disciplinary classes; Develop K-12 curricula

Advocacy/Outreach: Work with other organizations on HR advocacy overseas; link up thematically-related UND programs; partner with similar regional institutions such as neighbor universities, International Peace Garden, NDHRC, and Winnipeg's Canadian Museum for Human Rights; host conferences