Pillars - Berkeley Human Rights Center

The Human Rights Center bridges the worlds of academia, policy, and practice by conducting evidence-based research into chronic and emerging issues cutting across international justice, global health, the changing climate, and armed conflict. Our dedicated pillars act as a cornerstone of our blended practitioner-academic approach to research. They allow us to remain flexible and responsive to changing conditions and priorities in the human rights world, while still making long-term impact. You can find a non-exhaustive record of our public-facing projects in our work archive here.

Truth

To uncover, verify, and preserve the factual record of human-rights violations using scientific and technological methods.

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Justice

To ensure that truth leads to accountability — strengthening national and international justice systems to uphold the rule of law.

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Community

To connect human rights practice to the people it serves — building capacity and co-developing knowledge.