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Front Line Defenders

Acronym: FLD

General Information

Identification Code: 633748221618-41
Website: https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/
Entity Form: charity: private company limited by guarantee
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 5/2/2016
Last Update: 3/19/2024

Mission & Interests

Goals: Front Line Defenders was founded in Dublin in 2001 with the specific aim of protecting human rights defenders at risk (HRDs), people who work, non-violently, for any or all of the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Human rights defenders at local and national levels are recognised to be essential actors in the struggle for human rights and enjoy the freedom and security to undertake their legitimate activities. FLD works to improve the security and protection of human rights defenders and organisations around the world at risk for their peaceful and legitimate human rights work. As identified by human rights defenders themselves, FLD responds to protection and security needs by providing support through grants, capacity building, visibility, networking, and advocacy, at the international, regional and local levels.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
  • External relations
  • Foreign affairs and security policy
  • International co-operation and development
  • Justice and fundamental rights
  • Trade
Levels of Interest:
  • global

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: Annual Report on Human Rights (Council, EP) MFF - External Funding Instruments post 2020 EU Guidelines on Human Rights (esp. on Human Rights Defenders) EU Global Strategy Urgent EP Resolutions on human rights Human Rights Defenders in debates in DROI, AFET, Cohom Human rights defenders in EU agreements and relations with third countries, human rights dialogues EU legislative initiative on mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence
Communication Activities: Implementation of EU Strategic Framework and Action Plan on Human Rights (EEAS, EC, Member States) Implementation of EU Mechanism for Human Rights Defenders Annual Calls for proposals on Human Rights Defenders Dissemination and advocacy around our Annual Report, Dispatches and thematic/country reports
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: Unofficial groupings

Head Office

Address: First FloorAvoca Court
Post Code: A94 R7W3
City: Blackrock
Country: IRELAND
Phone:
Indic Phone: 353
Phone Number: 12123750

EU Office

Address: Square Marie - Louise 72
Post Code: 1000
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
Phone:
Indic Phone: 32
Phone Number: 22309383

Financial Data

Closed Year:
Start Date:
End Date:
Funding Sources:
  • Donations
  • EU funding
  • Grants
Contributions:
  • Amount: 0
    Currency: €
    _id:
    Buffer:
    0: 104
    1: 64
    2: 61
    3: 158
    4: 158
    5: 212
    6: 182
    7: 32
    8: 86
    9: 90
    10: 84
    11: 217
Total Budget: 10946628
Grants:
  • Source: EIDHR – Turkey
    Amount: 0
    Currency: €
    _id:
    Buffer:
    0: 104
    1: 64
    2: 61
    3: 158
    4: 158
    5: 212
    6: 182
    7: 32
    8: 86
    9: 90
    10: 84
    11: 212
  • Source: EIDHR – Venezuela
    Amount: 0
    Currency: €
    _id:
    Buffer:
    0: 104
    1: 64
    2: 61
    3: 158
    4: 158
    5: 212
    6: 182
    7: 32
    8: 86
    9: 90
    10: 84
    11: 213
  • Source: EU Protect Defenders Mechanism
    Amount: 0
    Currency: €
    _id:
    Buffer:
    0: 104
    1: 64
    2: 61
    3: 158
    4: 158
    5: 212
    6: 182
    7: 32
    8: 86
    9: 90
    10: 84
    11: 214
  • Source: EIDHR Afghanistan
    Amount: 0
    Currency: €
    _id:
    Buffer:
    0: 104
    1: 64
    2: 61
    3: 158
    4: 158
    5: 212
    6: 182
    7: 32
    8: 86
    9: 90
    10: 84
    11: 215
  • Source: EIDHR Bangladesh
    Amount: 0
    Currency: €
    _id:
    Buffer:
    0: 104
    1: 64
    2: 61
    3: 158
    4: 158
    5: 212
    6: 182
    7: 32
    8: 86
    9: 90
    10: 84
    11: 216
Current Year:
Grants:
    Complementary Information: The amounts of EU funding highlighted in point d) refer to EU funding registered as income by Front Line Defenders in most recent closed fiscal year (2023). FLD received more funding from the EU in 2023 but what is not recorded above was disbursed to partner organisations - mostly to those part of the ProtectDefenders.eu consortium that FLD coordinates - for delivery of activities in joint Actions.

    Membership Information

    Members25 Percent: 4
    Members50 Percent: 1
    Members: 8
    Members F T E: 4.5

    Structure

    Structure Type: Structure
    Is Member Of: FLD is not a membership organisation, and does not have members. FLD sponsors and donors are listed on its website at https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/donors
    Organisation Members: Human Rights and Democracy Network http://www.hrdn.eu/ Front Line Defenders has Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations https://www.un.org/ecosoc/en/home Front Line Defenders is also a member of the Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition http://www.defendingwomen-defendingrights.org/, ESCRNet – the International Network for Economic, Social & Cultural Rights https://www.escr-net.org/, and the International Human Rights Funders Group https://www.ihrfg.org/, and is an Associate Member of Dóchas – The Irish Association of Non-Governmental Development Organisations http://www.dochas.ie/ Lifeline - Embattled CSOs Assistance Fund Journalists in Distress Network https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/who-we-are. Front Line Defenders is a member of the EU Human Rights Defenders Mechanism, protectdefenders.eu, and sits on its board: https://protectdefenders.eu/

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