{{Short description|Human rights advocacy organization}} {{Notability|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox organization | name = Hengaw Organization for Human Rights | image = | image_border = | image_size = 82px | caption = | map = | map_size = | map_caption = | formation = 15 March 2020 | extinction = | type = Human rights NGO | headquarters = Trondheim, Norway | location = | membership = | language = | leader_title = | leader_name = | key_people = | num_staff = | budget = | website = {{URL|https://hengaw.net/}} }}
'''Hengaw''' ({{Langx|ku|هەنگاو}}) or '''Hengaw Organization for Human Rights''' ({{Langx|ku|Dezgehe Mafê Mirovan a Hengawê}}, {{Lang|ku|ڕێکخراوی هەنگاو بۆ مافەکانی مرۆڤ}}, {{Langx|fa|سازمان حقوق بشری هنگاو}}) is a non-governmental organization registered in Norway. It focuses on reporting and documenting human rights violations in Iran, especially those perpetrated against its Kurdish minority.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Hengaw Organization for Human Rights |url=https://virksomhet.brreg.no/nb/oppslag/enheter/924880406 |publisher=Brønnøysundregistrene |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=16 March 2026 |title=US-Israel airstrikes in Iran kill five civilians, including two children, Hengaw reports |url=https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-890101 |work=The Jerusalem Post |access-date=16 March 2026}}</ref>
==History== Hengaw was founded in 2020.<ref name=":1" /> Their reporting on the treatment of Kolbars has been used by the United Nations.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 June 2021 |title=Hengaw Human Rights Organisation welcomes the United Nation Secretary-General's report on the human rights situation in Iran |url=https://hengaw.net/en/news/hengaw-human-rights-organisation-welcomes-the-united-nation-secretary-generals-report-on-the-human-rights-situation-in-iran |work=hengaw.net |access-date=15 October 2022}}</ref> Since 2022, their reporting on the crackdown of protesters in Iranian Kurdistan during the Mahsa Amini protests in 2022 has been used by various international media outlets.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=8 October 202 |title=At least 2 killed in Iran as security forces intensify crackdown over protests |work=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/10/08/middleeast/iran-protest-kurdish-cities-intl/index.html |access-date=15 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=11 October 2022 |title=Iran's crackdown on protests intensifies in Kurdish region |work=ABC News |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/irans-crackdown-protests-intensifies-kurdish-region-91315264 |access-date=15 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=11 October 2022 |title=Iran toughens crackdown as some oil workers reported to join protests |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-intensifies-crackdown-kurdish-cities-unrest-persists-2022-10-10/ |access-date=15 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.jurist.org/news/2022/10/iranian-human-rights-group-iranian-forces-open-fire-on-mahsa-amini-protesters/ |title=Iranian human rights group: Iranian forces open fire on Mahsa Amini protesters |work=www.jurist.org |author=Lauren Ban |date=October 8, 2022 |access-date=28 October 2023}}</ref>
Hengaw reported the death of Armita Geravand in 2023.<ref>{{cite news |title=Iran: Teen Armita Geravand 'brain dead' after hijab incident |url=https://www.dw.com/en/iran-teen-armita-geravand-brain-dead-after-hijab-incident/a-67177851 |access-date=6 November 2024 |work=Deutsche Welle |date=2023-10-22}}</ref>
Members of Hengaw have reportedly been threatened by elements of the Iranian security apparatus while located outside of Iran, and their families inside Iran have been arrested.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hengaw Activists Face Threats and Abductions by Islamic Republic |url=https://iranwire.com/en/features/127178-hengaw-activists-face-threats-and-abductions-by-islamic-republic/ |access-date=6 November 2024 |work=Iranwire |date=2024-04-08}}</ref>
The report by Hengaw at the end of 2025 showed a significant increase in human rights-related deaths compared with 2024, with at least 1,858 executions in prisons during 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hengaw Human Rights Report For 2025: Iran Executed 1,858 Prisoners; 1,552 People Were Arrested Or Abducted By Authorities; 454 Political And Religious Activists Were Sentenced To 1,766 Years And 11 Days Of 'Discretionary' Punishment |url=https://www.memri.org/reports/hengaw-human-rights-report-2025-iran-executed-1858-prisoners-1552-people-were-arrested-or |website=MEMRI |date=8 January 2026 |access-date=10 January 2026 |language=en}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://hengaw.net Official website of Hengaw]
{{Iranian human rights NGOs}} Category:International organisations based in Norway Category:Non-profit organisations based in Norway Category:Organisations based in Trondheim Category:Human rights abuses in Iran Category:Human rights in Kurdistan