Zoryan Institute

Zoryan Institute and its subsidiary, the International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies, is a non-profit organization that serves the cause of scholarship and public awareness relating to issues of universal human rights, genocide, and diaspora-homeland relations. This is done through the systematic continued efforts of scholars and specialists using a comparative and multidisciplinary approach and in accordance with the highest academic standards.
Open Letters

Open letter denounces plan to name border crossing after Talaat Pasha

We express our deep concern and disappointment regarding the recent proposal introduced in the Turkish Parliament to rename the border…

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Diaspora

Zoryan Institute’s President dedicates Order of Canada recognition to the memory of a righteous Turk

On February 22, 2024, 60 new members were invested into the Order of Canada at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. The…

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Diaspora

The Zoryan Institute Commemorates the 75th Anniversary of the Human Rights Declaration and Genocide Convention

TORONTO—December 9 marked the 75th anniversary of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Convention on the Prevention…

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Diaspora

Genocide Education in the 21st Century: “Rebuilding the Ship While Sailing on the Water”

TORONTO—On November 10, 2023, the International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (A Division of the Zoryan Institute) and…

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Diaspora

The Future is Bright

TORONTO—The Zoryan Institute and the editors of Genocide Studies International (GSI) have selected two winners of its inaugural High School…

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Open Letters

Open Letter to the Rabbinical Center of Europe

Dear Rabbinical Center of Europe:   As a non-profit organization dedicated to genocide and human rights studies since 1982, the…

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Diaspora

Genocide survivor testimonies now accessible at the Zoryan Institute-AUA Center for Oral History

The Armenian Genocide Oral History Collection, one of the Zoryan Institute’s earliest and most transformative projects, has been added to…

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Film

Aurora’s Sunrise shines bright in international film festival circuit

Aurora’s Sunrise, a historical animated documentary based on the true story of Armenian Genocide survivor Aurora Mardiganian has received numerous accolades, awards and recognition from international film festivals, critics and award ceremonies around the world. …

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Film

Aurora’s Sunrise featured at the Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival

YEREVAN—The Zoryan Institute is pleased to announce that the animated film Aurora’s Sunrise has been featured in the International Competition…

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Nonprofit News

“A Great Intellectual Journey”: The Zoryan Institute celebrates completion of another successful Genocide and Human Rights University Program

This year, for the safety of our students, staff and faculty, the Zoryan Institute had the exciting opportunity to offer…

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