About IPHR

International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) was created in Brussels in the spring of 2008. It is a non-profit organisation established under Belgian law (asbl, or association sans but lucratif). The statutes are available here.

IPHR is a young organisation, but it consists of a team of experienced human rights practitioners. Based in five different European countries, its team members are united by a strong commitment to advancing the objectives of the organisation and have a proven track record in the promotion of international human rights standards and in active support to civil society groups in numerous countries. They have, inter alia:

• been involved in the successful development and implementation of projects to ensure better respect for fundamental rights and freedoms in dozens of different countries;

• researched and written numerous reports about governments' compliance with their human rights obligations, most often in cooperation with local partners;

• participated in various campaigns to expose human rights abuses taking place in different countries and to challenge governments to improve their human rights record;

• planned, coordinated and carried out advocacy work on the international level, especially with the European Union, the Council of Europe, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and United Nations bodies.