Human Rights Without Frontiers
Encyclopedia
Human Rights Without Frontiers (HRWF) is a non-profit organization
based out of Brussels
, Belgium
, that promotes human rights
around the world. It has offices in Belgium, Nepal
, and China
.
in 1989, published a human rights watch newspaper in French
entitled Droits de l'homme sans frontières.
In 1992 the group began leading independent investigations into situations that it considered human rights violations. Its first official investigation was in Greece
, reporting on two issues: conscientious objection and members of non-Orthodox religions.
In 1997 the organization renamed itself to the title of its magazine, Droits de l'homme sans frontières, or Human Rights Without Frontiers.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
based out of Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, that promotes human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
around the world. It has offices in Belgium, Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
, and China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
.
History
The organization begin in 1988 as an unofficial group named Bruxelles-Droits de l'Homme (English: Brussels-Human Rights, German: Brüssel-Menschenrechte). This group, which was officially registered with the Belgian governmentGovernment
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
in 1989, published a human rights watch newspaper in French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
entitled Droits de l'homme sans frontières.
In 1992 the group began leading independent investigations into situations that it considered human rights violations. Its first official investigation was in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, reporting on two issues: conscientious objection and members of non-Orthodox religions.
In 1997 the organization renamed itself to the title of its magazine, Droits de l'homme sans frontières, or Human Rights Without Frontiers.