Iranian Society for Human Rights was established in 2003 by a group of Iranians committed to the sanctity and advancement of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and related United Nations Human Rights Conventions. In the past four years, the Society has been active in defending and promoting human rights principals by organizing lectures, protests, petition drive and appealing to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and other international human rights organizations. The Society has also responded to numerous international calls for action in support of prisoners of conscience and other victims of human rights abuse, as well as the rights of women, workers and ethnic, religious and sexual minorities. Iranian Society for Human Rights is registered as a non-profit organization in the state of California.

Mission

ISHR is a non- profit, non- partisan and non-governmental Human Rights group working to promote and provide a better understanding of the rights defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and all other international covenants. ISHR is a network of Iranian-Americans committed to strengthening advocacy on human rights issues in Iran. IS4HR believes that building respect for human rights law will ensure that individuals are treated with dignity and will thus curtail tyranny, extremism, intolerance, and violence. We believe that every individual has the right to live in peace and with justice and dignity. In order to maintain our independence, we accept no government funding.