Freedoms and Freedoms and ParticipationParticipation

Aim?Aim?

Nationally and internationally to promote the Nationally and internationally to promote the realisation and protection of fundamental realisation and protection of fundamental freedoms and popular participation. freedoms and popular participation. • Freedom rights are fundamental for strengthening and Freedom rights are fundamental for strengthening and

promoting participation in the affairs of government and promoting participation in the affairs of government and the society in general. the society in general. Without the guarantee of Without the guarantee of fundamental human rights and freedoms, such as fundamental human rights and freedoms, such as freedom of belief, speech, assembly and association, the freedom of belief, speech, assembly and association, the ability of people to effectively participate in governance ability of people to effectively participate in governance is non-existent and the democratic systems of is non-existent and the democratic systems of government will collapse.government will collapse.

• Participation aims to empower and enable individuals Participation aims to empower and enable individuals and groups to claim their rights and engage actively in and groups to claim their rights and engage actively in public affairs through increased mobilization and public affairs through increased mobilization and representation. representation.

Ambition FreedomAmbition Freedom

To target the development of To target the development of projects, programmes, studies and projects, programmes, studies and analysis which will influence policies, analysis which will influence policies, legislative, institutional, societal legislative, institutional, societal framework for the realisation of framework for the realisation of freedom rights.freedom rights.

Theodore Roosevelt/How do we Theodore Roosevelt/How do we understand freedom?understand freedom?

Fundametal rights? Fundametal rights? Freedom from wantFreedom from want Freedom from fear Freedom from fear Freedom to live in dignity or freedom Freedom to live in dignity or freedom

rightsrights Freedom of speech, assembly Freedom of speech, assembly

association, and part take in association, and part take in governmentgovernment

UDHRUDHR

Article 18.Article 18. Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this

right includes freedom to change right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.practice, worship and observance.

Article 19.Article 19. Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right

includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.frontiers.

Article 20.Article 20. (1) Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and (1) Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and

association.association. (2) No one may be compelled to belong to an association.(2) No one may be compelled to belong to an association. Article 21.Article 21. (1) Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, (1) Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country,

directly or through freely chosen representatives.directly or through freely chosen representatives.

Or to include?Or to include? Article 3.Article 3. Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person. Article 4.Article 4. No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all

their forms.their forms. Article 5.Article 5. No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Article 12.Article 12. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or

correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.

Article 13.Article 13. (1) Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of (1) Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of

each state.each state. (2) Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his (2) Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his

country.country. Article 14.Article 14. (1) Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from (1) Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from

persecution.persecution. (2) This right may not be invoked in the case of prosecutions genuinely arising from non-(2) This right may not be invoked in the case of prosecutions genuinely arising from non-

political crimes or from acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United political crimes or from acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.Nations.

Article 15.Article 15. (1) Everyone has the right to a nationality.(1) Everyone has the right to a nationality. (2) No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change (2) No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change

his nationality.his nationality.

Ambition participationAmbition participation

To take an active role in the To take an active role in the development and implementation of development and implementation of concepts, methodologies, studies, concepts, methodologies, studies, and programmes furthering popular and programmes furthering popular participation /active individuals in participation /active individuals in societal affairs/empowermentsocietal affairs/empowerment

How?How?

Promotion of fundamental freedoms Promotion of fundamental freedoms Through studies and researchThrough studies and research Harmonisation of legislationHarmonisation of legislation Teaching and manual developmentTeaching and manual development Advocacy campaignsAdvocacy campaigns Active use of Media and Internet toolsActive use of Media and Internet tools Yemen, Turkey, Afghanistan, West Africa Yemen, Turkey, Afghanistan, West Africa

Denmark, research department Denmark, research department Cooperation with strategic partners for the Cooperation with strategic partners for the

areaarea

ParticipationParticipation• Important goal in promotion of participation is the Important goal in promotion of participation is the

development of democratic governance. However, development of democratic governance. However, democratisation requires a vibrant civil society, a private democratisation requires a vibrant civil society, a private marked, independent research and media and is thus not marked, independent research and media and is thus not something you can simply transition to, rather it is a way of something you can simply transition to, rather it is a way of governance that requires a constant and plural process of governance that requires a constant and plural process of dilemmas and debate based on credible information on dilemmas and debate based on credible information on societal development. societal development.

• As noted above Civil society plays a crucial role in As noted above Civil society plays a crucial role in providing this information through different avenues; providing this information through different avenues; bridging individual identities, concerns and vulnerabilities bridging individual identities, concerns and vulnerabilities with that of the state and the corporate sector.with that of the state and the corporate sector.

• Therefore targeting civil society Therefore targeting civil society organisations and association as organisations and association as strategic partners in ensuring strategic partners in ensuring democratic governance and popular democratic governance and popular participation is essential – for participation is essential – for creation of societies where citizens creation of societies where citizens are “informed, empowered and are “informed, empowered and engaged”.engaged”.

Participation is thus both and end Participation is thus both and end goal and – a right in itself that needs goal and – a right in itself that needs to be protected - a methodology or to be protected - a methodology or means to secure democratic control. means to secure democratic control.

How?How?

HR networksHR networks HR resource centresHR resource centres Media cooperationMedia cooperation HR education methodology (participatory HR education methodology (participatory

approaches)approaches) Studies and analysis Studies and analysis Advocacy modelAdvocacy model MonitoringMonitoring Treaty body reportingTreaty body reporting

Areas of developmentAreas of development

Nationally:Nationally: Increased cooperation with danish NGOs, Increased cooperation with danish NGOs,

media, education system, ombudsman,media, education system, ombudsman, monitoring the development of policy in monitoring the development of policy in

relation to freedom of association, relation to freedom of association, freedom of speech, access to information, freedom of speech, access to information, freedom of religion. freedom of religion.

Providing commentaries to law and policy;Providing commentaries to law and policy; Development of education programmes Development of education programmes

with the purpose of promoting active with the purpose of promoting active participation in society.participation in society.

Areas of developmentAreas of development

InternationallyInternationally Development of concept for HR- networking and Development of concept for HR- networking and

advocacyadvocacy Out-reach toolsOut-reach tools Civic education programmesCivic education programmes HR documentation and resource centresHR documentation and resource centres Media components cooperationMedia components cooperation The post totalitarian countries former soviet The post totalitarian countries former soviet

space / middle east– (freedom rights )space / middle east– (freedom rights ) Culture religion and Human rights Culture religion and Human rights Cooperation with International organisations, Cooperation with International organisations,

ICLN, CIVICUS, Article 19, transparency int. UN ICLN, CIVICUS, Article 19, transparency int. UN and EU agency for human rightsand EU agency for human rights

Thematic areasThematic areas HR networks and dialogue - part of methodology of work with the purpose HR networks and dialogue - part of methodology of work with the purpose

to obtain HR culture and state- civil society cooperationto obtain HR culture and state- civil society cooperation Partnership - esential for ownership and the implementation of Partnership - esential for ownership and the implementation of

participatory processesparticipatory processes HR and Non state Actors – target groups for potential partnerships as well HR and Non state Actors – target groups for potential partnerships as well

as research of their role and responsibility in relation to HRas research of their role and responsibility in relation to HR culture, religion and tradition –freedom of belief, as well as important in culture, religion and tradition –freedom of belief, as well as important in

relation to promotion of freedom rightsrelation to promotion of freedom rights Freedom and security - Defining the balance – defining security in broader Freedom and security - Defining the balance – defining security in broader

termsterms Rule of law/flow of justice/access to justice cooperation with the two Rule of law/flow of justice/access to justice cooperation with the two

departments on provision of CS input to Rule of law issues departments on provision of CS input to Rule of law issues Human rights and poverty – poor people are often deprived of most Human rights and poverty – poor people are often deprived of most

fundamental rights - the correlation between participation and fundamental rights - the correlation between participation and representation and reduction of povertyrepresentation and reduction of poverty

Migration – migrants are often deprived of their most fundamental rights Migration – migrants are often deprived of their most fundamental rights and freedomsand freedoms

Conflict prevention – dialogue, communication, participation and open Conflict prevention – dialogue, communication, participation and open discussion are very important elements in conflict preventiondiscussion are very important elements in conflict prevention

Participation and governanceParticipation and governance And And Article 21.Article 21. (1) Everyone has the right to take part in the (1) Everyone has the right to take part in the

government of his country, directly or through government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives.freely chosen representatives.

(2) Everyone has the right of equal access to (2) Everyone has the right of equal access to public service in his country.public service in his country.

(3) The will of the people shall be the basis of the (3) The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.free voting procedures.