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58Journalists on the Frontline <strong>of</strong> <strong>Human</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> Defence<strong>Human</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> First<strong>Human</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> First believes that building respect for human rights <strong>and</strong> the rule <strong>of</strong> law will help ensurethe dignity to which every individual is entitled <strong>and</strong> will stem tyranny, extremism, intolerance, <strong>and</strong>violence. <strong>Human</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> First has a webpage on human rights defenders that features cases, reports<strong>and</strong> country pr<strong>of</strong>iles.Website: http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/defenders/hr_defenders.aspIt also has a human rights defenders programme that concentrates among other things on supportingpersecuted human rights defenders <strong>and</strong> human rights defenders at risk:Email: defenders@humanrightsfirst.org<strong>Human</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> Watch<strong>Human</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> Watch (HRW) is an independent, non-governmental organization, supported bycontributions from private individuals <strong>and</strong> foundations worldwide. <strong>Human</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> Watch is dedicatedto protecting the human rights <strong>of</strong> people around the world. <strong>Human</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> Watch is postinginformation <strong>and</strong> statements on the situation <strong>of</strong> human rights defenders throughout the world.Website: www.hrw.org/campaigns/defenders/InterightsInterights aims to enforce human rights through law, providing protection <strong>and</strong> redress, in particularregions <strong>and</strong> on issues <strong>of</strong> strategic focus; <strong>and</strong> to empower legal partners <strong>and</strong> promote their effective use<strong>of</strong> law to protect human rights. It supports lawyers, judges, NGOs <strong>and</strong> victims on the ground bytailoring activities in response to the needs <strong>of</strong> each group <strong>and</strong> region. It works across the developing<strong>and</strong> developed world.Website: http://www.interights.orgInternational Commission <strong>of</strong> JuristsThe International Commission <strong>of</strong> Jurists is dedicated to the primacy, coherence <strong>and</strong> implementation <strong>of</strong>international law <strong>and</strong> principles that advance human rights. The ICJ provides legal expertise at boththe international <strong>and</strong> national levels to ensure that developments in international law adhere to humanrights principles <strong>and</strong> that international st<strong>and</strong>ards are implemented at the national level.Website: http://www.icj.orgInternational Service for <strong>Human</strong> <strong>Rights</strong>The International Service for <strong>Human</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> (ISHR) is an international association serving humanrights defenders. It promotes the development, strengthening, effective use <strong>and</strong> implementation <strong>of</strong>international <strong>and</strong> regional law <strong>and</strong> mechanisms for the protection <strong>and</strong> promotion <strong>of</strong> human rights.Website: http://www.ishr.chIn May 2000, ISHR created the <strong>Human</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> <strong>Defenders</strong> Office (HRDO) to promote the respect <strong>and</strong>compliance with the United Nations Declaration on HRDs; develop preventive <strong>and</strong> protectivemechanisms, <strong>and</strong> empower human rights defenders <strong>and</strong> their organisations for full <strong>and</strong> activeparticipation in building a culture <strong>of</strong> full respect for human rights.Website: http://www.ishr.ch/sitemap.htm#HRDO
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