HimRights
Himalayan Human Rights Monitors (HimRights) is a non-governmental, non-partisan, non-profit organization committed to defending the rights of poor, marginalized and socially excluded communities and individuals, with special focus on women, children and youth. HimRights works in affiliation with all major human rights institutions based in Nepal and abroad to monitor, report, document and respond to human rights violation.
HimRights informally formed in the mid 1980s and was officially registered in 1999 . The current HimRights team consists of seven board members, including lawyers, teachers, journalists, anthropologists, conflict and development specialists, social workers and human rights activist. Together they bring decades of individual and collective professional experience to HimRights lending to strong organizational credential in the areas of human rights, trafficking, good governance, conflict mitigation and peace building.
Vision
To realize international solidarity towards human rights promotion where social, cultural, economic, civil and political justice prevail and people live with respect and dignity.
Mission
We strive to promote justice, equity and inclusion to ensure the human rights of marginalized people.
Goal
HimRights work will lead greater social justice and recognition of human rights instruments, gender equity and social inclusion. Our work will contribution towards enhancing true participants in democratic processes at all levels.
Geographic Focus
Through out the country of Nepal
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 Direction
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 coordinate observation, monitoring, training and research on all human rights conventions, toestablish and strengthen national and regional mechanisms and linkages for enhanced realizations of human rights, rescue and support.
¨ To advocate against human trafficking at community, national and international levels, to reduce the incidence of human trafficking within and outside of Nepal
¨ To uphold the right of self-determination and respect for diverse and marginalized groups to ensure they are allowed to live dignified lives.
¨ To protect uprooted and displaced persons right to migrate as well as return to their place of origin discourage their discrimination
¨ To protect live and facilitate mediation between conflicting parties for enhanced conflict transformation and sustained peace building at local and national levels.
Working Approaches
HimRights pursue a three fold approach of (1) monitoring and reporting human rights violation, (2) responding to these violations, (3) 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. |
