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Center for Human Rights and Conflict Resolution (CHRCR)
www.chrcr.org
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
Tufts University
Medford, MA
Contact: Eileen F. Babbitt, Director Eileen.babbitt@tufts.edu
Understanding how to prevent or stop wars or rebuild societies in their aftermath requires a broader perspective than either human rights or conflict resolution alone possesses. The mission of the Center for Human Rights & Conflict Resolution is to promote peace, justice, and human rights by fostering greater understanding and cooperation between these two fields. Through conferences, training programs, research, and publications, CHRCR seeks to expand the theory, policy and practice of both human rights and conflict resolution to better understand and, where appropriate, integrate the insights of both. The Center then seeks to apply that cross-disciplinary knowledge to heighten the effectiveness of each group.
CHRCR emphasizes research that evaluates the practical value of intergovernmental and non-governmental intervention initiatives. For example, it has evaluated the efforts of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and non-governmental organizations in Bosnia and Rwanda to promote the coexistence of people returning to communities that have been deeply divided by violence. The Center also has explored how conflict resolution techniques and changes in normative rules might mitigate the violence that often accompanies self-determination disputes. The aim of the Center is to uncover what has worked and what has not, both to contribute to scholarly knowledge and to the formulation of better public policy.
At The Fletcher School, CHRCR hosts occasional lectures and provides opportunities for student research and participation in CHRCR's multi-faceted research and educational activities.
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