The Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF), a non-governmental organisation established in 1989 and located at the Human Rights House Oslo, Norway and in Geneva, Switzerland, is the Secretariat of the HRH Network.  

The Secretariat works to protect, strengthen and support human rights organisations and unite them in an international network of Human Rights Houses by: 

• Facilitating the establishment of human rights houses;
• Providing human rights organisations with information about the process of establishing a human rights house and the process of joining the Network.
• Advising organisations in the HRH Network on the development of projects and programs;
• Building capacity in advocacy;
• Providing human rights organisations with information about the resources available within the HRH Network;
• Maintaining close relationships with the organisations of the HRH Network;
• Facilitating the sharing of knowledge and expertise;
• Lobbying and fundraising on behalf of the human rights houses;
• Maintaining the HRH Network's website;
• Publishing the Annual Report and other promotional material.