About Us

Our Mission

The mission of AHRN is to facilitate, through various activities, the promotion, protection and capacity building of Human Rights Defenders in the Great Lakes region, and thus strengthen the role of Civil Society in the region

Our Objectives

• Facilitate capacity building through exchange of experiences and information, research and internship programs;
• Support , lobby and advocacy for the protection of human rights defenders in danger;
• Support and strengthen organisational and institutional capacities of the organizations of human rights defenders in the Great Lakes region;
• Enable efficiency and effectiveness of human rights devotion;
• Promote and protect the rights of women and children, the rights of people with disabilities, minority groups as well as the environment and climate sustainability

Our Vision

AHRN’s vision is to be the primary support and platform for local human rights defenders and their organizations in the Great Lakes Region and enable them to work together for a better community. By doing so, AHRN seeks a better Great Lakes Region without any human rights violations.