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Supporting Human Rights and Democracy in the OPTs

The Human Rights and Democracy Strategic Programme Fund (HRD SPF) helps initiatives aiming to promote Human Rights and Democracy in the OPTs

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
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Through this fund we supported the production of a code of conduct for Palestinian journalists.

The key objectives of the HRD SPF are:

  • to strengthen the effectiveness of the international system to promote and protect human rights

  • to improve criminal justice systems and abolish the Death Penalty

  • to ensure the equality of women, ethnic and national minorities and disabled people before the law

  • to provide support for electoral processes through effective international electoral observations missions and the implementation of their recommendations

  • to promote the freedom of expression

  • to promote and protect civil society’s role to influence, monitor and hold accountable state institutions

How to apply

Please get in touch with our Projects Officer for most recent funding opportunities.

Updates to this page

Published 9 May 2013