Founded in 2006 in the Home-State of the father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi, Gujarat, with sole aim to safeguard the Human Rights of the under-privileged, as guaranteed under our Constitution and to ensure that Social Justice is delivered to the last person, Progressive Foundation of Human Rights (PFHR) has been working restlessly for the cause of Human Rights & Social Justice of downtrodden, deprived of their Human Rights and towards the uplift of the masses those lack knowledge about their Human Rights due to wide range of reasons, for many generations. Social Justice refers to the concept of a society where justice is achieved in every aspect.

Progressive Foundation of Human Rights (PFHR) is an independent, non-governmental, non-partisan and not-for-profit Human Rights advocacy organisation established in 2006. It seeks to remove impediments to democratic development and meaningful enjoyment of the fundamental freedoms enshrined in Indian Constitution and other internationally recognised Human Rights instruments. Registered legally as a Human Rights entity under the Bombay Public Trust Act 1950 vide Registration Number F/1362/Gandhinagar and under Registration of Societies Act 1860 vide Registration Number Guj/1406/Gandhinagar as charitable and not-for-profit non-government organisation, the Registered Office of PFHR is located at Gandhinagar, the capital of Gujarat, having registration under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act.