The Organization for Defending Victims of Violence (ODVV) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political organization in Special Consultative Status to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC). The ODVV was established in 1988 in Tehran. Some of the works of ODVV’s 36-year history can be summarised in the following: holding education courses; conducting general or thematic research; productions and publications. The ODVV received its Consultative Status from ECOSOC in 1998 and since 2014 it has an office in Geneva, Switzerland and has been active in the field of human rights and humanitarian activities such as running joint projects with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) or the United Nations High Council for Refugees (UNHCR).
The ODVV is also associated to the United Nations Department of Global Communication (UNDGC), a member of the, Asia Youth Network, Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations (CONGO), International Movement for a Just World (JUST), and International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA).