| Type | Non-governmental organisation Foundation (2007) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| Location | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Area served | Arab world |
| Focus | Extrajudicial killings Enforced disappreances Torture Arbitrary detention and unfair trials |
| Mission | Human rights advocacy |
| Motto | And We have honored the Children of Adam |
| Website | http://en.alkarama.org/ |
Alkarama for Human Rights (Arabic: الكرامة لحقوق الإنسان / ISO 233: al-karāmah liḥuqūq al-’insān / often Alkarama / English: Dignity) is a non-governmental organisation founded in 2004 by a team of volunteer lawyers and human rights activists as a society for the protection of human rights in the Arab world.[1]
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Alkarama has its main office in Geneva, Switzerland, but also has branches in London, Beirut, Doha and Sana'a,[1] and human rights activists across the Arab world.[1]
Although founded in 2004 as a society, since 2007 Alkarama has been a registered Swiss foundation.[1]
Alkarama is a trilingual organisation, publishing material in Arabic, English and French.[2]
Alkarama focuses on the following human rights violations: extrajudicial killings, enforced disappreances, torture, arbitrary detention and unfair trials.[1]
Alkarama records and reports on human rights violations in the Arab world, in particular through the United Nations mechanisms.[1]
Among the United Nations bodies to which Alkarama reports are: the Human Rights Committee, the Committee against Torture and the Universal Periodic Review.[3]
Alkarama also produces its own reports, including newsletters, country reports and an annual report.[1]