The Virtual Tribunals project is a major initiative of the Center for Human Rights and International Justice, which aims to compile a comprehensive database of international criminal tribunal records and render it searchable through a single online portal. Four collections presently constitute the Virtual Tribunals archive. These are the International Military Tribunal (IMT) at Nuremberg, 1945-46; the World War II U.S. Army Courts, Europe; the World War II U.S. Army Courts, Asia-Pacific; and the Special Panel for Serious Crimes, East Timor. The records include investigation records, video and audio recordings of court proceedings, court transcripts, evidence presented at trial, reviews and recommendations, post-trial administration of justice, and prison records.

From Women's Suffrage marches to Black Lives Matter protests, anti-war demonstrations to fossil fuel divestment rallies, Stanford University students have a long history of activism, both on the Stanford campus and beyond. Since Stanford University's inception, students have organized protests, written letters and signed petitions, and held sit-ins and rallies to create a more equitable university community, and a more just society and world.

This exhibit highlights the activist work of Stanford students, and includes an interactive map and a timeline of activism and student protest movements. The items within the exhibit are far-reaching, from photographs and posters of demonstrations and campus community center events, and audio and video recordings (including oral histories) with participants, to documentation of the Stanford administration's response to student protests.

Carried out August 15-21, 1971 in the basement of Jordan Hall, the Stanford Prison Experiment set out to examine the psychological effects of authority and powerlessness in a prison environment. The study, led by psychology professor Philip G. Zimbardo, recruited Stanford students using a local newspaper ad. Twenty-four students were carefully screened and randomly assigned into groups of prisoners and guards. The experiment, which was scheduled to last 1-2 weeks, ultimately had to be terminated on only the 6th day as the experiment escalated out of hand when the prisoners were forced to endure cruel and dehumanizing abuse at the hands of their peers. The experiment showed, in Dr. Zimbardo’s words, how “ordinary college students could do terrible things.”