International Association of Democratic Lawyers

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International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL) is an international organization of left-wing and progressive jurists' associations with sections and members in 50 countries and territories. [1] [2] Along with facilitating contact and exchange of views between and among lawyers and lawyers' associations of all countries, the IADL works to conduct research on legal issues affecting human, political and economic rights, organizes international commissions of enquiry and conferences on legal and judicial concerns, and takes part in international legal observer missions. [3] [4] Through its activities the Association works as a recognized consultative organization with the United Nations through ECOSOC, UNESCO and UNICEF. [3]

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History

The Association was founded in Paris in 1946 by leftist French lawyers with connections to the French resistance. [5] : 62  [6] [7] Many of its founders served as prosecutors at the Nuremberg trials. [8] Its first president was René Cassin, who was largely responsible for writing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. [9]

The IADL stated that it had documented proof of the US dropping poisoned mosquitoes on North Koreans and mass-torturing civilians during the Korean War. Cassin resigned his presidency in 1951 due to the resulting U.S. pressure, and the US successfully lobbied France to expel the headquarters of what it considered a communist front from Paris. [10] The Central Intelligence Agency started funding the International Commission of Jurists to counter the IADL. [11]

From 1967 the IADL was one of the original NGOs accredited with Consultative II Status with ECOSOC and is represented at UNESCO and UNICEF. [12] The Association is also a member of the Conference of NGOs (CONGO) of the United Nations. [12]

In 1990, the Soviet Union funded the organization with 100,000 US dollars. [13]

Headquarters

International Headquarters – Rue Brialmont 21, B-1210, Brussels, Belgium [3]

International Secretariat – Ito Bldg 2nd Floor, Yotsuya 1–2, Shinjuku-ku, 160–0004, Tokyo, Japan [3]

Organization

The IADL is organized on the basis of institutional member organizations, regional and affiliated sections, groups and individual membership, representing about 200,000 members in all. [3]

Institutional Members:

Regional and Affiliated Members:

Activities

Economic and Social Council consultative status

IADL applied for Category B consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council in 1954, 1955, 1957 and 1959, but the application was rejected. [22] [23] [24] [25] The application was accepted in 1967. [26] [27]

At the end of 1967, there were 377 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) which the United Nations Economic and Social Council could consult on questions with which they are concerned.[ citation needed ]

The organizations are divided into three groups: those in Category A, which have a basic interest in most of the activities of the council; those in Category B, which have a special competence but are concerned with only a few of the council's activities; and those with a significant contribution to make to the council's work, which are placed on a Register for ad hoc consultations. At the end of 1967, there were 143 NGOs with Category B status. [26]

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