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Organisational Profile

Horn Afrik News Agency for Human Rights (HANAHR) is non-partisan, non-profit, and non-governmental human rights organisation. HANAHR was established in late 2011, due to the necessity and need for a better and robust human rights advocacy, and the dire need to unify human rights defenders’ voices in the horn of africa region and beyond.

HANAHR is founded by award winning Human rights defenders (HRDs) e.g. lawyers, journalists and human rights activists in horn of africa region whose purpose is to better advocate and defend human rights.

Vision

Communities that respect women human rights and that cherish human rights as part of their cultural principles and the rule of law, where peace and stability prevail in the horn of africa (HOA) region and beyond; a region that manifests a culture of  human rights and peace guided by the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Mission

-Horn News Agency for Human Rights (HANAHR) Promotes, defends & advocates for Human Rights with women & children as top priority and other vulnerable groups, thereby, working with relevant stakeholders to promote, protect, observe and advocate for human rights for all through the rule of law.

-To protect and empower HRDs.

-To investigate, document and expose human rights violations in the HOA region and beyond.

-To monitor and raise awareness on issues regarding human rights e.g. injustice inflicted on the general public and human rights defenders.

-To spread human rights education and promote peace.

– To advance environmental rights and protection of environmental rights defenders.

-To ensure freedom for all.

-To preserve and promote Civil and Political Rights as well as freedom of expression, all in line with the universal declaration of human rights.

-To promote the free flow of information and knowledge.

Objectives:

• Public education to educate people about their human rights and how to claim them;
• Documenting, reporting and fact-finding to expose human rights violations;
• Litigation to uphold human rights and hold abusers accountable;
• Policy advocacy to ensure that governments and others conform to human rights standards;
• Research and scholarship to define the content of rights;
• Networking to further the effectiveness of a global human rights movement; and
• Capacity building and capacity development for WHRDs

Our Core Values

We value and are committed to a culture of human rights and peace through:

• Women HRDs empowerment

• cooperation and collaboration

• Human rights education and dialogue

• equity and dignity

• freedom and justice

• diversity and inclusion

• integrity and transparency

• Promotion of the rule of law

-Transparency & Integrity

-Objectivity  – Impartiality –

–Responsibility & Accountability

-Practicing Human Rights Culture

-Neutrality and fairness

-Exercising professionalism & ethical code of conduct

-Commitment to justice, dignity, equality and solicitude. – Collaborative: We collaborate with local and international ORGANISATIONS to achieve the best outcome.

-Collaborative: We work with local NGOs and international NGOs in a spirit of partnership to achieve the best outcomes.
-Global and Local: We combine global expertise and resources with local knowledge of needs and culture to maximize the impact of our work
-Empowerment: We aim to empower women HRDs.

Cooperation

We work with local and international & non-governmental organizations, civil
society organizations/institutions and all human rights stake holders.

Governance & Administraion