Governing document ALLIANCE FOR LAWYERS AT RISK CIO
Governing document
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CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 27 Oct 2023
Charitable objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) AND TO SEEK TO PROTECT THE RULE OF LAW FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS: - SECURING THE ENFORCEMENT AND PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, BY SUPPORTING LAWYERS AND OTHER HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS WHO ARE AT RISK BY REASON OF THEIR WORK; - PROMOTING THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF LAWYERS AND HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THE PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW; - INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS BY MAKING REPRESENTATIONS TO GOVERNMENTS AND OTHERS; - RESEARCH INTO HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES; - PROVIDING TECHNICAL ADVICE TO GOVERNMENTS AND OTHERS ON HUMAN RIGHTS LAW; - COMMENTING ON PROPOSED LEGISLATION WITH POTENTIAL HUMAN RIGHTS IMPLICATIONS; AND - RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES AND PROMOTING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RULE OF LAW.
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