Host- Mahidol University,  Thailand

The Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies (IHRP) is the result of a recent merger between Mahidol University’s Center for Human Rights Studies and Social Development (est. 1998) and the Research Center for Peacebuilding (est. 2004). IHRP is uniquely interdisciplinary and is redefining the fields of peace, conflict, justice and human rights studies, in the Asian Pacific region and beyond. The IHRP is committed to the advancement of human rights and peace by educating human rights and peace practitioners, promoting outreach programs to community and international organizations, and conducting cutting edge research on important issues. The IHRP serves as Secretariat to both ASEAN University Network-Human Rights Education (ASEAN-HRE) and Southeast Asiaan Human  Rights Network (SEAHRN). See  http://www.ihrp.mahidol.ac.th/ for more information on the Institute