Himalayan Human Rights Monitors (HIMRIGHTS)

Himalayan Human Rights Monitors (HimRights) is a non-governmental, non-partisan, and non-profit organization committed to defending the rights of poor, marginalized and socially excluded communities and individuals, with a special focus on women, children and youth. HimRights works in affiliation with all major human rights institutions of Nepal and abroad pursuing a threefold approach : (1) promoting good governance (2) advocating and training for policy change, rights based approach, influence, awareness raising, and capacity building to cope with and respond to changing human rights dynamics and (3) monitoring, reporting and responding to human rights violations in Nepal. HimRights is... read more Himalayan Human Rights Monitors (HimRights) is a non-governmental, non-partisan, and non-profit organization committed to defending the rights of poor, marginalized and socially excluded communities and individuals, with a special focus on women, children and youth. HimRights works in affiliation with all major human rights institutions of Nepal and abroad pursuing a threefold approach : (1) promoting good governance (2) advocating and training for policy change, rights based approach, influence, awareness raising, and capacity building to cope with and respond to changing human rights dynamics and (3) monitoring, reporting and responding to human rights violations in Nepal. HimRights is registered in 1999, the individual and collective professional experience enabling its effective work in the areas of human rights; anti- trafficking and safe migration; good governance; children, youth and women empowerment; education; income generation; health; disaster risk management; conflict mitigation; reconciliation and peace building. HimRights, enabling HimRights to work effectively in the areas of human rights, anti- trafficking and safe migration, good governance, conflict mitigation, reconciliation, and peace building. Population focus Minorities (indigenous Janajati and Dalit) uprooted, displaced, and specially-abled who are marginalized with special focus on women, children and youth, who transcend all categories. Strategic focus > To monitor and document rights, peace, justice and development findings to better advocate and lobby for structural and policy changes to align with human rights instruments. > To advocate against human trafficking at community, national and international levels, to reduce the incidence of human trafficking within and outside of Nepal. > To protect uprooted and displaced persons right to migrate as well as return to their place of origin discourage their discrimination Working Approaches > Monitoring and reporting human rights violation > Responding to these violations > Advocating, and training for policy change influence, raised awareness and improved capacity of bodies to cope with and respond to changing human rights dynamics in Nepal. HimRights promotes participation, inclusion and equity through right based conflict sensitive and good governance principles.