Because the CGHR is:

• Conducting RESEARCH into the origins, dynamics, and prevention of genocide and human rights abuses

• EDUCATING students from New Jersey and around the globe about genocide and human rights abuses

• RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS about genocide and human rights through public events, informational databases, and outreach efforts.

• COMMEMORATING the atrocities of the past through public symposiums, exhibitions, and oral history projects.

• REACHING OUT GLOBALLY through international partnerships to peoples and places afflicted by genocide and extreme human rights abuses.