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Federation Europeenne des Centres de Recherche et d'Information sur le Sectarisme (FECRIS)

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Human Rights Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Human rights of women Social Development: Aging Social policy Youth
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Spain Belgium Romania Slovenia Argentina Armenia Cyprus Poland Canada United States of America Israel United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Bulgaria South Africa Sweden Croatia Finland Montenegro Germany Russian Federation Ukraine Kazakhstan Switzerland Ireland France New Zealand Italy Malta
Millennium Development Goals:	Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Achieve universal primary education Promote gender equality and empower women
Mission statement:	FECRIS (European Federation of Centres of Research and Information on Sectarianism) was founded on 30 June 1994 in Paris following the Congress on Sectarianism in Barcelona in 1993. It is a non-commercial association under French law. It declares itself politically, philosophically and religiously neutral as stated in article 2 of its statutes. Its objectives are: • Rally representative European associations concerned with contemporary organizations with sectarian and totalitarian characteristics, whether legally constituted or not, whose practices violate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, the International Convention on the Rights of the Child, European and national laws. • Represent the member associations in their contacts with the European institutions in the framework of their defence of families, individuals and democratic societies against the activities of harmful sectarian organizations. • Alert public authorities and international institutions in the event of punishable activities. • Participate in the creation of a European legal area with regard to sectarian issues. • Create an international information network. • Research and study the legal field of sectarian deviations.
Year established:	2009
Year of registration:	2009
Funding structure:	Membership fees or dues Grants from Governments

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