| Formation | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Legal status | Association without lucrative purpose |
| Purpose | Advocacy of democracy, the rule of law, social justice, and human rights |
| Location | |
Director | Willy Fautré |
| Affiliations | European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) |
| Website | www.hrwf.eu |
Human Rights Without Frontiers (HRWF) is a non-governmental organization, registered since 1989 as an association without lucrative purpose in Belgium,[1] that "focuses on research, analysis and monitoring of a wide range of human rights concerns in many countries around the world".[2]
History
The group was founded in 1989 in Brussels, Belgium, and originally named "Brussels-Human Rights" ("Bruxelles-Droits de l'Homme" in French), with the aim of promoting and defending human rights, rule of law and democracy. It published a bimonthly journal in French Droits de l’homme sans frontières.[3] It later adopted the name of its magazine: "Droits de l’homme sans frontières - Human Rights Without Frontiers".
The association is chaired by Willy Fautré, member of the International Consortium for Law and Religion Studies (ICLARS).
In 1997, it was associated with the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights, dissolved in 2007. In 2001, it was included within an international group "Human Rights Without Frontiers International".
Human Rights Without Frontiers International
A new nonprofit organization was formed in 2001 under the name "Human Rights Without Frontiers International" or the abbreviated form "HRWF Int'l".[4]
It gathers its principal subsidiaries "Human Rights Without Frontiers" in Belgium, China, Nepal and the United States, and other associate members such as "Women's Rights Without Frontiers" in the United States.
Publications
HRWF International publishes newsletters, consisting of reports by HRWF correspondents or newspaper articles translated into English if necessary, by topics:
- Freedom of Religion or Belief
- Democracy, Rule of Law and Human Rights
- Trafficking in Human Beings and Sexual Exploitation
Research papers are sometimes written by the organization in English or French to be published in academic journals or on the website. Other general policy and advocacy papers are prepared, to be presented at conferences or to official bodies such as the OSCE.
References
- ^ Human Rights Without Frontiers I NPROF - Etterbeek - 0473.809.960
- ^ "About HRWF International". www.hrwf.net. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- ^ Droits de l’homme sans frontières, editor: Willy Fautré, ISSN 0776-0256.
- ^ Human Rights Without Frontiers International, ASBL, BE 0473.809.960, 'Moniteur belge', 21/12/2004