International Women's Rights Center - La Strada- Ukraine

Written on 07 March 2009.

Since 1997, the International Women's Rights Center “La Strada - Ukraine” has been working on the prevention of trafficking in persons, especially women and children, as well as the elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence in society and observing human rights, gender equality and children rights protection. La Strada Ukraine was the first organisation in Ukraine to work on human trafficking.

The main focuses’ of La Strada Ukraine are:
Information Campaigns: including co-operation with mass media; creation and dissemination of social advertisements such as video and audio spots, preparation and dissemination of information; 

Lobby and Advocacy: monitoring implementation of the state programmes on human trafficking, and the law on domestic violence and child rights protection; preparing recommendations and submitting measures and regulations on relevant topics.

Prevention and Education: conducting educational activities among youth, trainings, seminars, roundtables, and conference for specialists; preparing, publishing and disseminating information, educational and methodological materials and guidelines.

Hot Line: running two National Toll-Free Hotlines on prevention of trafficking and domestic violence nd children rights protection. Providing consultation and reliable information on the opportunities for work and study abroad, marriages with foreigners, consulting on violence issues and children rights protection, running and updating a database for consulting on the problem of trafficking in persons.

Social Assistance: organising social assistance for trafficked persons and victims of domestic violence including medical, psychological and legal support, short-term shelter, referrals, assistance in searching for missing Ukrainian citizens abroad and assisting those returning to Ukraine; co-operation with partner institutions in Ukraine and abroad.

Contact Details:
Address: P.O. Box 26 03113 Kyiv, Ukraine 
Tel: +380 44 205 3694
Fax: +380 44 205 3736
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 
Website: la-strada.org.ua

Himalayan Human Rights Monitors (HimRights)

Written on 05 March 2009.

Himalayan Human Rights Monitor (HimRights) is a non-governmental, non-partisan, and non-profit organisation committed to defending the rights of the poor, marginalisesd and socially excluded communities and individuals, with a special focus on women, children and youth. HimRights works in affiliation with human rights institutions based in Nepal and abroad, pursuing a threefold approach of (1) promoting good governance and (2) advocating and training for policy change, rights based approach, influence, awareness raising and capacity building to cope with and respond to changing human rights dynamics, and (3) monitoring, reporting and responding to human rights violations in Nepal. 

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, ENVIORNMENT AND DEVELOPMENT (INHURED)

Written on 05 March 2009.

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT (INHURED INTERNATIONAL) is Nepal's first international human rights organisation with Special Consultative Status to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations. It is registered under the Nepali Association and Organisation Registration Act. Its history goes back to the dark era of absolute monarchy under the Panchayati dictatorship and the restoration of multi-party system in 1990.

MAHILA ATMA NIRVARTA KENDRA (MANK)

Written on 05 March 2009.