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A civil-society foundation founded by Arab human-rights defenders — monitoring, documenting and advocating for human rights across the Arab world.
Rights Radar for Human Rights
Rights Radar is a civil-society, non-profit and non-governmental foundation for human rights, dedicated to monitoring, promoting and defending human rights in the Arab world. It was founded by a group of Arab human-rights defenders and activists.
The foundation monitors, documents and reports violations, provides advocacy and legal support for victims, and delivers capacity-building for human-rights activists.
Rights Radar works through a wide, professional network of reporters and monitors on the ground across most of the areas it covers.
Mission, vision & values
Mission
A non-profit human-rights foundation to defend Arab human rights and advocate their essential freedoms — through monitoring, documentation, statements, networking and capacity building.
Vision
Excellence in monitoring, documenting and advocacy of human rights in the Arab world — a standard for rigour, independence and credibility.
Values
Responsibility, credibility, independence and transparency in everything we do.
Objectives
Monitoring and documenting violations, advocacy and legal support, networking with rights organisations, and capacity building for activists.
From evidence to accountability
Monitoring
Regular monitoring of the human-rights situation across the Arab world, through qualified local monitors.
Documenting
Gathering material proof and documented evidence of abuses committed by any party.
Advocacy
Providing advocacy and legal support — material and moral — for victims.
Networking
Collaborating with local, regional and international organizations to drive collective action.
Capacity building
Training human-rights activists and partner organizations to strengthen the movement.
Reporting
Publishing statements, briefings and in-depth reports before decision-makers and the public.
Witnessed a violation? Help us document it.
Every verified account strengthens the case for accountability. Reports are handled with strict confidentiality.
