Background
The Gender Studies and Human Rights Documentation Centre (GSHRDC), established in 1995, is a non- profit, non-government organization committed to working for the promotion and protection of the human rights of women. Specifically, the Center was founded with the mission of compiling information on women and human rights issues to support assertions about women's human rights issues and to help integrate women's concerns and perspectives into mainstream programmes, projects and policies addressing social and development issues.
Mission
To create a knowledge base through research, advocacy and allied activities on issues of critical importance to women aimed at law and policy reform for the promotion and protection of women's human rights and their full development.
Vision
Our vision is a society where women's rights are fully promoted and protected and they are able to participate in national development at all levels.
Our Core Values
- Respect for the fundamental rights of all persons, including women and the recognition of the inalienability, indivisibility and interdependence of human rights
- Promoting and enhancing opportunities for gender equality and empowerment
- Creating an enabling environment that supports and nurtures individual and collective development and
- Commitment to accurate knowledge transfer and information sharing
