Human Rights Focus Pakistan
Information on the purpose of your organization
Human Right Focus Pakistan (HRFP) a non government organization (NGO) registered under the Pakistan Societies Registration Act 1860 (Reg.No.RJSC/FSD/593). HRFP was established in 1994 to work for the promotion and protection of human rights with special focus to religious minorities, women and children. HRFP was founded by the persons belonging from religious minorities who were enthusiastic, dedicated and concerned towards the disturbing situation of human rights in Pakistan.
a.Vision:
A peaceful society in which every citizen have equal rights and opportunities.
b.Mission:
Empowering society for a self reliant and dignified life with special focus to Religious Minorities, Women, and Children.
c.Objectives:
To sensitize the deprived rights of the disadvantaged sector particularly religious minorities, women and children by conducting advocacy activities targeting decision makers/policy makers at district, provincial and national level.
To create effective awareness regarding the basic rights and fundamental freedoms of religious minorities ,women and children ?s by conducting awareness and sensitization activities with the civil society groups and multi-stakeholders of the society.
To monitor, report and document human rights/minority rights violations against the targeted community and provide legal and remedial support to the victimized individual/group.
To form Networking with human rights bodies locally, nationally and internationally and collectively raise efforts for the protection and promotion of human rights according to United Nation conventions and treaties.
Information on your programmes and activities in areas relevant to the subject of the Summit and in which country or counties they are carried out.
HRFP undertakes awareness, advocacy and lobbying initiatives to reduce pattern of discrimination and violation against the women, children , minorities and marginalized groups of Pakistan. HRFP used a right based approach to sensitize, strategize and implement the deprived rights of excluded groups to uplift them in their human rights including economic rights for equality, development and peace in society . HRFP works for access to Justice by supporting the victims (individuals/groups) through legal assistance with medical, relocation, livelihood and other possible measures.
Target Group:
Religious Minorities
Women, Youth, Children
Indigenous people
Ethnic and other Minorities
Thematic Areas:
HRFP is dedicated towards restoring basic human rights & fundamental freedoms of the vulnerable communities? particularly religious minorities, women, youth & children. HRFP?s intervention is unambiguously focused in the promotion, protection & implementation of social, political, religious & constitutional rights of the less-privileged people.
Human Rights
Minority Rights
Women & Children Rights
Provision of Justice
Peace, Democracy & Interfaith Harmony
Activities under projects:
Monitoring, Documenting and Reporting of Minority Rights Violation in Pakistan
REAT (Right of Expressions, Assembly, Association and Thought) including Religious Freedom
National Advocacy Campaign for the Rights of Religious Minorities in Punjab
Celebrating International Observations with Less-Privileged Communities
Mainstreaming the Rights of Religious Minorities
Information on activities at the national or international levels
Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) focuses to empower the marginalized communities on fundamental rights, particularly of religious minorities, women and children so to enable them to live a dignified life.
HRFP conducts and facilitates the human rights education of target groups about their constitutional, legal, social, political & economic rights. The organization sensitized the duty bearers about their responsibilities/legal binding to ensure the rights of the marginalized communities.
HRFP educates the masses through conducting awareness seminars, training workshops, public forums, dissemination of human rights based IEC(Information, Education and Communication) material, organizing press conferences, sit-in and demonstration activities to protect and promote human rights of target groups.
HRFP provides Free Legal Aid for access to justice to the victims of human rights violations in Pakistan. HRFP has provided free Legal Aid Assistance to the number of individuals/groups/Authorities communities that have faced extreme human rights violations on the basis of their religion, belief/faith and gender.
HRFP performs Monitoring, Documenting and Reporting of human rights violation across the country by conducting Fact-finding Mission Trips to the areas/localities where the incidents took place. The primary facts, findings, conclusions and recommendations collected by HRFP are highlighted with national and international government/authorities/ human rights forums to influence legal and policy reforms for the better well-being of religious minorities, women, children and marginalized groups.
Organization have an annual report? (YES/NO) (should contain financial statements and a list of financial sources and contributions, including governmental contributions)?
YES -
HRFPsAnnualActivitiesFinancialReport2014.zip
List of members of the governing body of your organization, and their countries of nationality
List of all Organization's governing body:
1.Mr. John Victor (Secretary General Teachers Teams Pakistan)
2.Fr. Waseem Walter (National Director, Pontifical Mission Society, Pakistan)
3.Mr.Haroon Farhan(Ex Memebr District Council)
4.Mr.Patrick Masih(Political Worker)
5.Miss Aster Lazarus(Human Rights Activist)
6.Dr. Johnson Khan (Social Worker)
7.Rev. Dr. Justin Albert(Senior Pastor)
8.Mrs. Nadeem(Educationist)
9.Professor Martin Thomas( St. Patrick College)
Copy of the constitution and/or by-laws of the organization (WORD or PDF only), or a weblink to it
HRFP-OrganizationalProfile-ByeLaws.zip
