International Bureau for the Respect of Human Rights in Western Sahara

International Bureau for the Respect of Human Rights in Western Sahara
Bureau International pour le Respect des Droits de l'Homme au Sahara Occidental
Founded March 16, 2002, Geneve, Switzerland
Type Non-profit
NGO
Location
  • Geneve, Switzerland
Key people
Christian Viret, President[1]
Website http://www.birdhso.org/ (French)

BIRDHSO (French: Bureau International pour le Respect des Droits de l'Homme au Sahara Occidental; Spanish: Oficina Internacional para el Respeto de los Derechos Humanos en el Sahara Occidental; English: International Bureau for the Respect of Human Rights in Western Sahara) is a Switzerland-based human rights organization campaigning against the human rights violations in Western Sahara. It has also delegations in France, Italy and Spain.[2]

Objectives

BIRDSHO objectives according to its statutes are:[3]

El Karama

Before the BIRDHSO official foundation in 2002, and after a reunion in November 1993 in Rome, the collective had been releasing every year (since 1994) 3 or 4 informative bulletins entitled "El Karama" (Arabic, والكرامة; English, The Dignity) on the human rights situation in Western Sahara.[4]

See also

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