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The Genocide and Human Rights Program Educates and Empowers
Since 2002, The International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (IIGHRS) (A Division of the Zoryan Institute), has...
International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies
Jan 16, 20193 min read
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The Zoryan Institute Engages New Upcoming Scholars to Analyze Genocide and Human Rights at the Unive
"The level of academic inquiry and scholarship that was brought together by IIGHRS was unparalleled and I had not felt this challenged in...
International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies
Aug 22, 20173 min read
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Tribute to Hrant Dink
"I promise you, we will work on our school books to also talk about genocide. But again, not because Turkish children are guilty but...
International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies
Feb 22, 20175 min read
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Genocide is Not an Accident; it is a Choice: International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights S
“Genocide is not an accident; it is a choice. It occurs because human beings make it happen and let it happen” says Roger Smith, the...
International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies
Aug 30, 20164 min read
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Three new Scholars join Zoryan's 15th Annual Genocide and Human Rights University Program (GHRUP
Toronto --- Joyce Apsel, Course Director of Zoryan Institute's GHRUP welcomes new scholars, Dr. Andrew Woolford, Dr. Stephan Astourian,...
International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies
May 4, 20163 min read
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New Edition of Genocide Studies International (GSI) 10.1: The Political Economy of Genocide
Genocide Studies International (GSI) is a journal dedicated to the research, analysis and information of genocide and gross human rights...
International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies
Apr 22, 20161 min read
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Zoryan Institute hosts powerful conference on the rights of Indigenous peoples
MONTREAL – A conference sponsored by the Zoryan Institute was held March 8-9 at McGill University's Faculty of Law to examine the...
International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies
Mar 12, 20164 min read
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Zoryan Institute Board of Directors Meet in Toronto
Members of the New Board of Directors of the Zoryan Institute forecast Gross Human Rights Violations and even Genocide as a result of...
International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies
Feb 26, 20163 min read
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Canada's Efforts of Reconciliation, a Model to be Adopted in Turkey?
You may recall that last September, Dr. Payam Akhavan, Professor of law at McGill University, acted as the Zoryan Institute’s legal...
International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies
Jan 26, 20161 min read
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International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of Victims of the Crime of Genocide and Prevention of
Today, December 9, 2015, marks the first International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of Victims of the Crime of Genocide and...
International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies
Dec 9, 20152 min read
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Executive Director of the Zoryan Institute Recognized for Contributions to Armenian Genocide Scholar
George Shirinian, the Executive Director of the Zoryan Institute, is one of four Armenian Genocide scholars who received awards from...
International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies
Nov 18, 20153 min read
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Starvation as a Political Tool and Method of Genocide: A Conference Held by Zoryan Institute
(L-R) Doris Bergen (University of Toronto), Joyce Apsel (New York University), George Shirinian, Mark McGowan (University of Toronto)...
International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies
Nov 17, 20154 min read
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Students from Around the World Take Part in the 14th Annual GHRUP
Nineteen students from countries around the world including Argentina, Armenia, Canada, Germany, Greece, Israel, Turkey, and the United...
International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies
Sep 9, 20153 min read
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Conference Announcement: Forced Starvation as a Political Tool from the Nineteenth to Twenty-first C
A Symposium at the University of Toronto October 22, 2015 States have many tools at their disposal to suppress their subjects: the...
International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies
Sep 3, 20153 min read
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