HIA believes that an important test of a genuine democracy is how it treats its minority groups. It also believes that the commitment to democratic values and the protection of minorities cannot be taken for granted today in the United States and Europe.

Therefore, HIA creates educational programs that seek to instill moral responsibility for the protection of minorities in a new generation of social, cultural, and political leaders by:

• Engaging student leaders in histories of resistance to institutionalized violations of minority rights in democratic countries;

• Promoting the growth and development of young professionals dedicated to protecting human dignity and the rights of minorities;

• Building a multi-national, intergenerational network of present and emerging leaders in diverse professional fields who share these commitments.

HIA currently works with university students and young professionals in Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Ukraine.

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