Iran Human Rights

What Iran Human Rights does

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) is a Norway-registered international non-governmental organization founded in 2005 and formally registered in Oslo in 2009, dedicated to documenting and advocating against the use of the death penalty in Iran. Its core activity is maintaining an execution database (with records spanning since 2010 covering over 10,876 executions, including 5,356 drug-related executions between 2010 and November 2025), a death row 'InDanger' database cataloguing individuals at imminent risk of execution, and a Human Rights Defenders directory. The organization produces annual reports (18th edition in 2025 co-published with ECPM), thematic reports on women, prisoners, and drug offences, multimedia content through IHR TV (including the weekly 'No More Executions' program), infographics, and political cartoons, distributed via a bilingual English/Farsi website and social media channels. IHRNGO also drives the 'No Death Penalty Tuesdays' grassroots abolitionist movement now active in 56 Iranian prisons.

The organization's business model is non-commercial and donation-funded. Revenue derives from individual donations accepted via PayPal and bank transfer (DNB Norway) and from memberships, used to support civil society empowerment inside Iran and international advocacy work. The go-to-market motion is community-led, relying on a dispersed network of active and supporting members across Iran, the United States, Canada, Japan, and several European countries, supplemented by local supporting sections in Norway and Italy. Customer/member segments are horizontal — civil society, policymakers, journalists, international human rights bodies (including the UN Human Rights Council's Fact-Finding Mission on Iran), and legal organizations such as the American Bar Association, which cited IHRNGO documentation in its 2025 resolution condemning Iran's use of the death penalty. The platform is built on standard web technology (Content Management System-driven site at iranhr.net) with no proprietary AI or software products described; competitive advantage rests on data accumulation, brand credibility built through WCADP steering committee membership, and the scale of its coalition network.

Name

Iran Human Rights

Legal name

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO)

Website

https://iranhr.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) is a Norway-registered non-profit founded in 2005 that documents executions, publishes annual reports on the death penalty in Iran, and leads the No Death Penalty Tuesdays movement across 56 prisons, serving civil society, policymakers, and international human rights bodies through donation-funded advocacy.

Ownership category

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Product category

Human Rights Advocacy

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Human Rights Monitoring, Documentation & Advocacy (BPADAGAK), Transitional Justice, Accountability & Reparations (BPADAGAL)

Keywords

• Human rights advocacy
• Death penalty documentation
• Abolitionist movement
• Civil society empowerment
• International human rights reporting

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Memberships: Iran Human Rights operates as a non-profit organization funded through donations and memberships. The organization accepts donations via PayPal and bank transfer (DNB, Norway). Donations are used to empower civil society inside Iran and create awareness about human rights violations, particularly the death penalty.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) is a non-governmental, non-partisan organization that documents death penalty executions and human rights violations in Iran and advocates for abolition of the death penalty. It operates a bilingual (English/Farsi) website platform publishing news, reports, statements, multimedia content (IHR TV), infographics, cartoons, a Death Row database, and a Human Rights Defenders directory, while coordinating the "No Death Penalty Tuesdays" grassroots movement across Iranian prisons.

Product overview

Iran Human Rights operates a comprehensive documentation and advocacy platform focused on monitoring the death penalty and human rights violations in Iran. The platform consists of a primary news website with bilingual support (English and Farsi), featuring multiple interconnected modules including news articles and reports, multimedia content (IHR TV with weekly 'No More Executions' program), infographics, political cartoons, a death row database documenting individuals at imminent risk of execution, a human rights defenders directory, and publications on political transition. The organization also runs the 'No Death Penalty Tuesdays' grassroots abolitionist movement across Iranian prisons. The platform serves as the main body of IHRNGO, an international human rights organization based in Oslo, Norway, with members supporting the work in Iran, USA, Canada, Japan, and several European countries.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Iran Human Rights Documentation and Advocacy Platform Bilingual (English/Farsi) online platform publishing news articles, reports, statements, and advocacy content covering death penalty and human rights violations in Iran, aimed at general public, civil society, journalists, policymakers, and international bodies.
• Annual and Special Reports Comprehensive annual and thematic publications documenting death penalty trends, drug-related executions, women's executions, juvenile executions, and conditions in Iranian prisons, co-published with ECPM and cited by UN bodies.
• IHR TV Multimedia video platform delivering weekly advocacy programming on death penalty and human rights issues in Iran, including the 'No More Executions' program and coverage of international events such as the World Congress Against Death Penalty.
• Death Row Database (InDanger) Database profiling individuals on death row or at imminent risk of execution in Iran, categorized by charge type (protesters, political prisoners, drug offenders, juvenile offenders) to enable international advocacy and urgent intervention.
• Human Rights Defenders Directory Online directory profiling Iranian human rights defenders — activists, journalists, lawyers, artists, and families of victims — documenting their legal status, ongoing cases, and human rights work to support international advocacy efforts.

Quantifiable outcome

• At least 1,639 people executed in 2025 - highest number recorded since 1989
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• 9th World Congress Against Death PenaltymajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026IHRNGO Director Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam spoke at roundtable 'The War on Drugs and Death Penalty: A Stumbling Block' at the 9th World Congress Against Death Penalty.
• Impact Iran CoalitionmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 27 June 2026IHRCoalition statement: Human Rights Must Be at the Centre of Any Engagement with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Multi-organization coalition for coordinated advocacy on Iran human rights.
• 65 Organizations Coalition (UNODC/CND Action)majorGTM or Marketing Partner · 26 June 2026Coalition of 65 organizations urging UNODC and CND to take urgent action against death penalty for drug offences, issued on World Drug Day.
• 84 Groups Coalition (Afghan Nationals)majorGTM or Marketing Partner · 4 June 2025Coalition of 84 groups calling for action to stop execution of Afghan nationals in Iran.
• 85 Baloch Prisoners CoalitionmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 18 April 2025Human rights organizations urge immediate action to stop imminent execution of 85 Baloch prisoners in Iran.
• ECPM (Together Against the Death Penalty)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 April 2025ECPM co-publishes annual reports on the death penalty in Iran with IHRNGO. The collaboration includes the 2025 Annual Report (18th edition), 2024 Annual Report (17th edition), and thematic reports. ECPM supports elaboration, editing, publication and distribution of reports in framework of international advocacy work.
• 42 NGOs Joint LettermajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 18 March 2025Joint letter by 42 human rights NGOs calling for renewal of the Special Rapporteur Mandate on Iran.
• 68 Organizations - No Death Penalty TuesdaysmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 27 August 202468 organizations declared support for No Death Penalty Tuesdays abolitionist movement in Iran.
• World Coalition Against Death Penalty (WCADP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009IHRNGO became a member of the World Coalition Against Death Penalty in 2009 and is one of the twenty elected members of its steering committee. The organization participates in the World Congress Against Death Penalty.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• World Coalition Against the Death Penalty (WCADP): Global coalition of which IHRNGO is a steering committee member since 2009. WCADP organizes the World Congress Against Death Penalty and is the central hub connecting death penalty abolition NGOs worldwide—directly comparable in mission, constituency, and advocacy mechanism.
• Reprieve: UK-based international NGO focused on abolition of the death penalty, with comparable legal advocacy, individual case work on death row prisoners, and coalition membership in WCADP. Comparable in death penalty abolition mission and legal-advocacy methodology.
• Article 18: UK-based NGO advocating for religious freedom in Iran, often partnering with IHRNGO on joint statements. Comparable in country focus, NGO structure, documentation-driven advocacy, and UN/coalition engagement on Iran-specific issues.
• ECPM (Together Against the Death Penalty): France-based abolitionist organization and IHRNGO's strategic co-publishing partner since 2015. ECPM co-publishes annual reports on the death penalty in Iran, making it the most directly comparable peer in terms of subject focus (death penalty), methodology (annual reporting), and coalition role.
• Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran (ABF): US-based nonprofit documenting human rights violations in Iran, with similar documentation-driven methodology and diaspora-driven funding model. Closely comparable in subject country, advocacy approach, and donor constituency (Iranian diaspora and Western human rights funders).
• Impact Iran Coalition: Coalition of human rights organizations coordinating advocacy on Iran, of which IHRNGO is a member. Directly comparable as a multi-NGO coordination platform producing joint statements and policy positions on Iran's human rights record.

Broad incumbents

• Amnesty International: Global human rights organization with country-specific death penalty reporting on Iran. Far larger and broader in scope, but directly comparable in mission (abolition of death penalty), UN advocacy mechanism, and annual reporting cadence that competes with IHRNGO for media and donor attention.
• Human Rights Watch: Major international human rights organization publishing detailed reports on Iran's death penalty and due process violations. Larger and broader in mandate, but directly comparable in evidence-based reporting methodology, UN engagement, and authoritative role on Iran human rights.
• FIDH (International Federation for Human Rights): Paris-based international federation of 192 human rights organizations. Directly comparable in UN advocacy mechanism, Iran-specific reporting, and coalition coordination, though much broader in scope spanning all human rights issues globally.

Emerging players

• Death Penalty Focus: California-based abolitionist organization with comparable mission of death penalty abolition and similar coalition advocacy approach, though focused on US/state-level rather than Iran-specific work. Useful peer for benchmarking advocacy methodology and donor engagement.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ihrights
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCj3zOzB0h2b0lD7Y3vZbT5g
• Facebookfacebook.com/humanrightsiran
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/iran-human-rights
• Instagraminstagram.com/ihrights

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Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

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