• Source: Human Rights and Democracy Network

The Human Rights and Democracy Network (HRDN) is an informal grouping of 43 NGOs operating at the EU-level in the broader areas of human rights, democracy and peacebuilding.The Human Rights and Democracy Network (HRDN) is an informal grouping of 43 NGOs operating at the EU-level in the broader areas of human rights, democracy and peacebuilding. It was created in 2004 and mainly operates in Brussels.




Purpose


HRDN aims at influencing the EU and its Member States’s policies and funding instruments to promote democracy, human rights and peace:
‘HRDN’s vision is that human rights and democracy are placed at the heart of the EU's internal and external policy agenda. This vision should manifest itself in an EU which effectively protects human rights at home and is a force for positive change in the world.’




Activities


HRDN members gather once every six weeks in Brussels to exchange information and discuss potential joint advocacy activities, for instance the preparation and publication of common positions and recommendations. Activities are coordinated by a troika, whose representatives are elected among the member organisations during the annual meetings of the network.
To draft common positions or organise joint events, informal working groups are temporarily established. All member organisations of the network can join these working groups. Current policy working groups are focused on the following issues:

the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR)
the European Parliament




Member Organisations


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Amnesty International
Association for the Prevention of Torture
Christian Blind Mission
Civil Rights Defenders
Coalition for the International Criminal Court
Conference of European Churches
Christian Solidarity Worldwide
CIDSE
Club of Madrid
DEMAS
Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network
European Association for the Defense of Human Rights (AEDH) Archived 2015-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
European Partnership for Democracy
European Peacebuilding Liaison Office
Front Line Defenders
Harm Reduction International
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Without Frontiers
ILGA-Europe
International Centre for Transitional Justice
International Dalit Solidarity Network
FIACAT: International Federation of Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture
International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH)
International Partnership for Human Rights
International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims
International Rescue Committee
Justitia et Pax
La Strada International Association
Light for the World
Minority Rights Group International
Open Society Foundations
Partners for Democratic Change International
Peace Brigades International
Penal Reform International
Plan EU Office
Protection International
Quaker Council for European Affairs
Reporters Without Borders
Save the Children
Search for Common Ground
Terre des Hommes International Foundation
World Coalition Against the Death Penalty
World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT)
World Vision International




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• International Coalition to Stop Crimes Against Humanity in North Korea
• East Timor and Indonesia Action Network
• Hak asasi manusia di Korea Utara
• Daily NK
• Pasukan Dukungan Cepat
• Orang Yunani di Turki
• Rushan Abbas
• Việt Tân
• Kebebasan politik
• Demokrasi sosial
• Human Rights and Democracy Network
• Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
• Network for North Korean Democracy and Human Rights
• Al Mezan Center for Human Rights
• Human rights in Cuba
• Human rights in the United States
• La Strada International Association
• List of human rights organisations
• Association for Democracy Assistance and Human Rights
• Edward McMillan-Scott