International Human Rights Association (IHRA) is a non-profit voluntary organization

Voluntary association

A voluntary association or union is a group of individuals who enter into an agreement as volunteers to form a body to accomplish a purpose.Strictly speaking, in many jurisdictions no formalities are necessary to start an association...

 working in the cause of down trodden and suppressed people without regard to their background.

Vision & Mission

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The vision of IHRA is the formation of a fearless and resilient society on the basis of truthfulness and nonviolence

Nonviolence

Nonviolence has two meanings. It can refer, first, to a general philosophy of abstention from violence because of moral or religious principle It can refer to the behaviour of people using nonviolent action Nonviolence has two (closely related) meanings. (1) It can refer, first, to a general...

, allowing peaceful existence of all, irrespective of caste, creed, sex and religion. The vision is for a society of human rights

Human rights

Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...

 followers.

The IHRA mission statement is:
The organisation focuses on women and children and undertakes various activities under following components:

• Human rights
• Women and child development programme
• Sustainable rural development programme
• Campaign on child labor
  Child labor
  Child labour refers to the employment of children at regular and sustained labour. This practice is considered exploitative by many international organizations and is illegal in many countries...
  
  , street children
  Street children
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  , environment, Panchayati Raj,
• Women and child rights
  Children's rights movement
  The Children's Rights Movement is a historical and modern movement committed to the acknowledgment, expansion, and/or regression of the rights of children around the world...
  
  
• campaign again women foeticides, etc.

Funds are raised through local contribution and members' fees, and from national and international donors.