Our partners

Sida

Sida partners with FIDH in the global fight for human rights, democracy and rule of law. Supporting capacity and protection of human rights defenders, contributing to accountability for human rights violations, strengthening international, regional and national human rights mechanisms and standards are areas which we see as important as ever.

Sida believes that FIDH, as a federation with 192 members in 117 countries, plays a critical role in supporting the human rights movement and linking organisations to networks and sharing experiences. With the negative trends and the questioning of human rights and democracy that we see in the world today, Sida believes that an important strength of FIDH is its capacity to gather so many actors working for the implementation of human rights and the furthering of democracy and the rule of law.

Oak Foundation

The Oak Foundation’s International Human Rights Programme has supported FIDH for over 10 years. We congratulate you on achieving this centenary milestone. We value the diversity of your membership and global reach.

Your Litigation Action Group has achieved groundbreaking wins in both civil and criminal cases. Working across all legal traditions, you have secured convictions of perpetrators of rights abuses and redress for their victims. You share and build the expertise of local partners. You are an essential player in the international movement.

AFD

There can be no sustainable development without respect for human rights. AFD, which implements France’s development aid policy, is proud to support FIDH for its tireless commitment to the defence of human rights.

Founded in France 100 years ago, it is the world’s oldest international human rights organisation.

Watch the video of AFD Director General Rémy Rioux wishing the 100th anniversary of the FIDH.

The European Commission

The European Commission sees FIDH as a key proponent of the human rights movement, rooted in Europe with a global outlook, and we look forward to many more years of partnership based on the values that we hold in common.

With its unique global umbrella network of civil society organisations and expertise, FIDH has been carrying out important independent work on human rights: building the capacity, advocacy, and monitoring activities of grassroots human rights organisations around the world; promoting human rights compliance and the fight against impunity; and supporting shared international development objectives anchored in human rights activities.

Watch the video of Chiara Adamo, Head of Unit for Human Rights, wishing the 100th anniversary of FIDH.

Fondation de France

For nearly 30 years, the Fondation de France has supported the structuring, development, and networking of civil society actors committed to the defence of all rights at the international level by providing specific assistance to network heads and coalitions.

Because of the Federation’s size, its longevity, and the tireless commitment of its entire network, the Fondation de France considers FIDH to be a key player in the defence of human rights. The celebration of its centenary will enable it to face the challenges of the next century with ambition, strength, and agility.

City of Paris

In Paris, in 1789 and again in 1948, people gathered to establish human rights as universal principles. Building on this legacy, the City of Paris is committed to defending the fundamental rights of all. Paris is a city of refuge for those fleeing the atrocities of war, repression, and attacks on their freedoms. It supports NGOs and human rights defenders, activists, lawyers, journalists, and artists whose work to investigate and denounce injustice and fight impunity is essential. They find, in Paris, much-needed support and assistance.

Paris has a common commitment to these struggles with FIDH, which since its founding in 1922 has partnered with human rights defenders throughout the world, fighting for the respect of the rule of law and the promotion of humanist values. The City of Paris is proud to have supported FIDH for many years and is deeply honoured to take part in its centenary: an opportunity to celebrate those who are committed to human rights and contemplate together the rights of the future.

City of Brussels

The city of Brussels, city of light for human rights, strongly supports the centenary of the FIDH through joint events to be held throughout the fall of 2022.

FIDH is a major actor both locally anchored through its 192 member organisations and globally since it acts with the major international bodies for the protection of human rights.

Watch the video of the Mayor of Brussels, Philippe Close wishing the 100th anniversary of FIDH.

Quartier Jeunesse Paris

Rébellion Agency

Independent and creative communication agency in search of balance.
Balance is walking on a wire at 12 meters high because it gives you a rush of inspiration. It’s finding the right balance by moving between rebellion and tenderness.
Balance is pushing you to create unexpected campaigns, without ever letting you down.

Rébellion supports FIDH by offering its services as a corporate sponsor. We are proud to have created together the visual identity of this centenary.

We believe that supporting FIDH means participating in the creation of a more just and equitable world, with human rights as a compass.

Trends Agency

Rumeur Publique Agency

In the current context, made up of crises (health, military, technological, social, or economic…), the protection and promotion of human rights has never been so important.

At Rumeur Publique, an actor committed to working alongside companies and institutions that innovate, innovation only makes sense if it benefits humans.

Accompanying the FIDH is for us both an honour and a choice that underlines the societal commitment, both internal and external, of our agency and its hundred employees.

Magnum Photo agency

Magnum Photos is closely linked to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted in 1948 by the United Nations.

Written between 1946 and 1948, that is to say at the very time of Magnum’s creation, this charter proclaims exactly the same values of freedom, equality and dignity as those defended by the agency’s photographers. It is not uncommon to find the terms of the Universal Declaration in the various texts written by the photographers of the time.

Supporting FIDH is a natural continuation of our convictions.

Mobile Film Festival

“One minute can change the world” is our credo at the Mobile Film Festival.

For 18 years, we have run this festival around a unique format – 1 cell phone, 1 minute, 1 film – on topics concerning the Sustainable Development Goals.

Our mission is to discover, showcase, and support tomorrow’s film talent through impactful films. In partnership with the United Nations since 2015, we propose each year to directors from all over the world to make films on socially conscious themes.

In 2018, we held the Stand Up for Human Rights edition in the context of the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It seemed natural to us to collaborate and support the centenary of FIDH this year.Happy birthday. We will be by your side for the next 100 years.

VO2 Group

VO2 Group is a global player in digital transformation, we help large groups and international brands to transform themselves thanks to new technologies.

We are happy to support FIDH in its transformation and to offer our teams the opportunity to participate in its magnificent centenary.

La Caserne

The largest actor of ecological and societal transition dedicated to the fashion and luxury industry in Europe.

We believe that the radical change we need can only be achieved through collective action by companies, public authorities and citizens. La Caserne is the place where the actors of change can come together to collectively imagine the world of tomorrow.

So, naturally, we have set up a partnership with the FIDH, a major global player fighting for a fair and equitable society.

Sceaux University Paris Saclay

The Jean Monnet Faculty of the University of Paris-Saclay is pleased to be associated with the FIDH’s centenary by co-hosting a series of exceptional conferences on the “human rights of the future.”

The universalist mission of the FIDH inspires the legal professionals that we are and that we train. Thinking about the future of human rights, reflecting together on the evolution of guarantees to promote and protect human rights, making our students aware of this responsibility which will be theirs tomorrow: this is what convinced us to form this partnership with FIDH.

University of Paris Panthéon Sorbonne

The University of Law Pantheon Sorbonne is proud to participate in the cycle of exceptional conferences on “the human rights of the future” co-constructed with the FIDH in this centenary year.

Law Clinic – Faculty of Law Geneva

Since its creation in 2013, the Law Clinic has been committed to a better knowledge of the law and to the respect and effective realization of human rights in Geneva and in Switzerland.

For this reason, its co-directors are particularly pleased with the partnership with the FIDH for the latter’s centenary.

University of Geneva

Every year, the University of Geneva organizes a Human Rights Week during the last week of November. Screenings, debates, exhibitions, lectures… for one week the Geneva academic community mobilises to promote human rights.

For the 2022 edition, we are particularly happy to be associated with the FIDH in this centenary year. Around a Magnum exhibition, we will question together the “human rights of the future.”

Supporting human rights defenders is a great opportunity, as the values of freedom and equality are dear to the agency.

For our collaborators and our clients, we ensure a relationship that is a source of security and trust.

The independent digital agency is proud to have contributed to the centenary of the FIDH by designing the technical platform.

The Martin Ennals Award is an annual prize for human rights defenders. Laureates are selected by a Jury of ten of the world’s leading human rights NGOs. This award provides the laureates with protection and support in the continuation of their work, as well as enables them to participate in high-level discussions on human rights.

The Martin Ennals Award is named after Martin Ennals, Secretary General of Amnesty International between 1968 and 1980. He was actively involved in the creation of HURIDOCS, SOS Torture (later called the World Organisation Against Torture), Defense for Children International, Article 19, as well as International Alert.

The Open Society Foundations, founded by George Soros, are the world’s largest private funder of independent groups working for justice, democratic governance, and human rights. We provide thousands of grants every year through a network of national and regional foundations and offices, funding a vast array of projects—many of them now shaped by the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.