International Federation of Human Rights
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| Motto | Keep Your Eyes Open |
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| Founded | 1922 |
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Federation of Human Rights Organisations Non-profit NGO |
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| Services | Protect human rights defenders, ensure effective human rights, and justice for all, globalisation with due respect for human rights. |
| Fields | Fact-finding missions, judicial observations, training, exchange programs, research, permanent lobbying of intergovernmental organisations, mobilizing public opinion. |
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Members
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184 human rights organisations in more than 100 countries |
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Key people
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Dimitris Christopoulos (President since 2016) Daniel Jacoby René Cassin Joseph Paul-Boncour Victor Basch |
| Website | www.fidh.org |
The International Federation for Human Rights (French: Fédération internationale des ligues des droits de l'homme; FIDH) is a non-governmental federation for human rights organizations. Founded in 1922, FIDH is the second oldest international human rights organisation worldwide after Anti-Slavery International and brings together 184 member organisations in over 100 countries, as at 2016.
FIDH is nonpartisan, nonsectarian, and independent of any government. Its core mandate is to promote respect for all the rights set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
FIDH co-ordinates and supports the actions of its members and is their contact with intergovernmental organisations.
FIDH was established in 1922, when it united ten national organizations. It is now a federation of 178 human rights organizations in nearly 100 countries. FIDH coordinates and supports the activities of its member organizations, at the local, regional and international levels. FIDH is not linked to any party or religion, and is independent. FIDH has a consultative status before the United Nations, UNESCO and the Council of Europe, and observer status before the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie and the International Labour Organization.
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