Abdorrahman Boroumand Center

What Abdorrahman Boroumand Center does

Abdorrahman Boroumand Center (ABC) is a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit human rights organization that documents violations by the Islamic Republic of Iran and advocates for a peaceful, democratic transition. Founded around 2002, ABC serves victims' families and witnesses by providing a venue to contribute and preserve victim information, serves researchers, journalists, and human rights advocates by offering verified, sourced documentation, and serves English- and Farsi-speaking global audiences seeking transparency on Iranian state violence.

The organization's core product is the Omid Memorial, a custom-built, open-source database containing 27,597 documented victims of execution and state violence attributed to Iran or its agents since 1979. The database was developed in consultation with the Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG) and modeled after HRDAG's Analyzer application; ABC has continued to receive methodology and technology guidance from HRDAG. Surrounding the Memorial, ABC maintains a Human Rights Library of more than 3,499 documents (including 2,125 international human rights organization documents and 268 testimonies), Video Resources, and a portfolio of project sites: interactive maps for executions, extrajudicial killings, flogging, juvenile executions, and protest killings; the "Interrupted Lives" traveling student-repression exhibit; a Human Rights Defenders Timeline; a Death Penalty project; and the "Set Them Free" political-prisoner campaign.

ABC operates as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit with a small staff of seven employees and a mailing address at 3220 N Street NW, Washington D.C. Revenue is generated entirely through tax-deductible donations accepted via postal mail, PayPal, the Classy online fundraising platform, and JustGiving. Distribution is community-led and web-based, with bilingual (English/Farsi) websites, a blog, newsletter, and active social media channels on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram under the @IranRights_org handle.

Name

Abdorrahman Boroumand Center

Legal name

Abdorrahman Boroumand Center

Website

https://iranrights.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Abdorrahman Boroumand Center is a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that documents human rights violations by the Islamic Republic of Iran through the Omid Memorial database (27,597+ victims) and a bilingual English/Farsi platform serving victims' families, researchers, journalists, and global advocates.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Rights Documentation Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Libraries and Archives (519210)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Human Rights Monitoring, Documentation & Advocacy (BPADAGAK)

Keywords

• Human rights documentation
• Victim memorial database
• Transitional justice advocacy
• Iranian judicial monitoring
• Capital punishment tracking

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington D.C.

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: The organization accepts tax-deductible contributions from donors. Donations can be made via postal mail using a contribution form, through PayPal, or through the online fundraising platform Classy. The Abdorrahman Boroumand Center is a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code for U.S. donors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Abdorrahman Boroumand Center operates a bilingual (English/Farsi) human rights documentation platform centered on the Omid Memorial — an electronic database of more than 27,597 victims of execution and state violence in Iran since 1979. It complements this with a searchable Human Rights Library of documents and videos, multiple interactive mapping projects (executions, flogging, juvenile executions, extrajudicial killings, protest deaths), advocacy campaigns such as Set Them Free, the "Interrupted Lives" traveling exhibit, and a Human Rights Defenders Timeline. All resources are offered free of charge to victims' families, researchers, journalists, and the global public.

Product overview

Abdorrahman Boroumand Center (ABC) is a human rights documentation organization offering a portfolio of interconnected digital products centered on documenting human rights abuses in Iran. The core offering is the Omid Memorial database containing detailed records of over 27,000 victims of execution and state violence, complemented by a Human Rights Library with document collections and Video Resources. ABC's projects include interactive maps tracking extrajudicial executions, flogging sentences, juvenile executions, protest killings, and death penalty data, along with advocacy campaigns like Set Them Free. The organization operates bilingual (English/Farsi) web platforms with search functionality, newsletters, and accepts donations through third-party platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Omid Memorial: A virtual memorial and electronic database of human rights violations in Iran, dedicated to victims of the Islamic Republic since 1979.

Products and services

• Omid Memorial A virtual memorial and electronic database documenting victims of human rights violations in Iran since 1979. Contains detailed biographical pages for each victim including arrest details, trial information, execution circumstances, and sources.
• Human Rights Library Searchable document collection covering human rights topics including crimes against humanity, cruel punishments, international human rights organizations, Iran and democracy, testimonies, and official documents. Available in English and Farsi.
• Video Resources Collection of video content including interviews with human rights advocates, documentary footage, campaign videos, and testimonials related to executions, death penalty, and human rights in Iran.
• Interrupted Lives Exhibit A traveling exhibit documenting Iranian students punished for expressing their beliefs, featuring portraits of student repression and a documentary, available for display at universities and institutions.
• Human Rights Defenders Timeline Timeline examining four decades of persecution of lawyers in Iran, documenting systematic persecution of human rights defenders, journalists, and reform advocates.
• Flogging Interactive Map Interactive map documenting flogging sentences issued in Iran with filtering by city, sentencing court, age, gender, province, year, and offense type.
• Juvenile Executions Project Documentation of juvenile executions in Iran, including an execution map, video testimonies, and library resources on the execution of children.
• Death Penalty Project Resource providing data and arguments against capital punishment in Iran, including execution statistics, legal analysis, and international comparisons.
• Execution Map Interactive map showing locations of documented executions in Iran.
• Set Them Free Campaign Campaign highlighting political prisoners, prisoners of conscience, and human rights defenders held in Iranian prisons, documenting their cases and demanding their release.
• Extrajudicial Executions Map Interactive map documenting extrajudicial executions attributed to the Islamic Republic of Iran or agents acting on its behalf.
• Protest Killings Map Interactive map documenting killings related to protests in Iran.
• ABC Newsletter Regular email updates covering human rights developments, documented cases, and campaign activities related to Iran.

Quantifiable outcome

• 27,597 documented victims in Omid Memorial
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG)coreTechnology or IntegrationHRDAG provided and customized the Analyzer database for the Omid Memorial. HRDAG began collaboration with ABC when based at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Washington DC. HRDAG joined the Benetech Initiative in Palo Alto, California at the end of 2003 and until 2013 when it became an independent non-profit organization. Over the years, HRDAG has continued to provide ABC staff with valuable advice in data processing methodology and technology. The Omid database was built on Analyzer's model in consultation with HRDAG's staff.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA): US-based nonprofit that aggregates and verifies reports of human rights violations in Iran. Closely comparable to ABC in its documentation focus, providing real-time news on arrests, executions, and prisoner status in Iran.
• Iran Human Rights (IHR): Norway-based nonprofit documenting human rights violations in Iran, including execution statistics and annual death penalty reports. Directly comparable to ABC in its focus on Iranian human rights documentation, though IHR is headquartered in Europe and takes a more international advocacy approach.
• Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI): US-based nonprofit advocating for human rights in Iran through research, advocacy, and direct support to activists. Directly comparable to ABC in its Iran-specific human rights focus and U.S. nonprofit structure, though CHRI emphasizes policy advocacy over memorial documentation.

Broad incumbents

• Amnesty International: Global human rights organization with extensive Iran documentation work, including reports on executions, arbitrary arrests, and torture. While much larger and broader in scope than ABC, Amnesty's Iran-specific research and advocacy overlaps significantly with ABC's mission.
• Article 19: International freedom of expression organization that documents cases of journalists, lawyers, and activists persecuted in Iran. Comparable to ABC in its focus on persecution of human rights defenders and free expression issues, though broader in geographic scope.
• Human Rights Watch: Major international human rights organization with significant Iran-focused research, advocacy, and reporting. Overlaps with ABC in documenting capital punishment, due process violations, and political prisoner cases in Iran, though HRW operates at much greater scale.

Emerging players

• Iran Prison Atlas: Project documenting Iran's prison infrastructure and political prisoners. Comparable to ABC in its Iran-specific focus and database-driven approach, though smaller in scale and more focused on prison conditions and political prisoner status.
• WITNESS: International human rights organization that empowers activists to use video for human rights documentation. Comparable to ABC through its focus on documenting human rights violations and training activists, though WITNESS uses video media rather than memorial databases.
• Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG): Nonprofit that applies scientific methods to analyze human rights data, and which built the foundational technology (Analyzer) underlying ABC's Omid database. As a technology partner and methodological peer, HRDAG enables ABC's work while also operating its own documentation projects.

Others

• Benetech: Technology nonprofit that built the original Analyzer tool on which ABC's Omid database is based, before spinning off HRDAG in 2013. As a technology partner and adjacent player in human rights documentation technology, Benetech is connected through shared methodology and tooling.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/IranRights_org
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ABFIran
• Facebookfacebook.com/307236666061805
• Instagraminstagram.com/iranrights
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/abdorrahman-boroumand-center

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