Human Rights Center of the University of California

The Human Rights Center (HRC) "protects and promotes human rights worldwide by investigating and documenting human rights abuses and training the next generation of human rights researchers, policymakers, and advocates." 

"Established in 1994, through the generosity of The Sandler Family Supporting Foundation, the Human Rights Center has conducted major human rights investigations in over a dozen countries, including the United States, Iraq, Rwanda, Uganda, Burma, and the former Yugoslavia." pdf


 * Director - Eric Stover

Partner Organizations
"HRC collaborates with human rights organizations and educational institutions in the U.S. and around the world. We recognize and thank the following partners: Annual Report 2006
 * Asociación Pro-Búsqueda de Niñas y Niños Desaparecidos de El Salvador
 * California Department of Justice Jan Bashinski DNA Laboratory
 * Facing History and Ourselves
 * Human Rights Watch
 * International Center for Transitional Justice
 * National University of Rwanda
 * Payson Center for International Development and Technology Transfer, Tulane University
 * Physicians for Human Rights

Funding
"The Human Rights Center recognizes with gratitude the following individuals and organizations that have supported the Center between January 2005 and June 2006: Individuals and Organizations Annual Report 2006
 * Applera Corporation
 * Ayco Charitable Foundation
 * Raymond J. Davis
 * Henry A. Erlich
 * James Losi and Beverly Losi
 * May M. Luke
 * John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
 * Ellen Mary Prager
 * Herbert M. Sandler and Marion O. Sandler
 * Nadine Tang and Bruce Smith
 * Harold and Alma White Memorial Fund
 * Thomas J. White and Leslie Scalapino
 * United States Institute of Peace

HRC Advisory Board
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 * Herbert M. and Marion O. Sandler, Honorary Co-Chairs
 * Christopher Edley, Dean, Boalt Hall School of Law
 * Lance Gima, California Department of Justice
 * Deborah Goldblatt
 * Adam Hochschild, author
 * John Lie, Dean, International and Area Studies
 * Liz Lutz
 * Juan Méndez, UN Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide, and President, International Center for Transitional Justice
 * Orville Schell, Dean, Graduate School of Journalism
 * Darian W. Swig
 * Nadine Tang
 * Thomas J. White, Chief Scientific Officer, Celera

Publications

 * Annual Report 2006

Contact

 * Web: http://www.hrcberkeley.org

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 * Harvey Weinstein
 * Institute of International Studies