Genocide and Resistance Research Centre of Lithuania

54°40′45″N 25°17′14″E / 54.67917°N 25.28722°E / 54.67917; 25.28722

Genocide and Resistance Research Centre of Lithuania
Lietuvos gyventojų genocido ir rezistencijos tyrimo centras

Headquarters of the institute
State-funded institute overview
Formed29 October 1992; 32 years ago (1992-10-29)
JurisdictionLithuania
HeadquartersDidžioji g. 17-1, Vilnius, Lithuania
Employees142[1]
State-funded institute executive
  • Arūnas Bubnys, Director general
Websitewww.genocid.lt

The Genocide and Resistance Research Centre of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos gyventojų genocido ir rezistencijos tyrimo centras or LGGRTC) is a state-funded research institute in Lithuania dedicated to "the study of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes in Lithuania; the study of the persecution of local residents by occupying regimes; the study of armed and unarmed resistance to occupying regimes; the initiation of the legal evaluation of the activities of the organisers and implementers of genocide; and the commemoration of freedom fighters and genocide victims." The centre was founded on 25 October 1992 by the Supreme Council of the Lithuanian Republic as the "State Genocide Research Centre of Lithuania".[2][3] It is a member organisation of the Platform of European Memory and Conscience.[4]

  1. ^ "Lietuvos Gyventojų Genocido ir Rezistencijos Tyrimo Centras darbuotojai (apdraustieji)". rekvizitai.lt. Rekvizitai.lt / UAB „Verslo žinios“. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  2. ^ AN OUTLINE OF THE HISTORY OF THE GENOCIDE AND RESISTANCE RESEARCH CENTRE OF LITHUANIA (retrieved March 4, 2013)
  3. ^ Modernity in Crisis: A Dialogue on the Culture of Belonging
  4. ^ "Czech Prime minister Petr Nečas: The years of totalitarianism were years of struggle for liberty". Platform of European Memory and Conscience. 14 October 2011. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2011.