Center for Human Rights and International Justice at Stanford University | 1,261 followers on LinkedIn. We equip a new generation of leaders with the knowledge and skills necessary to protect and promote human rights. | The Center was originally founded in 1999 as the War Crimes Studies Center at UC Berkeley. In 2014, Director David Cohen moved the Center to Stanford University with transitional support from Dr. Haruhisa Handa and his foundation, Worldwide Support for Development (WSD).