Building Inclusive Governance
Peace requires support from political and economic structures in order to be sustainable. Throughout our peacebuilding programs, we support communities affected by conflict to shape...
PEACE BUILDING
Centre for Human Rights & Governance’s aim is to protect communities in violent conflicts through unarmed strategies, build peace side by side with local communities, and advocate for the wider adoption of these approaches to safeguard human lives and dignity. It envisions a culture of peace in which conflicts within and between communities are managed through nonviolent means. We are guided by principles of nonviolence, non-partisanship, the primacy of local actors, and civilian-to-civilian action.
CHRG brings together parties to a conflict those who have acted, those directly impacted, and the wider community within an intentional systemic context, to dialogue as equals. Participants invite each other and attend voluntarily. The dialogue process used is shared openly with all participants, and guided by a community member. The process ends when actions have been found that bring mutual benefit.
Dialogues across deep divides
The skillful use of facilitated, structured dialogue allows people on either side of the conflict to discover their shared hopes and goals, and nurture authentic partnerships across divides to...
Preventing Violent Extremism
Centre for Human Rights & Governance focuses on non-military approaches that reduce community vulnerability to violent extremism and strengthen resilience against recruitment. These are...
Healing and Reconciliation
Through the Conflict Resolution program, CHRG creates space to discuss underlying grievances constructively, repair relationships between conflict-affected groups, and ultimately interrupt...
Prevention of Mass Atrocities
Widespread and systematic violence against civilians, mass atrocities are among priorities for the CHRG because of the devastating human, social, political, and economic harm that results when...