Tom Lantos Institute
The Tom Lantos Institute (TLI), headquartered in Budapest, is an independent organization dedicated to human and minority rights, with a primary emphasis on Jewish and Roma communities, as well as Hungarian and other ethnic, national, linguistic, and religious minorities. Established in Hungary in May 2011, the TLI was founded by the Hungarian Government and the U.S. Senate to pay tribute to and perpetuate the legacy of Tom Lantos, a Hungarian-American who was the sole Holocaust survivor ever elected to the United States Congress. Serving as a platform for research and education, TLI endeavours to bridge the divide between scholarly inquiry and policy formulation, as well as between established norms and their practical implementation. Positioned at the nexus of human rights and identity politics, TLI employs multidisciplinary methodologies to explore the efficacy of existing national and international norms in addressing societal challenges. TLI’s primary strategic objective is to foster the widespread acceptance of human and minority rights through a combination of research, educational initiatives, public discourse, publications, and commemorative events. In addition to its broader focus on human rights and identity issues, TLI concentrates its efforts on three specific areas: the promotion of Jewish life and the combatting of antisemitism; advocacy for Roma rights and citizenship; and the protection of Hungarian minority rights.