Established on 24 March 2014 Disability Human Rights Promotion Society (DHRPS) is a non-government organization (NGO). Legally registered in the District Administration Office and affiliated to the Social Welfare Council, DHRPS is a non-profit and non-political civil society organization run by youth with disabilities. It is also affiliated with the National Federation of the Disabled – Nepal (NFD-N).
DHRPS has chosen Human Rights as the core area of work and it has been contributing for the promotion of equal access of persons with disabilities to the realization of rights enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and various other national and international human rights laws and instruments.
Introduction to DHRPS
DHRPS works for the human rights promotion of persons with disabilities with special focus on Access to Justice, Participation, Good Governance, Leadership and Accessibility. The key strategies that DHRPS has been playing for achieving the organizational objectives are; (a) Capacity building of rights holders and duty bearers, (b) Sharing knowledge and information among stakeholders, (c) Educating communities, (d) Providing technical support to the stakeholders on disability management and inclusion and (e) Advocacy for the localization of CRPD and SDG.
DHRPS believes in the power of unity, collaboration and cooperation. It gives priority to youth in the leadership and has engaged itself with like-minded DPOs, organizations working for persons with disabilities, groups of youth with disabilities from diverse impairments categories, disability rights experts, local NGOs working in human rights and development agendas and local government agencies.