Welcome

to Center For Legal Research And Resource Development Center

CeLRRd is a non-governmental organization, founded in 1998 to foster human rights culture, rule of law, good-governance, and access to justice through advocacy and trainings to various actors involved in the administration of justice as well as creating widespread understanding of the rule of law and unrestricted access to free and fair justice. CeLRRd aims to achieve its objectives through research, resource development, community mobilization, building legal awareness and conducting legal aid activities.
Its focus areas are as follows:

• Access to Justice that includes components like Mediation, criminal justice system and legal aid.
• Anti-human trafficking and gender justice.
• Juvenile justice.
• Democracy, good-governance and human rights.
• Legal education

It has 9-member Executive Committee, 90 regular staffs, 71 Members, 2684 Volunteers, 10980 Paralegals, Over 1400 Mediators and 244 Human Rights Defenders.

Recently, CeLRRd has extended its coverage to all five regions (30 districts) through one central, four regional and 12 district offices. Biratnagar regional office manages eastern region, Butwal regional office –western region, Nepalgunj regional office–mid-western and far-western Regions, and Makwanpur – central region. Kathmandu central office oversees all the activities of these regional offices and the overall activities of the organization.