International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights
Budget
€7,925
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
6
3 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
Our aim focuses on preserving and advancing the democratic values that we hold dear in order to thrive on our diversity, based on the principle of human rights. Our main areas of focus are gender-inequality, cultural and religious antagonism, extremism, forms of violence, and social inequity. We aim to promote and uphold human rights values that are universal, and should be equally available to every single human being, irrespective of one’s race, culture, gender or faith. One of the main objectives of this organisation is bring about crucial changes in the society, mainly through education, cultural and human rights activities, with the aim to counter the threats posed by extremism under the name of Islam, by using the principles of human rights. IOPHR also support the Iranian population in Iran in their fight for respect of Civil- and Human Rights values and to spread awareness about the massive and brutal injustices by the Iranian authorities to women, religious & ethnic minority.
EU Legislative Interests
- EU Council Conclusions on Human Rights in Iran - - European Parliament Resolutions on Human Rights Violations in Iran - EU Sanctions on the IRGC - EU’s Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime - The EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy (2020-2024) - EU Strategy on Middle East Stability - EU-Iran Human Rights Dialogues - EU Sanctions Policy on Iran - The EU Counter-Terrorism Strategy on Iran and the proxies
Communication Activities
Activities Our organisation’s activities within the European Parliament have been based on: • Threats of extremism which hides itself under the name of Islam, and IOPHR’s measures to counteract these are: - Holding conferences, lectures and workshops regarding the misconceptions on Islam which have lead to violent extremism. - Holding cultural events such as concerts and exhibitions. • Exchange news and information and constantly covering the Iranian regime’s violation of human right in articles and publications, on the Internet such websites and social medias. - Inform, outside of Iran, the Members of European and National Parliaments and Governments, United Nation, European and American society, press, and human rights organizations such as Amnesty International, Südwind - All Human Rights for All in Iran, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), Human Rights Without Frontiers International (HRWF) etc. Series of academic conferences, research-based panels, publications and cultural events, that are aimed at facilitating an open dialogue within communities, highlighting core issues that threaten human rights in a democratic society, and formulating systematic and sustainable solutions. We embrace socio-cultural diversity and strongly encourage community involvement. - Educational conferences aimed to raise awareness regarding the roots of the ideologies of violent extremism which take place under the name of Islam, and providing solutions to counter these threats. - Conferences to give a platform to experts to bring analyses and specialized information of the situation in Iran from the one hand and religious and ethnic minorities, journalists, students, women and other targeted groups to give evidence about the restrictions on their civil and human rights on the other hand.
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
1- Networks such as Human Rights Without Frontiers International. ( Member of ) 2- International Religious Freedom ( Member of ) The website: www.hrwf.eu www.irfroundtable.org
Organisation Members
We have only individual members (natural persons)
Additional Information
N/A
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.