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1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse (USA)
As the site of Genesee Yearly Meeting of Friends, the 1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse was a national crucible for major reform movements in the nineteenth century. It stood at the
20th Century Illuminations – Beyond Genocide (USA)
20th Century Illuminations – Beyond Genocide focuses on the ways in which art can enable us to reflect on our most basic human rights. Since 1985, artist Amy Fagin has been
Abbe Museum (USA)
With the mission to inspire new learning about the Wabanaki Nations with every visit, the Abbe Museum values the importance of education, research, care, and investment in our strategic and
Act for the Disappeared (Lebanon)
Act for the Disappeared (ACT) is a Lebanese Human Rights organization created in 2010 by a group of citizens from all religious denominations and not affiliated to any political party.
Addison Road Community Centre – Living Museum (Australia)
The Addison Road Community Organisation’s Living Museum is located in Marrickville, in the heart of Sydney’s Inner West, on the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. The
Adoption Museum Project
Adoption inherently involves the subject of place, dislocation – and often, particularly if one explore its historical contexts, human rights. Adoption Museum Project uses the power of museums to help
African Youth Initiative Network
The Nobel Peace Prize-nominated African Youth Initiative Network (AYINET) works directly with victims of brutalities suffered during the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and the Government of Uganda (GoU) hostilities.
Al-tahreer Association for Development (Iraq)
Al-tahreer Association for Development’s goal is to build an Iraq with a free, democratic community in which justice and peace prevails. Additionally, the association seek to achieve independent, impartial and transparent
Albanian American Civic League
The Albanian American Civic League (Albanian: Lidhja Qytetare Shqiptaro-Amerikane)is the only Albanian American lobbygroup in Washington, D.C., representing the concerns and interests of the Albanian people in the United States
Alice Paul Institute
The Alice Paul Institute honors the legacy of Alice Paul — suffragist, crusader for gender equality, and author of the Equal Rights Amendment — by providing leadership development and civics
America’s Black Holocaust Museum (USA)
America’s Black Holocaust Museum (ABHM) was founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1984 by Dr. James Cameron, who survived a lynching at age 16. It is the world’s only museum to
American Friends of the Parents Circle Families (USA)
Parents Circle Families Forum (PCFF) is a unique grassroots organization made up of more than six hundred families, half Israeli and half Palestinian, who have all lost immediate family members
Andersonville National Historic Site (USA)
The Andersonville National Historic Site, located near Andersonville, Georgia, preserves the former Camp Sumter (also known as Andersonville Prison), a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp during the final twelve months of the
Angel Island Immigration Station (USA)
Most Americans know the story of Ellis Island, where immigrants crossing the Atlantic Ocean were processed. But the story of its West Coast counterpart, the Angel Island Immigration Station, is
Apartheid Museum (South Africa)
The Apartheid Museum presents a century of South African history, from industrialization at the turn of the last century to the transition to democracy in 1994 and beyond.
Arab American National Museum (USA)
The first museum in the world devoted to Arab American history, the Arab American National Museum brings the voices and faces of Arab Americans to mainstream audiences to dispel misconceptions
Arch Street Meeting House
Arch Street Meeting House is a hub of Quaker thought, inspiration, and action and was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 2011. Built in 1804, Arch Street Meeting House
Archivo de la Memoria de la Provincia de Córdoba (Argentina)
Located in Santa Catalina in the heart of the City of Cordoba, the Department of Information (D2) – the Intelligence Section of the Provincial Police – functioned as a clandestine detention
Archivo Histórico de la Policía Nacional (Guatemala)
In July of 2005, the Human Rights Ombudsman of Guatemala uncovered a secret trove of historical and administrative documents belonging to the former National Police of Guatemala. This collection relates to Guatemala’s
Arizona State Museum (USA)
Arizona State Museum (ASM) is the oldest and largest anthropology museum in the Southwest, established in 1893, and the state’s official archaeological repository. An affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, ASM
Asociación Caminos De La Memoria – El Ojo Que Llora (Peru)
Asociación Caminos de la Memoria is an organization of diverse individuals with a proven track record for human rights promotion in Peru. As part of its efforts to build a
Asociación de Familiares de Detenidos Desaparecidos y Mártires por la Liberación Nacional – Bolivia
Founded in 1983, the Association of Relatives of Missing Detainees and Martyrs for National Liberation (ASOFAMD) seeks to keep alive the memory of martyrs and find justice for the victims
Asociación Memorial en el Cementerio de Cáceres (Spain)
Asociación Memorial en el Cementerio de Cáceres (AMECECA), is an association located in Cáceres (Spain) dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the memory of the Republican victims of the
Asociación Nacional de Familiares de Secuestrados, Detenidos y Desaparecidos del Perú – ANFASEP
The National Association of Relatives of Kidnapped, Detained and Disappeared of Peru was established on September 2, 1983, to bring together people who had been drastically affected by political violence
Asociación Pasaje Begoña – Spain
Asociación Pasaje Begoña is a Spanish organization located in the city of Torremolinos, Malaga. The association was established in January 2018 with the primary objective of recovering the historical memory
Asociación Paz y Esperanza (Peru)
Asociación Paz y Esperanza is a Christian non-profit association in Peru that works to promote social justice and the integral development of the indigent and the outcast. They do this
Asociación por la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos Colonia Dignidad (Chile)
Colonia Dignidad [Dignity Colony], now called Villa Baviera [Bavarian Village], is a piece of land in Parral, Chile inhabited by Germans since 1961. It is the site of a former
Association des Victimes, Parents et Amis du 28 Septembre 2009
On September 28, 2009, thousands of pro-democracy protesters gathered in Conakry stadium to challenge the candidacy of military junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara, when soldiers opened fire with automatic weapons,
Association for Justice and Rehabilitation (Tunisia)
The Association for Justice and Rehabilitation works toward preserving the collective memory of Tunisian victims, documenting human rights violations, and establishing a platform for transitional justice processes in the country. In
Atlanta History Center (USA)
The Atlanta History Center, through its collections, programs and exhibitions, preserves and interprets subjects about the city and the region to Atlanta’s diverse audiences. The institution’s mission is to connect
Auschwitz Institute for Peace & Reconciliation (USA)
The Auschwitz Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (AIPR) works to prevent genocide by building a worldwide community of policymakers and military leaders with the skills and commitment to respond to
Bahrain Mirror (Bahrain)
Bahrain Mirror is an e-newspaper run by dissidents in Bahrain, created after the dissolution of the free press following the declaration of martial law in March 2011. The paper supports
Baladna – Association for Arab Youth
Baladna was founded in 2001 by a group of young Palestinians committed to advancing the social, political, cultural, and economic rights of Arab Palestinian youth in Israel. Frustrated by a
Balkan Museum Network (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
The Balkan Museum Network exists to celebrate, preserve, and share the complex common heritage of the western Balkans. It is based on mutual respect and guided by a commitment to
Baltimore Museum of Industry
The Baltimore Museum of Industry was founded in 1977 as a project of the Mayor’s Office to collect the stories and histories of businesses that were then rapidly leaving the
Bangsamoro Museum (Philippines)
The Bangsamoro is united, enlightened, self-governing, peaceful, just, morally upright, and progressive. Guided by moral governance and in pursuit of genuine and meaningful autonomy, the Bangsamoro Government ensures the necessary
Bardejov Jewish Preservation Committee (United States and Slovakia)
The Bardejov Jewish Preservation Committee is dedicated to reviving Jewish Heritage in the town of Bardejov, Slovakia. It pursues this goal through the restoration of historic sites, commemoration of the
Belarusian Documentation Center
The Belarusian Documentation Centre archives legal documents for the future rehabilitation of Belarusian victims of human rights abuses. The foundation works with human rights defenders and lawyers as well as
Belonging (England)
Belonging wants to contribute to a world where national territory is not being scattered into ethnic and socio-economical enclaves, where architects and planners are not abusing their professional knowledge to
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (USA)
In honor of the struggle against racism and segregation, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) was erected as a monument to reconciliation and equality for all mankind. Its mission is
Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire
The Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire (BHTNH) promotes awareness and appreciation of African American history and life in order to build more inclusive communities today. BHTNH offers tours throughout
Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner Historic Site (USA)
The Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner State Monument solemnly remembers the dark days of suffering from 1863 to 1868 when the U.S. Military persecuted and imprisoned 9,500 Navajo (the
Brazilian Network of Researchers of Sites of Memory and Conscience (Brazil)
The Brazilian Network of Researchers of Sites of Memory and Conscience is an articulation of researchers and managers related to different academic and cultural institutions that work on the relations
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site (USA)
The story of Brown v. Board of Education, which ended legal segregation in U.S. public schools, is one of hope and courage. In December 1952, the United States Supreme Court
Campaign for Good Governance (Sierra Leone)
Campaign for Good Governance (CGG) is a registered national non-government organisation advocating for good governance in Sierra Leone. Leaders of the pro-democracy movement formed CGG in 1996 after the first
Canadian Museum for Human Rights
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is a national and international destination, a centre of learning where Canadians and people from around the world engage in discussion and commit to
Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 (Canada)
The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 explores the theme of Canadian immigration to enhance public understanding of the experiences of immigrants as they arrive in Canada, the vital
Cantos Cautivos
Cantos Cautivos (Captive Songs) is a digital archive that compiles memories of individual and collective musical experiences in centres for political detention and torture in Chile under Pinochet. This participatory
Cárcel de Carabanchel Para la Memoria (Spain)
Carabanchel Prison was the most prominent place of repression during the period of General Franco’s rule (1939-1975), the last dictatorship of Western Europe. The prison’s construction, carried out by prisoners
Carlisle Indian School Farmhouse Coalition
The Carlisle Indian School Farmhouse Coalition is planning to repurpose the Carlisle Indian Industrial School’s Farmhouse as a Heritage Center dedicated to the school, its students, and the intergenerational impacts
Casa de la Memoria “Kaji Tulam” (Guatemala)
The Casa de la Memoria “Kaji Tulam” is a permanent space, open to the public, with special emphasis on youth, which communicates and exhibits for purposes of study, deconstruction, and
Casa do Povo (Brazil)
Casa do Povo is the popular name of Instituto Cultural Israelita Brasileiro, a cultural center founded and historically run by left-oriented Jewish communities in São Paulo, Brazil. Founded in 1953, it
Casa Mémoire (Morocco)
Founded in 1995, Casa Mémoire is a Moroccan non-profit organization that aims to safeguard the 20th century architectural heritage in Morocco. It brings together communities to support the preservation of
Casa Memoria José Domingo Cañas (Chile)
The José Domingo Cañas Foundation aims to promote the maintenance of collective memory regarding human rights, especially in the scope of education, culture, and society. Our foundation brings together ex-detainees,
Catoctin Furnace Historical Society, Inc.
The Catoctin Furnace Historical Society, Inc. works to study, commemorate, and preserve the unique and rich history of this late 18th through 19th-century industrial village through the preservation of architecture,
Center for Reconciliation
The Center for Reconciliation in Providence, Rhode Island offers a wide range of events, ongoing programs and exhibits designed to connect us to the history and the legacy of slavery,
Centre for Cultural Management
Located in Lviv, Ukraine, the Centre for Cultural Management initiates, engages in and supports activities that catalyze positive cultural change in Ukraine at the individual, organizational and societal levels; and
Centre for Memory and Development (Kenya)
The Centre for Memory and Development was established to help realize one of the vital recommendations contained in the final report of the Kenya Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission: The
Centre for Memory and Reparations (Sierra Leone)
The Center for Memory and Reparations facilitates remembrance and common narratives around the Sierra Leone civil war (1991 – 2002), disseminating the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and
Centre for Public History
The Centre for Public History is a civic association founded by historians, dealing with the past experts and human rights activists, with the aim of – promoting the application of history
Centro Cultural Museo y Memoria de NELTUME
Centro Cultural and Museo y Memoria de Neltume has 16 years of experience with their local community in Panguipulli, Chile. Its mission is to be an open space for the
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Centro Cultural por la Memoria de Trelew (Argentina)
The Cultural Center for Memory in Trelew is located at the old airport of Trelew. In August 1972, during the military dictatorship of Gen. Alejandro A. Lanusse, twenty-five political prisoners
Centro Cultural y Museo de la Memoria – MUME (Uruguay)
Centro Cultural y Museo de la Memoria is a space dedicated to the memory of state terrorism and the efforts of the Uruguayan people in their struggle against the dictatorship. It
Centro de Derechos Humanos Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas (Mexico)
Founded in 1989 by Bishop Samuel Ruiz García of the Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Centro de Derechos Humanos Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas (Frayba) documents and litigates
Centro de Investigaciones Históricas de los Movimientos Sociales (Mexico)
Centro de Investigaciones Históricas de los Movimientos Sociales (CIHMSAC) was established in May 2006 with the effort of activists, social science researchers, and individuals to write history and preserve the
Centro de la Memoria Monseñor Juan Gerardi
The Memory Center of Monsignor Juan Gerardi started in the drafting of the Guatemala Never Again (Guatemala Nunca Más) Report in 1998. Juan Gerardi collected survivors’ testimonies and documentation of human
Centro de Memoria, Paz y Reconciliación (Colombia)
Centro de Memoria, Paz y Reconciliación (Memory and Peace Center) seeks to materialize the commitment to honor the memory of victims of political violence from 1948 to the present, and
Centro Loyola Ayacucho (Peru)
The Loyola Ayacucho Center promotes citizen participation, inclusion, and peace among the Ayacucho community in the southern Sierra region of Peru. Created in 2004 in the city of Huamanga, the
Centro Nacional Chega! (Timor-Leste)
Chega! means ENOUGH. Housed in the Old Balide Prison, a Portuguese-era prison where TImorese resistance figures were interned by the Indonesian military during the 24-year occupation of Timor, Centro Chega!
Chicago Cultural Alliance (USA)
Chicago Cultural Alliance (CCA) connects, promotes, and supports centers of cultural heritage for a more inclusive Chicago. The CCA represents 35 Chicago-area ethnic museums, cultural centers, and historical societies, known
Chicago Veterans for Peace – My Lai Memorial Exhibit (USA)
My Lai Memorial Exhibit Remember/ Learn/ Seek Justice & Peace This traveling exhibit honors the Vietnamese who died in their American War. The exhibit is a strong, anti-war response to
Chinese Historical Society of America (USA)
The Chinese Historical Society of America collects, preserves, and illuminates the history of Chinese in America by serving as a center for research, scholarship, and learning to inspire a greater
Clayborn Reborn
Clayborn Reborn is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to reintroduce the community of Memphis to Clayborn Temple and to engage a national audience. After decades of non-use, plans are
Colibrí Center for Human Rights
The Colibrí Center for Human Rights is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization based in Tucson, Arizona with the mission to end disappearance and uphold human dignity along the U.S.-Mexico border. Colibrí works in
Comisión de Homenaje a las Víctimas de los CCD el Vesubio y Proto-Banco (Argentina)
Comisión de Homenaje a las Víctimas de los CCD el Vesubio y Proto-Banco (Commission of Tribute to the Victims of El Vesubio and Protobanco Clandestine Detention Centers) works to document
Comité Indépendant pour la Mémoire d’Aycha’a (Ethiopia)
Comité Indépendant pour la Mémoire d’Aycha’a centers on breaking the silence around the 1960 genocide that occurred in the town of Aysha’a, Ethiopia. Aysha’a was a vibrant commercial town located
Commemoration of the Makobola Massacres and its Surroundings (Congo)
Commémoration De Massacres De Makobola Et De Ses Environs (MWALO) ‘s vision is to work for lasting peace based on truth, justice, reparation, reconciliation, and peaceful cohabitation between the peoples
Community Health Foundation
The Community Health Foundation centers the leadership and expertise of Black people and people of the global majority who live at the sharpest intersection of systems of oppression, in particular
Connecticut Landmarks (USA)
Founded in 1936, Connecticut Landmarks (CTL) owns thirteen historic properties in Connecticut. Their seven house museums are starting points – landmarks in every sense – for deeper exploration and greater appreciation
Connecticut State Historic Preservation Office Museums (USA)
The four Connecticut State Preservation Office Museums are: The Prudence Crandall Museum is a National Historic Landmark & State Archaeological Preserve, is the original site of a higher education academy
Conner Prairie
Since 1974, Conner Prairie has been a destination where people can experience history in a way that books cannot teach, as founder Eli Lilly envisioned. As Indiana’s first Smithsonian Institute
Consequences of Radiation Exposure (USA)
The goal of Consequences of Radiation Exposure (CORE) is to establish an international museum focusing upon issues relating to the health effects of ionizing radiation. Their primary mission is to advance
Consortium des Associations des Jeunes Pour La Defense Des Victimes De Violences En Guinee
In the aftermath of the events of September 28, 2009, in which 157 people were killed, dozens missing and more than a hundred women raped, young people from Guinea came
Constitution Hill (South Africa)
In 1995, the Constitutional Court judges of South Africa selected the Old Fort prison in Johannesburg as the site for the new Constitutional Court building. The prison complex, which once
Consumer Health Foundation (USA)
The Consumer Health Foundation centers the leadership and expertise of Black people and people of the global majority in the Washington, DC region who live at the sharpest intersection of
Cooperstown Graduate Program at SUNY Oneonta (USA)
The Cooperstown Graduate Program (CGP) is the premier program for the training of museum professionals in the United States. CGP trains creative, entrepreneurial museum leaders committed to generating programs and
Corporación de Memoria y Cultura Puchuncaví – Chile
Corporación de Memoria y Cultura Puchuncaví promotes a culture of human rights towards Chilean society, through the rescue and enhancement of the history and memory of cultural practices developed in
Creative Memory of the Syrian Revolution Project (Syria)
Launched in May of 2013 as a project by the nonprofit, Creative Memory of the Syrian Revolution collects, documents, and archives creative expressions. Creative Memory then identifies, authenticates, and contextualizes
Cultural Heritage without Borders – Albania
Cultural Heritage without Borders – Albania (CHwB Albania) is dedicated to rescuing and preserving tangible and intangible cultural heritage affected by conflict, neglect, and both human and natural disasters. In
Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies
The Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies (DCHRS) is an independent, non-governmental organization established in 2005, located in the Syrian capital of Damascus. Its mission is to foster a spirit
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, National Park Service
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area was created in 1965 under the stewardship of the National Park Service. Located in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey, it encompasses over 70,000 acres
Detroit Historical Society (USA)
The Detroit Historical Society provides meaningful experiences that share the city’s history with all its community members. The Society operates the Detroit Historical Museum in the city’s midtown and the Dossin
Devoir de Mémoire (Haiti)
Devoir de Mémoire fights to transform sites of atrocities into sites of memory in Haiti, to demand justice for the crimes committed during the Duvalier dictatorship, and to advocate for their non-repetition.
Discovery Center (Kosovo)
The Discovery Center provides a secure and open environment, where youth are encouraged to be curious. Emphasis is placed on creating a safe space to afford young people the chance
District Six Museum (South Africa)
The mission of the District Six Museum is to ensure that the history and memory of forced removals in South Africa endures and, in the process, will change all forms
Diversity Challenges (Northern Ireland)
Diversity Challenges’ vision is a society in which people understand, and take responsibility for, the shared and distinctive traditions of all communities. Diversity Challenges’ mission is to assist culturally specific
Dorothea Dix Park
Dorothea Dix Park has a deep history that involves many of the most complex national issues today: Race, Mental Health, and the Environment. Beginning as land used by Native Americans
Drew Theological School – Drew University
Drew Theological School, United States Academic Affiliate Drew’s Doctor of Ministry cohort in pilgrimage and spirituality explores the practical, theological, and transformative aspects of pilgrimage in order to enhance religious
Eastern State Penitentiary (USA)
Eastern State Penitentiary was once the most famous and expensive prison in the world. Opened in 1829, the facility embodied a new philosophy: that prolonged isolation would lead prisoners to
Egypt Forum for Youth and Development
The Egypt Forum for Youth and Development’s vision is to see empowered women, youth and teens living in a just and equal Egyptian society where they enjoy all of their
Éist (USA)
Éist works to cultivate and promote community-based, post-conflict transformative justice through art, culture and media that focuses on first-person perspectives of justice and accountability, trauma and healing, and the aftermath
Elmina Castle (Ghana)
Elmina Castle is a historical site recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. It is also a major tourist attraction in the central region of Ghana. The castle was erected by the Portuguese in
Enab Baladi (Syria)
Enab Baladi is an independent Syrian nonprofit media organization. It was established in 2011 by a group of citizen journalists and activists from Daraya, a Syrian town in Damascus suburbs. The
Espace Culturel ABC (Benin)
Espace Culturel ABC focuses on sharing and transferring knowledge about Benin and African history more generally. With the goal of engaging young people, especially children, through performance and creativity, the
Estadio Nacional, Memoria Nacional (Chile)
In the aftermath of the September 1973 coup d’état that overthrew the Government of Chilean President Salvador Allende, the National Stadium of Santiago (Estadio Nacional) became the largest “concentration camp”
Faro de la Memoria
The Faro de la Memoria, or the Lighthouse of Memory, formerly called ESIM, was a clandestine detention center where people were tortured and killed by the armed Argentine forces during the last
Filoli
Filoli welcomes 200,000 visitors through tours, art exhibitions, youth and adult education, and seasonal events. Our programs aim to highlight the importance of connections among nature, environmental conservation and stewardship,
Finnish Labour Museum (Finland)
Starting in 1993, the Finnish Labour Museum Werstas is based in the historical Finlayson cotton mill area right in the heart of Tampere. At Werstas, you can visit the Steam
Flight PS752 Memorial
On January 8, 2020, tragedy struck as Ukrainian Airlines Flight PS752 carrying 176 crew and passengers (plus an unborn child), was struck by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard. Of the 176
Fondazione Scuola di Pace di Monte Sole (Italy)
Between September 29 and October 5, 1944, 800 people in more than 100 places in the mountains outside Bologna, Italy (small villages, churches, and single houses) were killed by Nazi
Fondo Kati (Spain)
Fondo Kati, which opened in 2003 with funding from the Spanish government, defends the memory of Andalusian history and sites in Timbuktu and the rest of Africa. To date, Fondo Kati has recorded 4,449
Ford’s Theatre (USA)
The site of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, Ford’s Theatre honors Lincoln’s legacy and explores the American experience through theatre and education. A working theatre, historical monument, world-class museum and learning center,
Forum pour la Mémoire Vigilante, FMV – Rwanda
Established in October 2017 by Burundian refugees living in Rwanda, Forum for Vigilant Memory works to educate people about genocide, assist survivors and victims of this crime against humanity, and
Foundation for Peace and Development (DRC)
In eastern DRC, people are living with the sequels of brutal ethnic wars that happened between 1999 and 2003. As a result of inequalities in terms of opportunities and the
Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum
The mission of the Friends is to support the Museum and its programs. To do this our organization relies on volunteers. Those volunteers serve as docents and greeters to assist
Fund B92 – Museum of Tolerance (Serbia)
Fund B92 is a non-profit organization that designs and produces humanitarian, cultural, educational, and socially responsible campaigns and projects to prevent and solve different social problems. Since its establishment in
Fundacion Zelmar Michelini
Fundacion Zelmar Michelini disseminates the work and thought of Zelmar Michelini, a Uruguayan human rights advocate, with the goal of promoting reflection on pluralism and fighting impunity. The Foundation upholds historical memory as a principle
Future Partners Foundation of Development (Yemen)
The Future Partners Foundation of Development seeks to contribute to achieving a comprehensive developmental renaissance that meets the needs and requirements of Yemeni civil society through implementing many qualitative projects
Gallery 11/07/95
Gallery 11/07/95 is the first memorial gallery in Bosnia and Herzegovina – an exhibition space aiming to preserve the memory of the Srebrenica tragedy and the 8372 persons who perished in the
Gandhi Ashram Trust (Bangladesh)
The Gandhi Ashram Trust (GAT) is a philanthropic development organization working in Noakhali, Bangladesh. The objectives of GAT are derived from the core values of Gandhian philosophy and guidelines of rural
Georgia State University, Department of History and Master of Heritage Preservation Program
The Master of Heritage Preservation (MHP) program offers compelling opportunities to pursue careers relating to the preservation and interpretation of cultural heritage. Based in the Department of History, the program
Gernika Gogoratuz Centro de Investigacion Por la Paz (Spain)
Gernika Gogoratuz is a Peace Research Centre created in 1987 by unanimous decision of the Basque Parliament, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the bombing of Gernika. The Centre conducts
Gettysburg Seminary Ridge Museum (USA)
The Gettysburg Seminary Ridge Museum provides a new and productive purpose for Schmucker Hall, built in 1832 as a state of the art museum with national interest. Four floors of
Ghana Museums and Monuments Board
The Ghana Museums and Monuments Board (GMMB) is the legal custodian of Ghana’s tangible cultural heritage (movable and immovable heritage). The Board was established in March 1957 – on the
Global Society Initiative for Peace and Democracy (GLOSIPAD)
Global Society Initiative for Peace and Democracy (GLOSIPAD), is a non-governmental, non-partisan, South Sudanese civil society organization, which was established and registered under both Uganda NGOs Act in 2016, and
Golden Gate National Recreation Area, National Park Service
Golden Gate National Recreation Area was established in 1972 as part of a movement to bring national parks to people living in urban areas. Since then, it has grown to
Grand Teton National Park (USA)
Located in northwestern Wyoming, Grand Teton National Park and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway preserves a spectacular landscape rich with majestic mountains, pristine lakes, and extraordinary wildlife. The
Guinean Organization of Human Rights
The Guinean Organization for the Defense of Human Rights and the Citizen – OGDH – was created in June 1990. It is a non-governmental organization independent of public authorities and
Gulag Museum at Perm-36 (Russia)
In 1995, in the Perm region of the Russian Federation, a unique memorial museum of the history of political repression was created in the former camp for political prisoners Perm-36.
Gulag.cz (Czech Republic)
The Gulag.cz Association is concerned with the phenomenon of the Gulag prison system and the Soviet totalitarian regime in general. Founded at the end of 2009, its mission is to
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center (USA)
Abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote perhaps the most influential novel of the 19th century, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Her words inspired many to fight against slavery and injustice. The Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park (USA)
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park is located in Dorchester County, Maryland and was created to commemorate the life of Harriet Tubman an American hero and historical icon. The state
Healing Through Remembering (Northern Ireland)
Healing Through Remembering (HTR) is a cross-community project made up of individual members holding differing political, social, and religious perspectives who come together to focus on how best to deal
Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation (USA)
The Heart Mountain Wyoming – Annie E. Casey Foundation was formed in 1996 to preserve the site that represents a period in U.S. history following the bombing of Pearl Harbor
Hermann-Grima + Gallier Historic Houses
Grima + Gallier Historic Houses preserve two 19th-century French Quarter homes in New Orleans and use their architecture, collections, and history to prompt inquiry and inspire discourse about our collective
Historic Alexandria – United States
Historic Alexandria preserves and shares the past to enrich the present and inspire the future. As part of the City of Alexandria, the department shares the city’s history through museums
Historic Stagville State Historic Site (United States)
Historic Stagville is a state historic site that interprets the lives, culture, and labors of enslaved people on one of the largest plantations in North Carolina. By 1859, over 900
Historical Memory Project (USA)
The Historical Memory Project documents and advocates for truth, historical memory, justice, and public access to state violence, war, and genocide archives in Latin America. We collect and disseminate evidence,
Historical Museum of the City of Krakow, Schindler’s Factory (Poland)
The Historical Museum of the City of Krakow, Schindler’s Factory is housed in what used to be the administrative building of the former Oskar Schindler factory, Emalia. The wartime history of
Hopelantern Space (Rwanda)
Hopelantern Space is a creative space that engages the community through programs that promote learning, social change, and cohesion. Hopelantern Space creates engaging-artistic and creative programs in a variety of
Hrant Dink Foundation (Turkey)
The Hrant Dink Foundation was established in 2007 in Istanbul, following the assassination of Hrant Dink, the founder of the Turkish-Armenian weekly Agos newspaper. The Foundation defines the development of
Human Rights Center for Memory and Archives (Morocco)
The Human Rights Center for Memory and Archives strengthens the commitment of the Kingdom of Morocco to protect its citizens’ rights and freedoms. It confirms Morocco’s attachment to respect its
Human Rights Media Center (South Africa)
The Human Rights Media Center is a non-profit organization based in Cape Town, South Africa. Its mission is the documentation and multi-media dissemination of the country’s narrative history for human rights
Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial (USA)
The mission of the Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial is to “promote respect for human dignity and diversity through education and to foster individual responsibility to work for justice and peace.” The Memorial achieves this
Illinois State Museum
The Illinois State Museum is a system of museums and galleries serving the people of Illinois, and operates within the agency of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The Museum
Indiana Historical Society (USA)
Since 1830, the Indiana Historical Society (IHS) has connected people to the past by collecting, preserving, and sharing the state’s history. IHS maintains a research library and archives; presents a
Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI)
The Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) is a Georgian non-governmental organization founded in 2009 by two historians/researchers Levan Avalishvili and Giorgi Kldiashvili. The idea to create IDFI
Institute of Social Development (Sri Lanka)
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Formed in 1991, Single Mothers Association of Kenya (SMAK) is a community based organization that integrates disadvantaged youth – and particularly female youth – into society through education courses and life skills
Sitio de Memoria Circular de Morelia (Mexico)
Through the understanding that a site of memory aims to re-signify its environment based on three main elements – space, memory, and reparation – and the resulting conjunction of these
Sociedad Civil Las Abejas (Mexico)
Sociedad Civil Las Abejas is an organized group fighting peacefully for their rights, and to defend their lands and territories. Its work is based on three main roots: culture, the
Solidarité Echange pour le Developpement Integral (Congo)
Solidarité Echange pour le Developpement Integral (SEDI) works toward non-violence and peaceful co-existence, addressing issues related to the conflicts in DR-Congo, including ethnic and politically motivated violence. SEDI has created
Southern Tenant Farmers Museum
The Southern Tenant Farmers Museum enhances knowledge and understanding of tenant farming and agricultural labor movements in the Mississippi River Delta region and preserves the cultural memory of sharecropping and
Srebrenica-Potocari Memorial Center & Cemetery (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Over 8,000 Bosnian men were executed by the Bosnian Serb Army in the Eastern Bosnia and Herzegovinan enclave of Srebrenica. These killings became the single largest massacre to take place
St. Augustine’s Project (USA)
The St. Augustine’s Project, a non-profit organization run primarily by volunteers, dedicates itself to the restoration and preservation of the Slave Galleries at St. Augustine’s Church. Located at 290 Henry
Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island (USA)
The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States and is a universal symbol of freedom and democracy.
Steve Biko Foundation – South Africa
The Steve Biko Foundation is a community development organization inspired by the legacy of Bantu Stephen Biko. The Foundation’s work aims to promote the intangible elements of development: identity, culture
Stiftung Forum Recht (Germany)
Stiftung Forum Recht is a federal foundation founded by the German parliament in 2019 and set up as an independent institution that aims to discuss law and the rule of
Stonehurst – The Robert Treat Paine Estate (USA)
Stonehurst, the country place of social reformer Robert Treat Paine, is an American masterwork designed by architect Henry Hobson Richardson and landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, whose work continues to
Syrian Network for Human Rights
An independent, Syrian human rights organization, the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) was established in June 2011. The SNHR works on documenting human rights violations in Syria and has
Syrians Without Borders (Turkey)
Syrians Without Borders is a non-profit and civil society organization, established by a group of young Syrians living in exile, each participating according to their specialization and expertise to provide
Tamkeen Development Foundation (Yemen)
Tamkeen Development Foundation (TDF) aims to promote development based on human rights. TDF conducts research and capacity building on a range of issues surrounding political participation and seeks to increase
Tenement Museum (USA)
For more than two decades, the Tenement Museum has fulfilled its distinctive mission: to make tangible the profound role immigration plays in shaping American identity; to forge powerful emotional connections
The African Network Against Extrajudicial Killings and Enforced Disappearances – The ANEKED
Led by young African human rights activists, the African Network against Extrajudicial Killings and Enforced Disappearances (ANEKED) campaigns against forced disappearances and summary executions. The organization is guided by the belief
The Committee for Human Rights: NIDO 20 (Chile)
The Committee for Human Rights: NIDO 20 is dedicated to preserving the memory of the extensive human rights violations that took place during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet between 1973
The Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum
The Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum is an underground bunker that was meant to house 535 Canadian government officials and military officers in the event of a nuclear war. As
The Dirección de Verdad, Justicia y Reparación (Paraguay)
The Dirección de Verdad, Justicia y Reparación (Board of Truth, Justice and Reparation) is a subset of Paraguay’s Defensoría del Pueblo. This institution emerged from the final report of the
The Echo Project (USA)
The Echo Theater is a formerly segregated movie theater located off the courthouse square in the historic district of downtown Laurens, South Carolina. It is most well known for its
The Hart Island Project (USA)
The mission of The Hart Island Project is to assist low-income, marginalized people to preserve their histories, gain access to information and gravesites of friends and relatives buried on Hart
The Herstories Archive (Sri Lanka)
The Herstories Archive is an auto-ethnographic project, that has collected 285 personal narratives of mothers from the north, south and east of Sri Lanka during the years (2012-2013). The stories
The Historical Museum at Fort Missoula
The Historical Museum at Fort Missoula welcomes over 50,000 visitors including 4,000 school children from Western Montana. The Historical Museum’s four core areas of interpretation are Missoula County History, Fort
The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County
The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center (HMTC) of Nassau County was founded by a group of Holocaust Survivors, elected officials and interfaith clergy, who were deeply committed to honoring the
The House of the Seven Gables (USA)
In the early 1900s, Salem, Massachusetts witnessed an influx of immigrants, mostly of Polish and Eastern European descent. Recognizing the need for social services for the new Americans, Caroline O.
The International Civil Rights Center & Museum
The International Civil Rights Center & Museum is an archival center, collecting museum and teaching facility devoted to the international struggle for civil and human rights. The Museum celebrates the
The John Dickinson Plantation
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The Montefiorino Republic and Italian Resistance Museum (Italy)
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The National Alliance of Faith and Justice (USA)
The National Alliance of Faith and Justice (NAFJ) is a nonprofit international network of affiliated organizations, sites, and leaders whose mission is to promote the value of faith based engagement
The National Memorial to the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred and Revolution of Dignity Museum – Maidan Museum (Ukraine)
The National Memorial to the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred and Revolution of Dignity Museum (also known as, the Maidan Museum) is the only national museum devoted to collecting, exhibiting,
The Partition Museum
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The Robert Hicks Foundation
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The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza (USA)
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The Socio-Economic Justice Initiative (Lebanon)
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The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence
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The Tibet Museum (India)
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The Workhouse (England)
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Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello
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Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve (United States)
With 6,000 years of human history and thousands of acres of woods, water, and salt marsh, the Timucuan Preserve shares the history and culture of the first French colony in
Tomb of Askia (Mali)
A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Tomb of Askia was built by Askia Mohamed, the Emperor of Songhai, in 1495. The National Heritage Directorate Cultural (DNPC) of Mali oversees the site.
Transform 1012 N. Main Street
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Trust for Indigenous Culture and Health – TICAH (Kenya)
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Truth Justice Memory Center (Turkey)
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Tucson Jewish Museum & Holocaust Center
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Tule Lake Unit, World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument (USA)
The attacks on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 resulted in President Roosevelt signing Executive Order 9066, authorizing the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans on the West Coast. Out of
Tunisian Institute for Democracy and Development
The Tunisian Institute for Democracy and Development enhances democracy, transparency, accountability, good governance, and combats corruption through civic participation and monitoring in Tunisia.
Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (Cambodia)
Tuol Sleng is a former high school used as “Security Prison 21” by the Khmer Rouge regime from its rise to power in 1975 to its fall in 1979. An
Ulster Museum at the National Museums of Northern Ireland
The Ulster Museum is operated by the National Museums Northern Ireland. National Museums NI is Northern Ireland’s foremost cultural and heritage museum group. They are the custodians of the National
Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site (USA)
Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site focuses on Ulysses S. Grant, Julia Dent Grant, and the stories of enslaved African Americans. At Grant’s White Haven home, where he lived in the
UMAM Documentation and Research (Lebanon)
UMAM Documentation & Research believes that dealing with Lebanon’s violent past, crystallized in the 1975-1990 civil war, is fundamental to eliminating the specter of renewed conflict that continues to haunt
University of Mississippi Slavery Research Group
The University of Mississippi Research Group (UMSRG) is an association of the University of Mississippi faculty and staff working across disciplines to learn more about the history of slavery and enslaved people
University of Texas – Borderlands Public History Lab (USA)
The UTEP Institute of Oral History was established as part of the Department of History in 1972 for the purpose of preserving the history of the region adjacent to the
Voices Against Injustice
Voices Against Injustice, formerly the Salem Award Foundation, draws upon the lessons of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, to promote awareness, understanding, and empathy in support of human rights,
Voices of Women Media
Voices of Women Media (VOW Media) wants to contribute to a world where women enjoy their basic rights and live with dignity, equality and justice. A non-profit organization, VOW Media
War Childhood Museum
The War Childhood Museum, winner of the 2018 Council of Europe Museum Prize, is dedicated to providing people with an outlet to share objects and memories of their childhood experiences
West Virginia Mine Wars Museum
The West Virginia Mine Wars Museum, in the heart of Historic Matewan, preserves and interprets artifacts and historical records of the local communities affected by the West Virginia Mine Wars,
White Earth Tribal Historic Preservation Office (United States)
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Whitman Mission National Historic Site (United States)
Whitman Mission National Historic Site, located near Walla Walla, Washington, a site of early interactions between United States citizens and Indian nations, preserves a sacred piece of Weyiiletpuu homeland, interprets
Whitney Heritage Plantation
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William C. Goodridge Freedom Center and Underground Railroad Museum
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