History

Human Rights Internet was affiliated with Harvard University’s Faculty of Law from 1985 until 1990 (the organization was independent but worked in cooperation with the faculty’s Human Rights Program). In 1990 HRI moved to Ottawa and was initially affiliated with the University of Ottawa, working in cooperation with the university’s Human Rights Research and Education Centre.

In 1994 HRI left the university premises and was based in an office in Ottawa for close to 15 years. Human Rights Internet now has a virtual office based in Ottawa, with a postal address hosted by one of our sister organizations, and extensively using the facilities of the Internet, cell phones and telephones, and home-based work stations.