Platform of Haitian Human Rights Organizations (POHDH)

The Platform of Haitian Human Rights Organizations (POHDH), founded in 1991, is a coalition of nine of Haiti's foremost human rights bodies. The coalition trains people at the grassroots level around the country to work within their communities on human rights; and to document human rights offenses and submit them to the Platform for follow-up. it also educates Haitians on their rights, including specific groups such as women and children. The strategic aims are to improve human rights monitoring for policy and procedural change, and to improve assistance to victims and end the culture of impunity.

These aims manifest themselves in two projects: the Civil and Political Rights Monitoring and Assistance Project, and the Specific Rights Project. Grassroots is supporting the Platform in carrying out the Civil and Political Rights Monitoring and Assistance Project.