Human Rights Defence
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Human Rights Defence (HRD) was initiated by Human Right Lawyer Luisa Teresa Salazar de Nordlander in 2005. HRD is a non-profit organisation focusing on Human Rights issues around the world, with particular focus on the American continent. Their slogan is "We shield humans from humans". HRD's outreach activities include essay competitions for school and university students.
VISION
Their vision is for HumanRightsDefence is to be an efficient and transparent non-profit organisation that focuses on human rights issues. HumanRightsDefence will be a large result-oriented organisation that reaches and support victims around the world. We will strongly seek to change practice and policy of those violating Human Rights:
MISSION
Their mission is to support victims and activists through an on-line community, offering legal advice, and creating public awareness in order to uphold political political freedom and prevent inhumane conduct. HumanRightsDefence will work as an open and democratic organisation, where every voice matters. Our members are Judges, Lawyers, Journalists, authors, IT experts, and people that are burning for the course. Our members background allows us to provide give legal advice, create public awareness, and support victims. Our IT people will ensure that our www-site is an efficient, user friendly meeting point for victims, member, and the public.
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- United Nations- Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- United Nations- Human Rights
- Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
- The Universal Human Rights Index of United Nations documents