Putting Human Rights on the Agenda
Our aim is to ensure that the general public is kept informed about the persecution and annihilation of minorities, through our press releases, interviews with the printed media and radio and television, our magazine pogrom-bedrohte Völker [“pogrom – threatened peoples”], our website, and the exhibitions, lectures and discussions that we organise. These are the means we use to bring pressure to bear on the politicians responsible for taking action. We publish human rights reports, we document abuses and report them to the appropriate authorities, we provide specialist advice, expert testimony and legal expertise and we work to secure assistance for the persecuted and those in need. We help them to make representations to domestic, European and international agencies and on many occasions our involvement has helped to draw attention to war crimes and shed light on the real magnitude of human rights violations.

Fighting Genocide and Expulsions, Discrimination and Persecution
We publicise human rights violations and name the individuals responsible. This is what most tyrants fear. Even dictators are concerned about their reputation and are reluctant to jeopardise trade relations and alliances with international partners. When the spoken and written word fails to arouse the necessary interest, we organise demonstrations and rallies, hold vigils, arrange international conferences and promote increased awareness through high-profile human rights actions.

The Society for Threatened Peoples holds a consultative status at the European Council since January 2005.

Additional profile:

The Society for Threatened Peoples

• furnishes information on human rights violations on members of threatened peoples across the world
• protests against genocide and against the cultural obliteration of minorities
• stands up for victims of human rights violations
• acts as a mouthpiece for victims
• raises the public’s awareness of Germany’s joint responsibility in human rights violations
• makes it possible for representatives of threatened peoples to speak with politicians, with representatives from churches and humanitarian organizations, before international bodies, and on public events