IJDH

What IJDH does

The Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti (IJDH) is a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2004 and headquartered in Marshfield, Massachusetts. Its mission is to address root causes of injustice affecting basic human rights in Haiti, operating across six program areas: democracy and governance, access to justice, immigration and asylum, international actor accountability, justice sector and impunity, and women's rights. IJDH works in close partnership with the Bureau des Avocats Internationaux (BAI), a Haitian human rights legal organization that provides in-country legal expertise, while IJDH provides US-based advocacy, legal resources, and coalition support.

IJDH's core products are knowledge and legal resources rather than technology products. The flagship offering is the Haiti Asylum Information Project (HAIP), a free online portal providing country conditions evidence, model expert affidavits, legal briefs, expert rosters, and a case law database for Haitian asylum applicants and their attorneys. The organization also produces human rights publications and reports, model pleadings for land disputes, domestic violence, political persecution, and rape cases, and conducts organized advocacy campaigns including TPS extension advocacy and the "US Hands Off Haiti's Democracy" initiative. Distribution is primarily digital through ijdh.org, social media channels, Mailchimp email newsletters, and the SalsaLabs donation platform.

Name

IJDH

Legal name

Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti

Website

https://ijdh.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti (IJDH) is a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) non-profit, founded in 2004, that partners with Haitian legal advocates to provide asylum resources, human rights advocacy, and litigation on Haiti-related justice issues.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Rights Legal Advocacy

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Migrant & Refugee Legal Aid and Documentation Services (BPADAHAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Asylum & Refugee Status Determination (RSD) Support (BPADAHAB)

Keywords

• Human rights advocacy
• Immigration legal aid
• Asylum case resources
• Nonprofit legal services
• Policy advocacy campaigns

Headquarters

HQ city

Marshfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: IJDH operates as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization that raises funds through individual donations, foundation grants, and organizational partnerships to support human rights advocacy work in Haiti.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

IJDH is a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) human rights non-profit organization that provides legal advocacy, immigration and asylum support, policy advocacy, and litigation services focused on Haiti. It operates the Haiti Asylum Information Project (HAIP) resource portal, produces model pleadings and expert affidavits, maintains a Haitian political asylum case law database and expert roster, publishes human rights reports, and runs advocacy campaigns on Temporary Protected Status, democracy, and international actor accountability.

Product overview

IJDH operates as a human rights nonprofit organization offering legal resource products centered on Haiti justice issues. The primary offerings include the Haiti Asylum Information Project (HAIP), a comprehensive resource portal for asylum seekers; a library of model pleadings and expert affidavits for legal practitioners; a political asylum case law database; and an expert roster of Haiti specialists. The organization also produces publications and human rights reports, and conducts advocacy campaigns on issues including Temporary Protected Status, democracy in Haiti, and international actor accountability. The Bureau des Avocats Internationaux (BAI) serves as the affiliated Haitian legal office. These products collectively serve asylum applicants, immigration lawyers, human rights advocates, and researchers working on Haiti-related legal matters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Haiti Asylum Information Project (HAIP): A resource project built and maintained by IJDH for asylum applicants and their lawyers, with generous support from the Firedoll Foundation
• Bureau des Avocats Internationaux

Products and services

• Haiti Asylum Information Project (HAIP)

Quantifiable outcome

• IJDH joined over 400 organizations calling for TPS extension for 350,000 Haitian immigrants

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• Disaster Law ProjectmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 December 2022IJDH and BAI partnered with the Disaster Law Project and allies to send a letter to UN Security Council Members regarding proposed armed intervention in Haiti and accountability for sexual exploitation and abuse.
• Bureau des Avocats Internationaux (BAI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBAI is IJDH's primary Haitian partner organization. IJDH was established as a partnership of human rights advocates in Haiti and the US working alongside BAI. BAI provides in-country legal expertise while IJDH provides US-based advocacy and resource support.
• Haiti Response CoalitionmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerIJDH works with the Haiti Response Coalition and allied organizations on advocacy campaigns including the Haiti Advocacy Campaign to call on the US government to stop supporting Haiti's repressive government.
• Global Justice Clinic, New York University School of LawmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNYU Law's Global Justice Clinic collaborated with IJDH on condemning US government support for Haiti's regime following the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.
• International Human Rights Clinic, Harvard Law SchoolmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHarvard Law School's International Human Rights Clinic partnered with IJDH and NYU on joint statements regarding human rights and humanitarian catastrophe in Haiti.
• Center for Constitutional RightsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner in multiple advocacy efforts including letters on Haiti intervention and accountability for sexual exploitation and abuse by UN peacekeepers.
• Center for Gender and Refugee Studies (CGRS), UC HastingsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCGRS is referenced as a key resource partner providing expertise on Haitian asylum cases and country conditions, particularly regarding gender-based violence and women's asylum claims.
• TransAfrica ForummajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-time coalition partner in advocacy for Haiti democracy and human rights, involved in electoral monitoring and policy advocacy.
• Haitian Women's Collective (HWC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIJDH co-hosted a Civil Society Parallel Event at the UN Commission on the Status of Women with NÈGÈS MAWON and the Haitian Women's Collective.
• NÈGÈS MAWONmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWomen's rights organization partnered with IJDH on advocacy at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Human Rights Watch: Global human rights organization that investigates and reports on abuses including in Haiti. Comparable in human rights research, reporting, and government accountability focus, though far larger and broader in scope.
• National Immigration Law Center (NILC): Established national advocacy organization dedicated to defending and advancing the rights of low-income immigrants. Comparable in mission and policy-advocacy model, though broader in scope than IJDH's Haiti focus.
• Amnesty International USA: Global human rights organization with advocacy, research, and grassroots mobilization. Comparable in coalition-driven advocacy and human rights documentation, though operating at a vastly larger scale than IJDH.
• Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC): National network providing immigration legal services and capacity-building to affiliated programs. Comparable in scale and delivery of immigration legal aid, though faith-affiliated and broader in scope than IJDH.

Direct peers

• RAICES (Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services): Largest immigration legal services nonprofit in Texas, providing legal representation and advocacy to immigrant families. Comparable to IJDH as a legal-services-plus-advocacy model for asylum and deportation defense.
• Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Progressive legal advocacy organization that litigates and advocates on human rights, immigrant rights, and international accountability. CCR is a named coalition partner of IJDH and shares its litigation-plus-advocacy model.
• Kids in Need of Defense (KIND): Nonprofit providing pro bono legal representation to unaccompanied immigrant and refugee children. Comparable to IJDH in combining direct legal services with policy advocacy for immigrant populations.
• Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights: US-based human rights organization that combines litigation, advocacy, and partnership with frontline lawyers — closely paralleling IJDH's model of supporting in-country legal partners and engaging international accountability mechanisms.
• Haitian Bridge Alliance: A Haitian-led advocacy and direct-services organization focused on Haitian and other Black immigrants in the US. Closely comparable to IJDH given shared focus on Haitian immigration, asylum support, and TPS advocacy.
• Bureau des Avocats Internationaux (BAI): IJDH's primary in-country partner organization providing direct legal services and litigation in Haiti. Included as a peer (rather than a subsidiary) because it operates semi-independently while sharing mission, leadership legacy, and accountability focus with IJDH.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ijdh
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ijdh/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/IJDH1
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/institute-for-justice-&-democracy-in-haiti
• Instagraminstagram.com/ijdh_haiti

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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