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Founded in late 1989, the Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD) is a public policy institute fostering the reform process in Europe through impact on policy and civil society.
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CSD’s mission is “building bridges between scholars and policy-makers” and as an independent, interdisciplinary think tank it combines a broad range of capacities.
Building bridges is the old-fashioned way of bringing together social actors and cementing new alliances. Born as a think-tank, the Center for the Study of Democracy has evolved into policy development through dialogue and partnership.
Contacts
Center for the Study of Democracy
5 Alexander Zhendov Street
1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
Tel: (+359 2) 971 3000
Fax: (+359 2) 971 2233
Email: csd@online.bg
Website: www.csd.bg
About
Droit au Droit – Right to Law is an international non-profit and non-governmental organisation, founded in 2004 under Belgian law and based in Brussels, whose aim is to foster the protection and promotion of human rights, democracy and rule of law in the practical implementation of legal practice.
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DAD objectives are to provide an enhanced institutional and policy capacity for a successful European integration process, especially in the area of justice and home affairs; to promote, support and monitor institutional reform to improve the transparency, fairness, accountability and efficiency of judicial systems by strengthening the rule of law and advancing human rights for all. The organisation’s aim is to foster policy development through interdisciplinary dialogue and partnership between public institutions, academia and social actors on key issues that will shape the future legal landscape.
DAD focuses on developing innovative pathways to improve the quality of justice for vulnerable or marginalised groups, strengthening the voices of reform-minded prosecutors, and promoting greater understanding of the civil and criminal systems. We encourage collaboration among key justice stakeholders and support projects and organisations, promoting access to justice, human rights and the rule of law through legal and policy advocacy, empirical research and education, and piloting of effective practices.
DAD contributes to the achievement of these objectives through the implementation of activities, including the organisation of public events and the provision of expertise on research and benchmarking of legal systems, at national and international level.
Contacts
Droit au Droit – Right to Law AISBL
25 Avenue Molière
B-1190 Brussels, Belgium
Tel: (+32 2) 548 3915
Fax: (+32 2) 511 8100
Email: info@dadinternational.org
Website: www.dadinternational.org
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The Centre for European Constitutional Law (CECL) is one of the most active Greek non-profit research institutes.
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CECL is a public benefit institution and research centre, founded in July 1995 and based in Athens. The Centre’s objective is to contribute to the development of democratic institutions and the welfare state under the rule of law and to strengthen international cooperation with respect for the cultural identity of each state. Three specialised units operate within the structure of the Centre: Unit for Better Regulation; Educational Policy Unit and Social Policy Unit.
The Centre has implemented institutional and capacity building projects in more than 25 countries, mainly in the areas of judicial reform, human rights and administrative reform; it is the national focal point for the European Network of Fundamental Rights (FRANET) of the European Union Agency on Fundamental Rights-FRA; it enjoys special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations; it participates in the activities of international organisations with Observer Status; it is a mandated body for the implementation of Twinning projects between national administrations; it coordinates the “Constitution-Making and Constitutional Change Research Group” of the International Association of Constitutional Law and operates the blog http://constitutional-change.com/ and it is ISO 9001:2008 certified for the services it offers.
Contacts
Centre for European Constitutional Law – Themistocles and Dimitris Tsatsos Foundation
43 Acadimias Street
10672 Athens, Greece
Tel: (+30 210) 362 3089
Fax: (+30 210) 339 0522
Email: centre@cecl.gr
Website: www.cecl2.gr
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Associazione Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII (APG23) is an international association of the faithful of pontifical right. It was founded in 1968 by Father Oreste Benzi in order to fight marginalisation and poverty.
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Since 2006, APG23 obtained the Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC), as a result of its work aimed to remove causes of injustice and promote human rights. The Association participates actively in the Human Rights Council and the Universal Periodic Review, as well as in various committees and events organised by UN and its agencies. In 2009, the Association opened a permanent delegation office in Geneva.
The Association is currently present in 39 countries across five continents. Its 2000 members, of different ages and states of life, share their lives directly with the poor and the underprivileged, taking care every day for about 41,000 people. Worldwide, the Association has opened 520 centres, including 298 family homes, and runs several projects addressing the needs of vulnerable people.
The Association’s areas of intervention include: assistance, protection and reintegration of disadvantaged people (abandoned children, adults and children with disabilities, victims of domestic violence or trafficking, homeless people, Roma); drug prevention and rehabilitation of drug addicts through counselling centres, therapeutic communities, prevention and awareness raising campaigns; HIV/AIDS and malnutrition prevention and treatment; peace and nonviolence education (promotion of conscientious objection to military service and of national and international civilian service as a nonviolent alternative to the army); vocational education and training for the integration of disadvantaged people in specialised work structures; support of formal and non-formal education; food security and poverty reduction; and promotion of human rights, particularly of vulnerable and marginalised groups (children, women, indigenous peoples and people with disabilities).
Contacts
Associazione Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII
10/D Via Valverde
47923 Rimini, Italy
Tel: +39 (0)541 909630
Fax: +39 (0)541 909701
Email: info@apg23.org
Website: www.apg23.org
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