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The Forum for Fact-finding Documentation and Advocacy (FFDA) is an Indian human rights monitoring organization founded in 1995 that fights to promote and protect human rights in India by working with the victims of human rights violations and their organizations. It educates the victims and their communities, and facilitates and builds the capacity of organizations of victims to take collective action on their own. It addresses the issues of displacement and forced eviction, violence against women and children, exploitation, torture, abuse and discrimination against Dalits (untouchable and low caste poor), and attacks on minorities and indigenous communities. Based on learning and work experiences, FFDA integrated democracy monitoring into its core activity as the basic path to rights for the above mentioned target group; participating in decision making and asking for accountability and good governance of the state in particular. It focuses on having a right to: *Social and political participation *A sustainable livelihood *Education, particularly access for girls and tribal children *Life and security *Identity FFDA investigates, reports on, and campaigns against human rights abuses. Tribal and Dalit people, especially women and children, are its priority. FFDA is led by Subash Chandra Mohapatra. == Aims and beliefs== FFDA dreams of a humane society where there will be freedom, justice, peace, and inherent dignity for all people. In India, FFDA's goal is a just social and humane order without class and caste-dominated economic, social, cultural, civil, and political structures. FFDA's goals are: # Promotion, protection, and respect for human rights in the fight against political, institutional, and social oppression in India. # Promotion and strengthening of the people’s organizations. # Protection of human rights of deprived communities, especially indigenous tribes, women, children, Dalits and other victims of human rights violations. # Human rights institution building. # Promotion and protection of democracy as the basic part of accountability and transparency of the state. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Forum for Fact-finding Documentation and Advocacy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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