Mission and Values
he UNESCO Chair in Comparative Human Rights adopts an inclusive approach that seeks to bridge the gap between human rights ideals and theories and practices, and to promote international understanding based on a culture of human rights, peace, democratic pluralism, and tolerance.
The Chair will assist the University of Connecticut in realizing its strategic goal of becoming a world-class institution of higher learning, by engaging a diverse intellectual community and developing effective international cooperation.
Under the leadership of the UNESCO Chair, the Institute of Comparative Human Rights will reach out to individuals and groups to help transcend the barriers of ethnocentric social conditioning and prejudice, strengthen respect for human rights, and promote understanding of ethnic, racial, religious, and cultural diversity.
The UNESCO Chair & Institute of Comparative Human Rights are committed to:
Promoting reciprocal learning and sharing of information in issues of human rights.
Raising moral consciousness around the ideals of human rights.
Facilitating the preservation and writing of history related to struggles for human rights.
Contributing to educational efforts that lay the foundation for harmonious relations between people of different backgrounds.
Developing strategies for peaceful resolution of conflicts.
Cultivating respect for the democratic rule of law.
