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Profile of registrant

International Federation for Human Rights

Identification number in the register: 97628146980-33
Registration date: 20/10/11 14:10:50

The information on this organisation was last modified on 24/09/12 10:44:35
The date of the last annual update was 24/09/12 10:44:35


Registrant : Organisation or self-employed individual

Name/company name: International Federation for Human Rights
Acronym: FIDH
Legal status: Loi d'association 1901
Website address: http://www.fidh.org/-english-

Sections

Section: III - Non-governmental organisations
and more precisely: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar

Person with legal responsibility

Surname, Name: Mr  Antoine Bernard
Position: Chief Executive Officer

Permanent person in charge of EU relations

Surname, Name: Ms  Gaëlle DUSEPULCHRE
Position: Representative to the European Union

Contact details:

Contact details of organisation's head office: 35 Passage de la Main d'Or 17 
Paris 75011
FRANCE
Telephone number: (+33) 1 43552518
Fax number: (+33) 1 43551880
Other contact information: FIDH delegation to the European Union
11-15 rue de la Linière
1060 Brussels
Tel: + 32 2 609 44 23
Fax: + 32 2 609 44 33
Mail: bxlstaff@fidh.org

Goals / remit

Goals / remit of the organisation: To embody a world movement for Human Rights
FIDH, through its legitimacy, its experience, its methods and its credibility, has a unique role to play in contributing to their realisation.
Since 2009, FIDH has singled out certain areas of prime concern, for which it has determined action priorities:
Freedom and capacity to act of human rights defenders.
Universality of rights, in particular those of women and migrants, whose - inequitable treatment constitutes a major obstacle for the progress of mankind.
Effectiveness of Human Rights, to put an end to the impunity of authors of violations, who are not called to account, be they individuals, States or business enterprises.
Respect for Human Rights and the Rule of Law in times of conflict, emergency or political transition.
A mandate: The protection of all rights
FIDH is an international NGO defending all civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It acts in the legal and political field for the creation and reinforcement of international instruments for the protection of Human Rights and for their implementation.
An ethic: Independence and Objectivity
FIDH is a non-partisan, non-religious, apolitical and non-profit organisation, and in France, where it is based, it has public interest status (reconnue d’utilité publique). Its independence and objectivity are the very foundation of its credibility.
An organisation to serve its members
FIDH is a federalist movement that acts through and for its national member and partner organisations. This principle of governance shapes its decision-making processes, its mode of action and the way it operates. It is what makes FIDH truly representative of its member and partner organisations and gives it legitimacy. By remaining in permanent interaction with local civil societies, FIDH can rapidly identify local obstacles to the work of defenders and take the necessary steps to mobilise support for them.
Well-tried expertise
FIDH deploys a large range of actions that have proved to be effective: urgent reactions, both public and confidential; international fact-finding, trial observation and defence missions; and, political dialogue, advocacy, litigation and public awareness campaigns.
FIDH acts through a network of international experts (chargés de mission) who give their time on a voluntary basis, at the same time fostering exchanges of experience among defenders worldwide in order to encourage mutual sharing of know-how.
FIDH constantly evaluates its activities in order to increase its effectiveness and to adjust its short, medium or long-term objectives as necessary.
Three levels of action
FIDH considers that transforming society is primarily a matter for local actors. Its activities aim to reinforce their capacity to act and increase their influence in local matters. It acts at national, regional, and international levels to support of its member and partner organisations in countering Human Rights violations and in consolidating democratisation. FIDH’s actions are directed towards States and other actors that exercise power, such as armed opposition groups and multinational enterprises.
The main beneficiaries are national Human Rights member organisations, and through them the victims of Human Rights violations. FIDH has also broadened its field of action to encompass local partner organisations, and has developed alliances with other actors working for change.
The organisation's fields of interests are:
  • global

Number of persons engaged in activities falling under the scope of the Transparency Register

Number of persons: 35
Complementary information: FIDH has 164 member organisations throughout the world:
http://www.fidh.org/164-Human-Rights-Organisations-throughout-the
The International Board (IB), composed of 22 representatives of FIDH’s member organisations, elected by the Congress, defines specific strategies to implement thematic and regional priorities in order to reach the objectives set by the Congress.
The IB approves the FIDH annual financial statement. The IB meets three times a year and reports to the Congress.

The Executive Board (EB), composed of the President, the Treasurer and five Secretary-Generals, is responsible for the management of FIDH and the implementation of the strategies defined by the IB. The EB meets once a month and reports to the IB.

The International Secretariat is based in Paris. It implements decisions taken by the International and Executive Boards and ensures regular support to member organizations. The Secretariat employs 30 permanent staff, assisted by interns and volunteers.

Financial statements: http://www.fidh.org/-Financial-Statements-
Annual Reports: http://www.fidh.org/-A-word-from-the-President-

Statutes: http://www.fidh.org/-FIDH-s-Statutes-

Persons accredited for access to European Parliament premises

First name Surname Start Date End Date
Gaëlle DUSEPULCHRE 09/03/13 06/03/14
Antoine MADELIN 08/03/13 06/03/14
Jean-Marie ROGUE 09/03/13 06/03/14
Marceau SIVIEUDE 09/03/13 06/03/14
Jimena Reyes 09/03/13 06/03/14
CAROLINE GIRAUD 09/03/13 06/03/14
Catherine Absalom 09/03/13 06/03/14

Activities

Main EU initiatives covered the year before by activities falling under the scope of the Transparency Register:


Hearings before EP committes with Human Rights defenders.
Hearings before the DROI subcommittee with Human Rights. defenders.
Hearings in Plenary sessions with Human Rights defenders.
Meetings with MEPs with Human Right defenders
Presentation of position papers and reports.
Organisation of seminars and workshops covering FIDH's work with the support of MEPs

Fields of interest for e-mail alerts on consultations and roadmaps;

Fields declared by the organisation:
  • Development
  • Employment and Social Affairs
  • Enlargement
  • Enterprise
  • External Relations
  • Foreign and Security Policy and Defence
  • General and Institutional Affairs
  • Home Affairs
  • Humanitarian Aid
  • Information Society
  • Internal Market
  • Justice and Fundamental Rights
  • Regional Policy
  • Trade

Structure

Total number of members that are natural persons: 0
Number of member organisations: 0
Member organisations (Number of members) :
The organisation has members/is represented in the following country(countries):
  • AUSTRIA
  • BELGIUM
  • CZECH REPUBLIC
  • DENMARK
  • ESTONIA
  • FINLAND
  • FRANCE
  • GERMANY
  • GREECE
  • HUNGARY
  • IRELAND
  • ITALY
  • LATVIA
  • LITUANIA
  • MALTA
  • NETHERLANDS
  • PORTUGAL
  • ROMANIA
  • SLOVENIA
  • SPAIN
  • UNITED KINGDOM

  • AFGHANISTAN
  • ALBANIA
  • ALGERIA
  • ANGOLA
  • ARGENTINA
  • ARMENIA
  • AZERBAIJAN
  • BAHRAIN
  • BANGLADESH
  • BARBADOS
  • BELARUS
  • BENIN
  • BOLIVIA
  • BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
  • BOTSWANA
  • BRAZIL
  • BURKINA FASO
  • BURUNDI
  • CAMBODIA
  • CAMEROON
  • CANADA
  • CENTRAL AFRICAN, REPUBLIC
  • CHAD
  • CHILE
  • CHINA
  • COLOMBIA
  • COMOROS
  • CONGO
  • CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
  • COSTA RICA
  • COTE D'IVOIRE
  • CROATIA
  • CUBA
  • DJIBOUTI
  • ECUADOR
  • EGYPT
  • EL SALVADOR
  • ERITREA
  • ETHIOPIA
  • GAMBIA
  • GEORGIA
  • GUATEMALA
  • GUINEA
  • GUINEA BISSAU
  • HAITI
  • HONDURAS
  • INDIA
  • INDONESIA
  • IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF
  • IRAQ
  • ISRAEL
  • JAPAN
  • JORDAN
  • KAZAKHSTAN
  • KENYA
  • KOREA, PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
  • KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
  • KUWAIT
  • LAOS, PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  • LEBANON
  • LIBERIA
  • LIBYA
  • MALAWI
  • MALAYSIA
  • MALI
  • MAURITANIA
  • MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF
  • MOROCCO
  • MOZAMBIQUE
  • MYANMAR
  • NEPAL
  • NICARAGUA
  • NIGER
  • NIGERIA
  • PAKISTAN
  • PALESTINIAN OCCUPIED TERRITORY
  • PANAMA
  • PERU
  • PHILIPPINES
  • RUANDA
  • RUSSIA, FEDERATION OF
  • SENEGAL
  • SERBIA
  • SIERRA LEONE
  • SINGAPORE
  • SOMALIA
  • SOUTH AFRICA
  • SRI LANKA
  • SUADI ARABIA
  • SUDAN
  • SWAZILAND
  • SWITZERLAND
  • SYRIA, ARAB REPUBLIC
  • TAIWAN
  • TAJIKISTAN
  • TANZANIA, UNITED RE UBLIC OF
  • THAILAND
  • TOGO
  • TUNISIA
  • TURKEY
  • TURKMENISTAN
  • UGANDA
  • UNITED STATES
  • UZBEKISTAN
  • VENEZUELA
  • VIETNAM
  • YEMEN
  • ZAMBIA
  • ZIMBABWE
Complementary information:

Networking

Information on (i) organisation's membership of any associations/federations/confederations or (ii) relationships to other bodies in formal or informal networks.




Council of Europe
ASEAN
African Commission on Human and People's Rights
African Court on Human and People's Rights
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Human Rights and Democracy Network (HRDN)
European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ)
NGO Platform on Shipbreaking

Financial data

Financial year: 01/2010 - 12/2010
Total budget: 5,152,652
of which public financing: 3,369,273
- from European sources:
- Procurement:
- Grants: 1,040,836
- from national sources: 2,084,758
- from local/regional sources: 35,000
International and intergovernmental organisations : 208,679
from other sources: 1,783,379
- donations: 148,187
- contributions from members: 52,367
fondations and private organisations : 792,552
subventions from private enterprises : 665,078
reserve from own funding : 125,195
Estimated costs to the organisation directly related to representing interests to EU institutions in that year:
Other (financial) information provided by the organisation:


Code of conduct

By its registration the organisation has signed the Transparency Register Code of Conduct.