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Building Bridges of Hope
We must use time as a tool, not as a couch.”
John F. Kennedy
Who We Are
The Institute for Human Rights is a nonprofit organization with ECOSOC status since 2021, committed to supporting human rights, as well as human rights defenders. Founded in Georgia, we were compelled to relocate due to the foreign agent law and increasing repression by Georgian authorities. Today, our organization operates from Geneva, Switzerland.
We work through advocacy, media production, research, and partnerships with like-minded NGOs, addressing key human rights challenges worldwide. Our efforts also include promoting awareness of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, as well as international cooperation in the field of human rights.
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Our Mission
The Institute for Human Rights (IHR) is a non-profit organization committed to promoting and safeguarding fundamental human rights while advocating for the protection of human rights defenders. Through organizing training sessions, providing assistance to international institutions in Geneva, as well as strategic advocacy, IHR works to empower marginalized communities and uphold democratic values.
Our Mission
Our Focus Areas:
● Transparency & Accountability : Advocating for open governance and access to information.
● Journalists’ Protection : Defending press freedom and ensuring the safety of media professionals.
● Environmental Health & Justice : Addressing the impact of environmental issues on human rights.
● Sustainable Development : Promoting policies that balance economic growth with social equity and environmental responsibility.
Help Us Grow
Your financial support is essential to our mission. Donations enable the Institute for Human Rights to continue organizing impactful events, producing expert analysis, and delivering statements that influence global human rights policies. Every contribution helps us protect and advance fundamental rights and freedoms on an international scale.
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:Activities
- Participation in International Institutions
Throughout the years, the Institute for Human Rights has taken part in numerous oral interventions, submitted written statements, and conducted and co-hosted several side events in international institutions and conferences, including the Human Rights Council, the OSCE Warsaw Human Dimension Meeting, the Human Rights Committee and the Council of Europe.
- Collaboration with UN special procesures
We have gained experience working with UN special procedures, preparing submissions for UN special rapporteurs on human rights, human rights defenders, and freedom of speech and expression. Additionally, we have submitted alternative reports to the Committee against torture.
- OSCE Warsaw Human Dimension Meeting
Particularly, during the Warsaw Human Dimension Meeting, the Institute for Human Rights raised awareness on key issues, including violations against female journalists in Azerbaijani prisons, travel ban imposed by the Azerbaijani government, psychological pressures on children by law enforcement, the urgent need for judicial reforms in the country.
In addition, the association was able to organize a couple of side events, where the organization exposed the struggles that political prisoners face daily in the country. The conference was held by the speakers Emin Huseynov and Diana Nazarets and was moderated by editor in chief of Tajik exile media based in Warsaw and head of the foundation for intercultural integration Mohammad John Kabirov.
- Exposing human rights violations in Azerbaijan
In this context, the NGO stressed on the precariousness that human rights and fundamental freedoms face in the country, highlighting the alarming number of political prisoners in Azerbaijan, which is over 300. Furthermore, the Institute for Human Rights exposed the greenwashing the Aliyev regime is putting in place, by hiding its human rights violations behind a sophisticated climate agenda, right before COP29. The speaker also discussed the lack of independent media in the country, as most of them have been shut down and numerous journalists have been placed under arrest as a result.