Mission

THE FOUNDATION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN CUBA (FHRC) IS A 501(C)3 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED IN 1992 TO PROMOTE A NONVIOLENT TRANSITION TO A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC CUBA WITH ZERO TOLERANCE TO HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. FHRC SEEKS TO EMPOWER HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AND ACTIVISTS WHO ARE WORKING FOR CHANGE IN CUBA THROUGHT NON-VIOLENT MEANS. THESE INCLUDES PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE AND THEIR FAMILIES, INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS, LEGAL DEFENSE, BLOGGERS AND ANY MARGINALIZED SECTOR OF THE SOCIETY. FHRC FEELS A PROFOUND RESPONSIBILITY TO SUPPORT AND EMPOWER THE CUBAN CIVIL SOCIETY IN ITS EFFORTS TO OBTAIN THIS TRANSITION. FHRC ALSO MAINTAINS INITIATIVES OUTSIDE OF CUBA TO PROMOTE EFFORTS BY CUBAN CIVIL SOCIETY WITHIN THE ISLAND, INCLUDING FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS AND RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT CONDITIONS ON THE ISLAND FHRC FEELS A PROFOUND RESPONSIBILITY TO SUPPORT AND EMPOWER CUBAN CIVIL SOCIETY IN ITS EFFORTS TO BRING FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY TO THEIR COUNTRY.