On February 22, 2024, 60 new members were invested into the Order of Canada at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. The Order of Canada is a Canadian state order and the second-highest honor for merit in […]
TORONTO—December 9 marked the 75th anniversary of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. For the past 75 years, these United Nations […]
TORONTO—On November 10, 2023, the International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (A Division of the Zoryan Institute) and the Rowan Center for the Study of Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights, hosted the symposium, […]
TORONTO—The Zoryan Institute and the editors of Genocide Studies International (GSI) have selected two winners of its inaugural High School Student Essay Contest focused on the prevention of genocide. First place was awarded to Arlington […]
Dear Rabbinical Center of Europe: As a non-profit organization dedicated to genocide and human rights studies since 1982, the International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (“IIGHRS,” A Division of the Zoryan Institute) […]
The Armenian Genocide Oral History Collection, one of the Zoryan Institute’s earliest and most transformative projects, has been added to the Zoryan Institute-AUA Center for Oral History housed at the AGBU Papazian Library. The collection […]
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. The film, based on Zoryan Institute’s original interview with Aurora Mardiganian, tells the brave story […]
YEREVAN—The Zoryan Institute is pleased to announce that the animated film Aurora’s Sunrise has been featured in the International Competition at the 19th annual Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival. The film was screened on […]
This year, for the safety of our students, staff and faculty, the Zoryan Institute had the exciting opportunity to offer its annual (18 years & counting!) Genocide & Human Rights University program (GHRUP), virtually. GHRUP […]
On January 13, 1990, a rally promoting anti-Armenian sentiment was held in Baku, the Azerbaijani capital of the USSR, after which the protesters were divided into groups and sent to designated addresses where the Armenian […]
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