Governing document JUSTICE DEFENDERS
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 25 MAY 2007 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 22 NOVEMBER 2007 AS AMENDED ON 31 JAN 2020 AS AMENDED ON 23 DEC 2019 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 04 NOV 2021 as amended on 09 Dec 2022 as amended on 12 May 2023
Charitable objects
THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, AS FOLLOWS: THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN DEFENCELESS COMMUNITIES; AND THE PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION (DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY) OF: (A) LEGAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; AND (B) LEGAL SERVICES TO ENSURE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR THOSE IN DEFENCELESS COMMUNITIES. "HUMAN RIGHTS" MEANS HUMAN RIGHTS AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS; AND "DEFENCELESS COMMUNITIES" MEANS A COMMUNITY AND/OR POPULATION OR CLASS OF PERSONS WHOSE ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES OR JUSTICE IS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPAIRED BY ITS LACK OF POWER, OR OF FINANCE, OR OF EDUCATION, OR ANY OTHER CONDITION WHICH DISADVANTAGES IT.
Area of benefit
AFRICA
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