International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies Announces University Program for 2007

Toronto, Canada - This is the sixth year of the Genocide and Human Rights University Program (GHRUP) to be held in Toronto, July 30-August 10, 2007.
The GHRUP is a comprehensive, graduate-level seminar taught by ten leading experts in their fields. Incorporating theory on genocide and the gross violation of human rights, history, sociology, political science and international law, and through a comparative analysis of major case studies and special themes, it explores such issues as:

•  The Foundations of Human Rights
• The Causes of Genocide
• How Genocide is Carried Out
• Children, Gender and Genocide
• The After-effects of Genocide
• Genocide and International Law
• Facing History: Solving Past Conflicts
• Genocide Denial
• Preventing Genocide

Through the comparative study of the Holocaust, the Cambodian, Rwandan, and Darfurian Genocide, among other cases, and using the Armenian Genocide, the archetypal example of the 20th Century, as a point of reference, the program strives to show that genocide and the gross violation of human rights is a universal human experience and that, as such, it must be the concern of all individuals and institutions.

The mission of the GHRUP is to help develop a new generation of scholars to engage in research and publication in the field of genocide and human rights studies. “We have graduated over 150 students from around the world in the last five years and this year we will be continuing to expand this cadre of youth dedicated to the study and prevention of genocide,” commented Prof. Roger W. Smith, Director of the program.
Applicants must be current or recent university students with a minimum of three years of undergraduate experience. Details and registration information are available on the program’s website, www.genocidestudies.org.

The International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (A Division of the Zoryan Institute) is dedicated to the study and dissemination of knowledge regarding the phenomenon of genocide in all of its aspects. This is achieved through the GHRUP and publication of Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal, in partnership with the International Association of Genocide Scholars.