Human Rights Defenders e.V.
Budget
€156,532
EP Access
1
accredited persons
Staff
2
1.25 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
Human Rights Defenders e.V. (HRD) is a non profit and independent organisation based in Berlin, promoting and protecting human rights in line with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. The organisation works to monitor human rights violations and strengthen civic participation through education, research, and digital innovation. HRD e.V. cooperates with European and international bodies including the European Union, the Council of Europe, and the United Nations to contribute to the protection of fundamental rights, the rule of law, and democracy. Its main activities include: raising public awareness on fundamental rights and equality supporting victims of rights violations and asylum seekers combating hate speech, racism, and discrimination developing civic tech tools and educational programmes such as the Fundamental Rights Network (FRNETWORK) or HRMONITOR.ORG platforms to empower civil society across Europe
EU Legislative Interests
Main EU legislative proposals or policies targeted HRD e.V. contributes to and monitors EU policies and legislative initiatives related to: the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights the Rights and Values Programme (CERV) the EU Strategy for Victims’ Rights (2020–2025) the Digital Services Act (Regulation (EU) 2022/2065) the EU Gender Equality Strategy (2020–2025) the EU Rule of Law Mechanism EU actions against hate speech and hate crime
Communication Activities
Communication activities related to these EU policies HRD e.V. organises awareness campaigns, workshops and online conferences about the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, and submits policy contributions to European and United Nations human rights mechanisms. The organisation has also submitted a proposal titled “Fundamental Rights Network (FRNETWORK)” under the CERV-2025-CHAR-LITI-CIVIC call, aiming to develop a digital platform for civic monitoring and education on EU fundamental rights. And executing Hrmonitor.org project, Hand in Hand Disability Rights Project.
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
HRD e.V. team: https://humanrights-ev.com/about/#team Project-based cooperation partners (non-permanent): Time to Help e.V., Germany (Strategic Partner) — https://timetohelp.eu/ Stiftung Dialog und Bildung Germany (Network & Values Partner) — https://sdub.de/ Förening Hej, Sweden — https://foreningenhej.se/ Young Entrepreneurs Society, Poland — https://yes2youth.org/ Fin Polar Kulttuurikeskus, Finland — https://finpolar.fi/ Synesis Pigi AMKE, Greece — http://www.sinesispigiamke.org/ НЕ СТЕ САМИ!, Bulgaria — https://www.nestesami.org/ Solidarity with Others, Belgium — https://solidaritywithothers.eu/
Organisation Members
HRD e.V. members and team are listed on the organisation’s website: https://humanrights-ev.com/about/#team The organisation currently has no permanent affiliated entities or national branches. It cooperates with other European civil society organisations on a project basis.
Additional Information
HRD e.V. is a non-profit civil society organisation based in Berlin. The total budget for 2023 was 156,532 €, funded through membership contributions and donations from private individuals and cooperating civil society organisations. No EU institutional or public grants were received in that year.
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.