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Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF) is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) headquartered in Oslo, Norway with an office in Geneva, Switzerland and representation in Brussels, Belgium and Tbilisi, Georgia. It promotes the freedoms of assembly, association, and expression and the right to be a human rights defender.

Founding
HRHF was founded as an independent legal entity on 11 May 1992.

HRHF's work
Based in Oslo, Norway, HRHF promotes and protects human rights in Eastern Europe, Western Balkans, and the Caucasus. It does so with and through a network of Human Rights Houses in these regions. Together, HRHF and Human Rights Houses advocate for the freedoms of assembly, association, and expression and the right to be a human rights defender. These four rights underpin a strong and independent civil society and protect and empower human rights defenders.

Programmes & Staff
HRHF has 14 staff members and two main programmes: House Development & Support Programme and Advocacy Programme.

Network of Human Rights Houses
Today, HRHF works with and through a network of 16, independently organised Human Rights Houses and human rights organisations in 16 countries:


 * Azerbaijan: Human Rights House Azerbaijan
 * Azerbaijan: Resource Centre Nakhchivan
 * Armenia: Human Rights House Yerevan
 * Belarus: Barys Zvozskau Belarusian Human Rights House
 * Croatia: Human Rights House Zagreb
 * Georgia: Human Rights House Tbilisi
 * Norway: Human Rights House Oslo
 * Norway: Rafto Foundation for Human Rights
 * Poland: Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights
 * Russia: Grozny Resource Centre
 * Russia: Human Rights House Kazan
 * Russia: Russian Research Centre for Human Rights
 * Serbia: Human Rights House Belgrade
 * Ukraine: Educational Human Rights House Chernihiv
 * Ukraine: Human Rights House Crimea
 * United Kingom: Index on Censorship

Board of Directors
The current Board of Director consists of:

Bernt Hagtvet, Chairperson

Christopher Hansteen, Deputy Chairperson

Hilde Lundeby

Laila Bokhari

Minda Holm

Pål Lieungh

In addition, HRHF staff with no supervisory role elect a staff representative to serve a one-year, non-voting term on the Board.