Centre for Development of Democracy and Human Rights (Moscow)
Centre for the Development of Democracy and Human Rights is a Russian public policy and advocacy NGO, established in 1998. The Centre‘s mission is the development of effective democratic institutions and sustainable mechanisms of human rights protection by influencing public policy in these areas, creating conditions for civic participation in decision making from the level of local communities to the international level and empowering individuals and groups to play a more active role in positive social change. The Centre strives to make democracy work for people living in Russia and to assist them in filling democracy with a practical meaning relevant for their lives. CDDHR conducts public policy analysis, monitoring, public education, and advocacy campaigns on a broad range of human rights and democracy issues, including freedoms of association and assembly, security of human rights defenders, racism and xenophobia, human rights in the army, and links between corruption and human rights abuse.
The Centre pays particular attention to the development of the human rights community and civic organizations in Russia, their ability to work out and implement effective strategies, exert influence on the government and the society and work successfully in networks and coalition. The Centre is one of the leaders in Russia in international cooperation in human rights and democracy by working with the UN, the Council of Europe, the OSCE and the EU, producing joint NGO reports, coordinating coalitions, articulating NGO positions, and speaking at international fora.
http://www.demokratia.ru/
Member of the First Steering Committee of the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum