The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI; formerly the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, ICHRI) is an American non-government organization that aims to promote human rights in Iran.
[1][2] The group started in late 2007 when several human rights activists working for the Dutch non-governmental organization 'Foundation for Human Security in the Middle East' wished to focus on the situation in Iran.
[3] Hadi Ghaemi is the executive director (as of April 2019[update]).
He has worked for human rights since and, in 2003, received a research grant from the MacArthur Foundation.
[5] In October 2015, actor and activist Nazanin Boniadi joined the Board of Directors of the Center for Human Rights in Iran.