Identity Statement

Reference Code

HU OSA 392-2-16

Title

Asamblea Permanente de Derechos Humanos de Bolivia

Date(s)

1996

Description Level

Series

Extent and medium (processed)

1 DVD-ROM, 0.01 linear meters

Context

Name of creator(s)

Witness, Inc.

Administrative / Biographical history

The Permanent Assembly for Human Rights (Asamblea Permanente por los Derechos Humanos - APDH) was founded December 18, 1975 during the early stages of the terrorist state established by the military dictatorship in Argentina.
In response to the growing violence and illegal repression, the assembly was created by figures from the nation’s most diverse social, political, cultural, labor unions, and religious sectors.
The APDH was established as a civil association, pluralistic in nature and democratically organized, whose purpose and initial objectives included the defense of the civil and political rights established in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in the Argentine National Constitution, and in internationally recognized legislation.
During the dictatorship, the APDH fought against the systematic forced disappearance, torture, and assassination of the opposition, and upheld the values of life, freedom, and respect for human dignity.
Since the rule of law was restored, the ADPH has sought to consolidate and further democracy, working to guarantee total observance of human rights by defending and promoting economic, social, and cultural rights.
As an NGO, the ADPH has obtained consultative status category II through the United Nations’ Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
Through the collaboration of a network of delegations that cover different regions of the country, the APDH promotes efforts with sister organizations that share similar objectives.
The APDH collects, studies, and evaluates the state of human rights, disseminates its conclusions, and calls for concrete observance of human rights on the part of public authorities. The organization denounces human rights violations and condemns those both directly and indirectly responsible. The APDH provides counsel to victims and their families, supports education and training for human rights promoters, as well as legislation to guarantee complete observance of human rights.

Content and Structure

Scope and Content (Abstract)

The Permanent Assembly for Human Rights (in Spanish, La Asamblea Permanente por los Derechos Humanos - APDH) is an Argentine non-governmental human rights organization founded in 1975 in response to the grave violations of human rights by the military dictatorship.

Accruals

Not Expected

Conditions of Access and Use

Conditions governing access

Not Restricted

Languages

Spanish; Castilian