International Federation for Human Rights
international non-governmental organization
The International Federation for Human Rights (French: Fédération internationale pour les droits humains, FIDH) is a non-governmental federation for human rights organizations. Founded in 1922, FIDH is the third oldest international human rights organization worldwide after Anti-Slavery International and Save the Children. As of 2025, the organization is made up of a federation of 196 organizations from 115 countries.
FIDH is nonpartisan, nonsectarian, and non-governmental. Its core mandate is to promote respect for all the rights set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Between 2009 and 2012, FIDH conducted 280 international missions focused on fact-finding, trial observation, solidarity, and advocacy in nearly 80 countries.
FIDH coordinates and supports collaborations with intergovernmental organizations.
Overview
FIDH was established in 1922, when it united ten national organizations. In 1927, the FIDH proposed an international declaration of human rights for adoption by states, followed by a bill of human rights in the 1930s. Neither initiative was adopted before the outbreak of the Second World War.
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