The European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) aims at providing support for the promotion of democracy and human rights in non-EU countries.
Types of assistance offered by the organisation:
Emergency fund
Target group: human rights defenders
Operates worldwide
The key objectives of the EIDHR are:
- Enhancing respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms in countries and regions where they are most at risk
- Strengthening the role of civil society in promoting human rights and democratic reform, in supporting the peaceful conciliation of group interests and in consolidating political participation and representation
- Supporting actions in areas covered by EU Guidelines: dialogue on Human rights, human rights defenders, the death penalty, torture, children and armed conflicts and violence against women
- Supporting and strengthening the international and regional framework for the protection of human rights, justice, the rule of law and the promotion of democracy
- Building confidence in and enhancing the reliability and transparency of democratic electoral processes, in particular through monitoring electoral processes
