IOHR - International Organization for Human Rights and Refugees

What IOHR - International Organization for Human Rights and Refugees does

IOHR (International Organization for Human Rights and Refugee Affairs) is a private, nonprofit, non-governmental international organization licensed in the United States, with operational headquarters in Erbil, Iraq, and regional offices in Dubai (MENA) and the United States. The organization focuses on the protection of human rights and the defense of refugee rights, including legal support, asylum/resettlement processing, and humanitarian assistance for refugees, internally displaced persons, and stateless individuals. Its operating footprint spans at least 11 countries across the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia, including Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen, Iraq, Sudan, Chad, South Sudan, and Afghanistan, with field teams deployed through the Middle East and North Africa Commission and reception/registration centers positioned at border crossing points.

The organization's core product is the Hope Gateway (بوابة الأمل) resettlement portal, a self-serve online platform (portal.iohr-us.org) that channels asylum applications and offers legal support, family reunification, job placement, housing assistance, and psychological rehabilitation. This is supplemented by a broader platform stack including a Digital Library for organizational records, a Donation Platform, a Supplier Portal for vendor and tender management, a Partner Network, a Sustainable Development Goals portal, and a Membership Directory. No proprietary technology systems or AI/ML capabilities are identified in the source material; the technology posture is essentially off-the-shelf web platforms and document/case-management workflows.

The business model is donation-driven: IOHR is funded through charitable contributions, fundraising campaigns (e.g., the $500,000 Lebanon-in-our-hearts campaign), and partnerships with United Organizations, the European Union, the International Union for Defense of Children's Rights, and the International Organization for Aviation Services. The organization has cumulatively spent over $29 million on humanitarian and development work over the past three years, claims 5,000+ charitable projects funded, and 100,000+ direct beneficiaries. Go-to-market is multi-channel: direct field operations in crisis zones, reception centers at border crossings, digital awareness through website/blog/social media (Facebook, LinkedIn, X), and the self-serve Hope Gateway portal. Customer segments are personas rather than accounts: refugees/asylum seekers (primary), internally displaced persons, and stateless individuals. Leadership includes Dr. Majid Al-Rukabi as High Commissioner for the Middle East and North Africa and Abbas Al-Khafaji as High Commissioner for the Republic of Iraq.

Name

IOHR - International Organization for Human Rights and Refugees

Legal name

International Organization for Human Rights and Refugee Affairs

Website

https://iohr-us.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

IOHR is a US-licensed, Erbil-headquartered nonprofit that delivers humanitarian aid, legal support, and resettlement services to refugees, IDPs, and stateless persons across the MENA region and beyond, operating through the Hope Gateway portal and donation-funded field operations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid and Refugee Resettlement Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Community Housing Services (62422), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee, IDP & Migration Humanitarian Assistance (BPAGAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee, Migration & Displacement Support (BPAGABAH), Resettlement, Relocation & Repatriation Support (BPADAHAD), Asylum & Refugee Status Determination (RSD) Support (BPADAHAB)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid services
• Refugee resettlement programs
• Human rights advocacy
• Displaced persons support
• Charitable relief operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Erbil

HQ country

Iraq

HQ region

Middle East

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

IOHR is a U.S.-licensed nonprofit, non-governmental humanitarian organization that protects human rights and delivers refugee resettlement, humanitarian aid, legal support, and community development programs across the Middle East and North Africa. Its flagship offering is the Hope Gateway (بوابة الأمل) resettlement portal, which connects refugees and IDPs with legal support, family reunification, job placement, housing assistance, and psychological rehabilitation. It supplements these services with charitable project funding, donation campaigns, and partnerships with UN, EU, and United Organizations frameworks.

Product overview

IOHR operates as a humanitarian organization with a platform-plus-services architecture. Its core product is the Hope Gateway (بوابة الأمل) resettlement portal, which provides refugees with legal support, family reunification, job placement, and psychological rehabilitation. Supporting modules include a Digital Library for official documents, a Supplier Portal for vendor management, a Donation Platform for charitable contributions, a Partner Network for strategic collaborations, a Sustainable Development Goals portal, and a Membership Directory. The organization focuses on human rights protection, refugee resettlement, and humanitarian aid across the Middle East and North Africa region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hope Gateway (بوابة الأمل): A resettlement program designed to provide a comprehensive global platform to restore safety and dignity to the lives of refugees and internally displaced persons, offering resettlement opportunities, legal support, and family reunification services.

Products and services

• Hope Gateway (بوابة الأمل) Resettlement Program

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• United OrganizationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIOHR operates under the umbrella of United Organizations, providing institutional framework and international coordination for humanitarian operations.
• European UnioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIOHR operates under the umbrella of the European Union framework for international humanitarian coordination and advocacy.
• International Union for Defense of Children's RightscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership for awarding recognition to public figures working for human rights; joint initiatives including the 2022 Humanitarian Awards and World Hope Day celebrations.
• International Organization for Aviation Services (IASO)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the Nafas campaign (Right to Life) response to Latakia wildfire disaster, providing coordinated humanitarian relief efforts.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• HIAS: Global Jewish refugee resettlement agency providing legal assistance, asylum support, and integration services. Directly comparable to IOHR's resettlement, asylum, and legal-aid services for refugee populations in the U.S. and abroad.
• Relief International: Humanitarian NGO delivering health, education, and economic recovery in crisis-affected countries including Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and Sudan. Directly comparable to IOHR in program mix and geographic footprint across MENA.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC): Major humanitarian NGO providing resettlement, legal aid, health, and education to refugees and displaced populations. Operates a tech-enabled client case-management platform (Signpost) comparable in spirit to IOHR's Hope Gateway, serving similar refugee and IDP beneficiaries across crisis-affected countries.
• International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC): International migration and refugee agency providing resettlement, counter-trafficking, and humanitarian assistance through a global service network. Comparable to IOHR's migration-and-resettlement orientation and faith/values-aligned humanitarian model.
• Refugee Council USA: U.S.-based coalition advocating for refugee rights, resettlement capacity, and asylum protections. Closely aligned with IOHR's advocacy and resettlement mission and shares a U.S. nonprofit license footprint.

Broad incumbents

• UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency): The UN's refugee agency and global mandate holder for refugee protection, asylum processing, and resettlement. UNHCR is the dominant institutional counterpart in the same space IOHR operates and is the reference body under which many smaller refugee NGOs (including IOHR) position themselves.
• Mercy Corps: Large humanitarian NGO operating across MENA, Africa, and Asia with programs in food security, WASH, economic empowerment, and emergency response. Overlaps with IOHR's broader humanitarian and development program areas across the same crisis geographies.
• Danish Refugee Council: One of the largest international NGOs focused on displacement, with legal aid, protection, and durable-solutions programming. Comparable to IOHR across refugee protection, legal aid, and resettlement, with deeper institutional scale.
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC): World's largest humanitarian network, providing emergency shelter, NFI distribution, and disaster response globally. Comparable to IOHR's emergency-response and humanitarian-aid scope, though at vastly greater scale and with formal IFRC/state-society backing.

Emerging players

• Refuge: U.K.-based charity providing tech-enabled support (Refuge app) for refugees and asylum seekers seeking legal and integration assistance. Closest direct comparator to IOHR's Hope Gateway digital resettlement model in terms of tech-led service delivery to asylum seekers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/IOHR_Official
• Facebookfacebook.com/iohr.us.en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/iohr-us

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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