CoHE to Establish International Institute for Genocide and Crimes
against Humanity
May 22, 2021
The Council of Higher Education (CoHE) started to work on the establishment
of an institute called the “International Institute for Genocide and Crimes
against Humanity” within a university to do research on genocide and crimes
against humanity.
CoHE plans to establish this institute at a university which is accepted as
a university that meets certain criteria in this field by CoHE. This
institute not only aims to do research on the so-called genocide
allegations regarding the Armenians, but also to do research on crimes
against humanity that are taking place all around the world, from America
to Asia.
- We still witness the policies of imperialist states that create
genocide and crimes against humanity
CoHE officials pointed out that the practices that can be considered within
the scope of the concept of genocide or crimes against humanity that were
realized by the imperialist states in history still continue to be carried
out in certain regions. They drew attention to the fact that the history of
humanity had witnessed many policies that constitute crimes against
humanity such as the ignoration of the sovereign rights of the peoples
living in the lands occupied and exploited by these imperialist countries,
their massacre, exile, assimilation, change of their languages,
interference with their religious life and cruel treatment towards these
people.
- The crimes committed against humanity will be made into a report and
shared with the national and international public.
The institute will address the past and/or present crimes committed by
these countries, anywhere in the world, on the basis of science and law in
an academic manner and the outcomes of these studies will be made into a
report to share with the national and international public.
- Scientific support will be given to demanding countries
In addition to reports, academic activities will also be carried out at
graduate level in the institute. Necessary scientific support will be
provided to countries that are subject to oppression and persecution, upon
request.
- National and international academics and researchers will work in the
institute
The institute, which aims to carry out international studies, is planning
to employ not only Turkish academics and researchers, but also
international scientists.
- CoHE will support its human resources
The institute will be supported in terms of human resources by CoHE and
will have an academic structure that is equivalent to its scope. The human
resource in the YÖK 100/2000 Doctoral Scholarship Project will also make
contributions to the institute.
- CoHE will especially take institutional merit and competence into
account when choosing the higher education institution
Since the research of the institute has an interdisciplinary nature, it is
of great importance that the higher education institution in which the
institute will be established is adequate in terms of human resources. In
other words, it should have "institutional merit and qualification".
- The university in which the institute will be established will be
determined following the presentations to be made to the CoHE Executive
Board
The leading universities in this field were informed by CoHE and were
invited to CoHE to make a presentation to the CoHE Executive Board about
their competencies in the subject and field, if they demanded the
establishment of the institute within their university. As a result of the
presentations to be made on May 27, CoHE will decide on the higher
education institution in which the institute will be established.