Civil Rights Defenders

Civil Rights Defenders
Founded1982; 42 years ago (1982)
TypeNon-profit
NGO
Human rights organisation
Registration no.802011-1442 (Sweden)
FocusHuman rights
Civil and political rights
HeadquartersÖstgötagatan 90
Stockholm
Sweden
Area served
Eastern Europe
Central Asia
Europe
Southeast Asia
Latin America
East Africa
Key people
Anders Petterson, Executive Director;[1] Benedicte Berner, Chair of the Board;[2] Gerald Nagler, Founder and Honorary Chair of the Board[3]
Websitecrd.org
Formerly called
Swedish Helsinki Committee[4]

Civil Rights Defenders (Formerly the Swedish Helsinki Committee[5]) is an international non-governmental organisation based in Stockholm, Sweden, that does human rights work with a focus on civil and political rights.[6] They primarily work to support local human rights defenders by providing them with capacity building, training, and funding, as well as security and emergency support for human rights defenders at risk.[7]

Founded in 1982 as the Swedish Helsinki Committee, the original focus of Civil Rights Defenders was to monitor and support the civil rights portion of the Helsinki Accords. In 2009, the organisation changed its name to Civil Rights Defenders[8] and it now works in Sweden,[9] Eastern Europe,[8] Central Asia,[10] Southeast Asia,[11] the Western Balkans,[12] Latin America,[13] and in East & Horn of Africa.[14]

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  9. ^ Gäst (2017-12-12). "Slumpvis utvald eller etnisk profilering?". www.etc.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2019-06-07.
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  12. ^ Lipkin, Joan (2017-11-12). "Belgrade Pride: Authenticity in the face of violence". www.lgbtqnation.com. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
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