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Human Rights Organisations on 5 Continents FIDH represents 164 human rights organisations on 5 continents FIDH - International Federation for Human Rights 17, passage de la Main-d’Or - 75011 Paris - France CCP Paris: 76 76 Z Tel: (33-1) 43 55 25 18 / Fax: (33-1) 43 55 18 80 www.fi dh.org ANNUAL REPORT 2011 ANNUAL REPORT 2011 Cover: © AFP/MOHAMMED ABED Egypt, 16 December 2011. 04 Our Fundamentals 06 164 member organisations 07 International Board 08 International Secretariat 10 Priority 1 Protect and support human rights defenders 15 Priority 2 Promote and protect women’s rights 19 Priority 3 Promote and protect migrants’ rights 24 Priority 4 Promote the administration of justice and the i ght against impunity 33 Priority 5 Strengthening respect for human rights in the context of globalisation 38 Priority 6 Mobilising the community of States 43 Priority 7 Support the respect for human rights and the rule of law in conl ict and emergency situations, or during political transition 44 > Asia 49 > Eastern Europe and Central Asia 54 > North Africa and Middle East 59 > Sub-Saharan Africa 64 > The Americas 68 Internal challenges 78 Financial report 2011 79 They support us Our Fundamentals Our mandate: Protect all rights Interaction: Local presence - global action The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) is an As a federal movement, FIDH operates on the basis of interac- international NGO. It defends all human rights - civil, political, tion with its member organisations. It ensures that FIDH merges economic, social and cultural - as contained in the Universal on-the-ground experience and knowledge with expertise in inter- Declaration of Human Rights. national law, mechanisms of protection and intergovernmental bodies. This unique combination translates through joint actions Our commitment: Three pillars of action between FIDH and its member organisations at national, regional FIDH acts in conjunction with its member and partner organisa- and international levels to remedy human rights violations and tions. Its actions are founded on three strategic pillars: securing consolidate processes of democratisation. It makes FIDH highly the freedom and capacity to act for human rights defenders, representational and legitimate. the universality of rights and their effectiveness. A system of governance: Universality and trans- Guilding principle: The accountability of all parency FIDH's work is directed at states as principle human rights guar- FIDH's structure and operations place its member organisa- antors. However, it also addresses non State actors such as tions in the heart of the decision making process, and rel ect armed groups and multinational corporations. FIDH is commit- its principles of governance. ted to holding individual perpetrators of international crimes to account through the international criminal justice system. Ethics: Independence and objectivity FIDH is a nonpartisan, non sectarian, apolitical and not for proi t organisation. Its secretariat is headquarted in France, where FIDH is a recognised NGO. FIDH's independence, expertise and objectivity are the hallmarks of its credibility. It maintains this by acting with complete transparency. © FIDH Opening speech by Khadija Cherif, Secretary General of FIDH, on the occasion of the OSCE Human Dimenson Implementation Meeting. 4 — FIDH ANNUAL REPORT 2011 A Universal and Federalist movement FIDH’s organisation and mode of operation rel ect the govern- prepares the meetings of the International Board; ance principles: everything is based on the 164 member - Meets once a month and reports to the International Board. organisations. The International Secretariat The Congress - Based in Paris, it is composed of a team of professionals - Is composed of the 164 member organisations; under a Chief Executive Ofi cer, a non-voting member of the - Meets every three years; International and the Executive Boards. The team is structured - Discusses the FIDH thematic and geographical priorities and in by regions and action priorities; it is dispatched between lays down the broad strategic orientations. the headquarters, permanent delegations before IGOs and regional ofi ces. It also comprises a Communication and The International Board Development department, and an Administrative and Financial - Comprises 22 members (volunteers) from the member organi- support department. sations. The Board is elected by the Congress and consists - Is in permanent contact with the actors in the i eld, and imple- of the President, the Treasurer, 15 Vice-Presidents and ments the decisions of the FIDH policy-making bodies in 5 Secretary General; conjunction with the member organisations, the mission ofi c- - Outlines the strategic orientations according to the goals set ers and members of the International and Executive Boards. by the Congress and approves the annual accounts; - Meets three times a year and reports to the Congress. Evaluation of Sida support to the FIDH (2007-2011) "FIDH has moral authority as an activist organisation for human The Executive Board rights, and its strength lies in the human rights work carried out - Is composed of the President, the Treasurer, 5 Secretaries by member leagues, and its network of experts. This bottom-up General and 5 Deputy Secretary General; approach gives the Federation local and international legitimacy, - Deals with the day-to-day running of the organisation and and a global presence gives FIDH incomparable strength." Since January 2010, in the framework of the land confl ict in the Region of Bajo Aguan, 51 people have been killed. FIDH ANNUAL REPORT 2011 — 5 164 member organisations AFGHANISTAN, ARMANSHAHR/OPEN ASIA / ALBANIA, ALBANIAN HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP (AHRG) / ALGERIA, COLLECTIF DES FAMILLES DE DISPARU(E)S EN ALGÉRIE (CFDA) / ALGERIA, LIGUE ALGÉRIENNE DE DÉFENSE DES DROITS DE L’HOMME (LADDH) / ARGENTINA, LIGA ARGENTINA POR LOS DERE- CHOS DEL HOMBRE (LADH) / ARGENTINA, COMITÉ DE ACCIÓN JURÍDICA (CAJ) / ARGENTINA, CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS LEGALES Y SOCIALES (CELS) / ARMENIA, CIVIL SOCIETY INSTITUTE (CSI) / AUSTRIA, OSTERREICHISCHE LIGA FUR MENSCHENRECHTE (OLFM) / AZERBAIJAN, HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER OF AZERBAIJAN (HRCA) / BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN HUMAN RIGHTS SOCIETY (BHRS) / BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (BCHR) / BANGLA- DESH, ODHIKAR / BELARUS, HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER VIASNA / BELGIUM, LIGA VOOR MENSCHENRECHTEN (LVM) / BELGIUM, LIGUE DES DROITS DE L’HOMME - BELGIQUE / BENIN, LIGUE POUR LA DÉFENSE DES DROITS DE L’HOMME AU BÉNIN (LDDHB) / BOLIVIA, ASAMBLEA PERMANENTE DE DERE- CHOS HUMANOS DE BOLIVIA (APDHB) / BOTSWANA, THE BOTSWANA CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS – DITSHWANELO / BRAZIL, MOVIMENTO NACIONAL DE DIREITOS HUMANOS (MNDH) / BRAZIL, JUSTIÇA GLOBAL (CJG) / BURKINA FASO, MOUVEMENT BURKINABÉ DES DROITS DE L’HOMME ET DES PEU- PLES (MBDHP) / BURMA, ALTSEAN BURMA / BURUNDI, LIGUE BURUNDAISE DES DROITS DE L’HOMME (ITEKA) / CAMBODIA, CAMBODIAN HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (ADHOC) / CAMBODIA, LIGUE CAMBODGIENNE DE DÉFENSE DES DROITS DE L’HOMME (LICADHO) / CAME- ROON, MAISON DES DROITS DE L’HOMME (MDH) / CANADA, LIGUE DES DROITS ET DES LIBERTÉS DU QUÉBEC (LDL) / CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, LIGUE CENTRAFRICAINE DES DROITS DE L’HOMME (LCDH) / CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, ORGANISATION POUR LA COMPASSION DES FAMILLES EN DÉTRESSE (OCODEFAD) / CHAD, LIGUE TCHADIENNE DES DROITS DE L’HOMME (LTDH) / CHAD, ASSOCIATION TCHADIENNE POUR LA PROMOTION ET LA DÉFENSE DES DROITS DE L’HOMME (ATPDH) / CHILE, OBSERVATORIO CUIDADANO / CHILE, CORPORACION DE PROMOCION Y DEFENSA DE LOS DERE- CHOS DEL PUEBLO (CODEPU) / CHINA, HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA / COLOMBIA, CORPORACION COLECTIVO DE ABOGADOS JOSÉ ALVEAR RESTREPO CCAJAR / COLOMBIA, INSTITUTO LATINOAMERICANO DE SERVICIOS LEGALES ALTERNATIVOS (ILSA) / COLOMBIA, ORGANIZACIÓN FEMENINA POPULAR (OFP) / COLOMBIA, COMITE PERMANENTE POR LA DEFENSA DE LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS (CPDH) / CONGO, OBSERVATOIRE CONGOLAIS DES DROITS DE L’HOMME (OCDH) / COSTA RICA, ASOCIACIÓN DE SERVICIOS DE PROMOCIÓN LABORAL (ASEPROLA) / CÔTE D’IVOIRE, MOUVEMENT IVOIRIEN DES DROITS HUMAINS (MIDH) / CÔTE D’IVOIRE, LIGUE IVOIRIENNE DES DROITS DE L’HOMME (LIDHO) / CROATIA, CIVIC COMMITTEE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (CCHR) / CUBA, COMISION CUBANA DE DERECHOS HUMANOS Y RECONCILIACION NATIONAL (CCDHN) / CZECH REPUBLIC, HUMAN RIGHTS LEAGUE (HRL) - LIGA LIDSKYCH PRAV / DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, LIGUE DES ÉLECTEURS (LE) / DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, GROUPE LOTUS / DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, ASSOCIATION AFRICAINE DES DROITS DE L’HOMME (ASADHO) / DJIBOUTI, LIGUE DJI- BOUTIENNE DES DROITS HUMAINS (LDDH) / DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, CND COMISIÓN NACIONAL DE LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS, INC / ECUADOR, FUNDACIÓN REGIONAL DE ASESORIA EN DERECHOS HUMANOS (INREDH) / ECUADOR, CENTRO DE DERECHOS ECONOMICOS Y SOCIALES (CDES) / ECUADOR, COMISIÓN ECUMÉNICA DE DERECHOS HUMANOS (CEDHU) / EGYPT, CAIRO INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS STUDIES (CIHRS) / EGYPT, HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION FOR THE ASSISTANCE OF PRISONERS (HRAAP) / EGYPT, EGYPTIAN ORGANIZATION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (EOHR) / EL SAL- VADOR, COMISION DE DERECHOS HUMANOS DEL SALVADOR (CDHES) / ETHIOPIA, HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (HRCO) / EUROPE, ASSOCIATION EUROPÉENNE POUR LA DÉFENSE DES DROITS DE L’HOMME (AEDH) / FINLAND, FINNISH LEAGUE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (FLHR) - IHMISOIKEUSLIITTO / FRANCE, LIGUE DES DROITS DE L’HOMME ET DU CITOYEN (LDH) / FRENCH POLYNESIA, LIGUE POLYNÉSIENNE DES DROITS HUMAINS (LPDH) / GEOR- GIA, HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER (HRIDC) / GERMANY, INTERNATIONALE LIGA FUR MENSCHENRECHTE (ILMR) / GREAT-BRITAIN, LIBERTY / GREECE, HELLENIC LEAGUE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (HLHR) / GUATEMALA, COMISION DE DERECHOS
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