1.1 History/Genesis

Human Rights and Democratic Forum (FOHRID) is a non-government, non-profit making, non-political, independent, public interest organization. It has been registered in the District Administration Office, Kathmandu on 05 September 2001 (BS 2058 Bhadra 20) with Regd. No 185/058-059. It is affiliated to Social Welfare Council, Government of Nepal on 9 November 2003 (BS 2060/5/25) with the affiliation no. 15269 and it has been working in close association with national and international non-governmental organizations. Economists, political scientists, advocates, social workers, human rights defenders, anthropologists, international criminal justice experts, researchers, development experts, counselors, psychologists are involved in this organization.

1.2 Vision: A dignified and peaceful society where there will be an understanding, respect, practice of human rights, democratic process and culture according to the international instruments.

1.3 FOHRID Mission: FOHRID, as a dynamic organization, aims to materialize democratic process and culture through protection, promotion and respect of human rights, combating impunity, promoting accountability and rule of law by planning and implementing advocacy, research, networking, mobilizing the non-state actors, social workers, collaboration and capacity building activities according to its faith, commitment and vision.

Overall objectives and working areas:

• Protection, promotion and respect of human rights according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights-1948 and other relevant international instruments,
• To establish culture of peace in conflict management,
• To strengthen democratic process and culture through institutional capacity building at all levels,
• To enhance institutional infrastructure and capacity building of FOHRID.

1.4 FOHRID Modality: FOHRID has developed a modality over the years of its activities and experiences in grassroots and local level. It conducts policy level advocacy, counseling, referral, drafting legislation, study, research, organizes seminar, workshop, public interest campaign (including PIL filing, interaction, public hearing and symposium) to accumulate knowledge and professional skills for future action and intervention. FOHRID plans intervention or action focusing implementation at primary stakeholders or grassroots level of beneficiaries, which are meant to organize the target groups for their own needs and benefits.

1.5 Organizational Structure

          i.    General Assembly (total no. 36)

         ii.    Executive Body (total no. 9)

        iii.    Advisory Council (total no. 5)

        iv.    Executive Director (total no. 1)

         v.    Rule of Law Section (total no. 2)