Center for International Human Rights John Jay College of Criminal Justice

The Center for International Human Rights (CIHR) at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York was established in 2001 with a mandate to study the main challenges to the promotion and protection of internationally recognized human rights norms; analyze and assess the intersections between human rights violations and international crimes; investigate genocide historically and in the contemporary world; and devise educational programs aimed at increasing public awareness of these norms.