The Palestinian Human Rights Organization - PHRO is an independent Human Rights NGO, established in 1997 and recognized in Lebanon under registration no. 36/AD. The PHRO works for promoting, protecting and defending the rights of the Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon. The PHRO is member of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and of the Euro Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN).

PHRO raises the awareness of the Palestinian Refugees as to their rights in the international law and encourages the community to translate this knowledge into legitimate peaceful campaign to obtain recognition of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights in Lebanon. PHRO is a supporter of United Nations (UN) Resolution 194, and appeals for its implementation and the end of the Palestinian territories’ occupation.

PHRO’s initiatives are carried out on local, national, regional, and international levels. The PHRO works to raise the profile of the Palestinian Refugees, to address the discrimination against them and to raise the awareness of human rights principles amongst both the refugee and host communities.