Background

The National Institute for Human Rights (NIHR) was officially established in 2005, registered under number 1Z38615, as a non-profit and independent organization free from political, partisan, or religious influence. Emerging after Iraq’s 2003 transition, NIHR was created to fill the gap left by the absence of institutions promoting human rights, democracy, and peace. It focuses on children, youth, women, and vulnerable groups, including the marginalized and people with special needs. Through partnerships, programs, and projects, NIHR works to uphold dignity, equality, and citizenship across Iraqi society, ensuring no discrimination based on religion, language, or nationality.

The vision of the Organization

We envision a peaceful, democratic society where human rights and the rule of law are upheld. We support a strong, independent civil society that promotes gender equality, ensuring women and girls fully enjoy their rights and actively contribute to sustainable peace, inclusive development, and accountable governance for all.

The Organization’s Mission

We are an independent, nonprofit organization advancing human rights, democracy, citizenship, and peacebuilding across Iraq. Our mission empowers women and girls—especially the most vulnerable—to reach their potential and shape their communities through sustainable programs that develop leaders, promote equality and justice, and foster lasting peace nationwide

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Objectives

• Increase community awareness and skills in the culture of human rights, monitoring and documenting violations—especially those related to women—as well as writing reports. This culture is founded on international legitimacy.
• Facilitate active community participation in spreading and strengthening the culture of democracy, citizenship, peacebuilding, and advocacy for achieving these rights, particularly those concerning women.
• Encourage dialogue and consultation among governmental institutions, non-governmental organizations, and community members in order to create a suitable political climate for implementing inactive legislation, laws, regulations, and systems, thereby contributing to the dissemination of gender justice.
• Develop human and financial capacities, strategic planning, and organizational management (enhancing both institutional and human capacities of organizations).

Child-Friendly Spaces

Child-Friendly Spaces are safe places within conflicts-affected communities where children’s unique needs can be met. They help children return to a normal routine by offering structured activities, games and help them express themselves.

Referrals

The National Institute for Human Rights is receiving cases subjected to violence of all kinds such as (humanitarian, legal, health, and security cases) for possible treatments for certain cases and refer cases that its treatment service is not available in our organizations to the relevant authorities and organizations for the purpose of finding appropriate treatments and solutions by them a service to the civil society.

Humaniterian Relief

Given the continuation of armed conflicts in many regions of Iraq and large displacement of families inhabiting those areas, the Institute would focus its efforts on the distribution of basic relief in cooperation with relevant international organizations in this area.

Public relations

This department with the media side of NGOs is specialized in documenting the activities with pictures. Dissemination and promotion of the daily news about the achievements of the NGOs, and the establishment of public relations.

Dissemination of awareness of human rights culture

The Institute works to increase community awareness of human rights culture throughout Iraq, and this culture based on the International Bill of human rights and international conventions in this area.

Monitoring of Human Rights Violation

Subject\ (Universal Declaration of Human Rights) Everyone is born free, and equal in dignity and rights, and they were given mind and conscience and must treat the others in spirit of brotherhood.
Based on that National Institute for Human Rights found itself keen to maintain human dignity through monitoring all types of Human Rights Violations.