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Defend International 
Type Non-profit
NGOLocation Norway Services Lobbying, awareness raising, research, pro-human rights campaigns Method Defending human rights Website www.defendinternational.org Defend International (commonly known as DI) is an international non-governmental organisation whose mission is "to respond to grave violations of human rights and of International Humanitarian Law and to monitor the implementation of preventive measures that are designed to end impunity for the perpetrators of these crimes."[1] Based in Norway, DI aims to disseminate knowledge about human rights and mobilise public opinion in favour of the implementation of international law and UN resolutions.[1]
Widad Akrawi is currently the president of Defend International."[2].
Work
As a non-state actor, Defend International targets governments, international institutions and non-governmental groups.
DI works on the following key areas:
- Ending Capital Punishment [3],
- Stopping Torture [4],
- Protecting the rights of Prisoners of Conscience and Civil Society Activists [5],
- Defending Children's Rights [6],
- Defending Women's Rights [7],
- Defending the rights of Human rights defenders[8],
- Defending the rights of Refugees[9],
- Safeguarding the Environment [1],
- Promoting Disarmament and International Security [10].
References
- ^ a b c "About Defend International". Defend International. http://www.defendinternational.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=26. Retrieved 4November 2009.
- ^ "Contact Defend International". Defend International. http://www.defendinternational.org/index.php?option=com_contact&task=view&contact_id=1&Itemid=50. Retrieved 4November 2009.
- ^ "Iran: DI Speaks Out Against Death Penalty". Defend International. http://www.defendinternational.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=294&Itemid=73. Retrieved 4November 2009.
- ^ "Lebanon: Three Videos Confirm Torture of A Child & Two Men". Defend International. http://www.defendinternational.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=130&Itemid=126. Retrieved 4November 2009.
- ^ "Prisoner of conscience: Al-Khaiwani". Defend International. http://www.defendinternational.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=57&Itemid=130. Retrieved 4November 2009.
- ^ "End Juvenile Death Penalty". Defend International. http://www.defendinternational.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=247&Itemid=126. Retrieved 4November 2009.
- ^ "Women’s Rights Campaigner Negin Released on Bail". Defend International. http://www.defendinternational.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=259&Itemid=130. Retrieved 4November 2009.
- ^ "Bahrain: Judicial Proceedings Against Mr. Mohamed Al-Maskati". Defend International. http://www.defendinternational.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=135&Itemid=126. Retrieved 4November 2009.
- ^ "Mr. Bijan Ghahramani at Risk of Deportation to Iran". Defend International. http://www.defendinternational.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=291&Itemid=126. Retrieved 4November 2009.
- ^ "NGO Presentation to the UN First Committee 2008". Defend International. http://www.defendinternational.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=270&Itemid=130. Retrieved 4November 2009.
External links
International human rights organisations and institutions Standard organizations International
institutionsCommittee on the Rights of the Child · International Criminal Court · Human Rights Committee · Human Rights Council · UN Security CouncilRegional
bodiesMulti-lateral
bodiesEuropean Union · Council of Europe · Organisation of American States (OAS) · UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) · UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) · International Labour Organization (ILO) · World Health Organization (WHO) · UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) · Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) · UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) · Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) · UN Population Fund (UNFPA) · UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) · UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) · UN Development Programme (UNDP) · Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) · UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)Major NGOs Categories:- International human rights organizations
- Imprisonment and detention
- Prison-related organizations
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