Helsinki Committee for Human Rights is a civil society association formally registered in 1994. The committee monitors human rights situation, provides legal assistance, collaborates with other organizations and state bodies regarding promotion enhancing, respect and protection of human rights and freedoms. The committee’s goal is protection and promotion of human rights and freedoms guaranteed with the Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia, the international tools and the 1975 Helsinki Final Act as well as building democratic conditions in which they can be exercised on the basis of rule of law. The Committee starts from the fact that all people should have the possibility to enjoy and practice their basic rights and freedoms and they should be able to protect them in case of violation or limitation. This is the basis of the rule of law, human rights and democracy.
In its persistent efforts for promotion and protection of human rights and harmonization of domestic legislative and practice with those of the European Union, the Helsinki Committee: Organizes systemic monitoring of the situation of the human rights in the country; Provides free legal assistance and protects the individual rights, collective right and the rights of other legal entities on the territory of the Republic of North Macedonia and in front of international institutions; Prepares monthly, annual and special reports on the situation of human rights; Prepares analyses and other specific documents related to the condition of the human rights; Organizes conferences, seminars, panels, public actions and other legal forms of civic engagement; Promotes and enables democracy development, rule of law and civic society and performs other public interest activities according to the Law on citizens’ associations.
Contact information
Helsinki Committee for Human Rights
83 Naum Naumovski Borche street, 1000 Skopje
Phone numbers:
0800 44 222
+389 (0)2 3119 073
+389 (0)2 3290 469
+389 (0)78 252 812
E-mail: helkom@mhc.org.mk
Website: www.mhc.org.mk