Helsinki Committee for Human Rights

Helsinki Committee for Human Rights

Helsinki Committee for Human Rights logo
Predecessor	International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Legal status	Non-governmental organization
Focus	Human rights
Region served	Europe, Central Asia, North America
Methods	Advocacy

Helsinki Committees for Human Rights exist in many European countries (and in the wider OSCE region) as volunteer, non-profit organizations devoted to the protection of human rights. It was presumably named after the Helsinki Accords. It was formerly organized into the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF), based in Vienna.