Human Rights League (Dutch-speaking Belgium)
Encyclopedia
The Human Rights League for speakers of Dutch
in Belgium is by them called Liga voor Mensenrechten.
The in 1901 founded national organisation Ligue des Droits de l'Homme
had been dissolved during World War I
and its successor by World War II
. It was recreated in 1954 as the Ligue Belge pour la Défense des Droits de l’Homme that was split in 1978 internally, and since 1982 officially, into the French-speaking
Ligue des droits de l'homme
and the in this article described Dutch-speaking
Liga voor Mensenrechten (LVM).
The Dutch name mentioned on the International Federation of Human Rights Leagues (FIDH) web site, shows a since 1954 obsolete spelling and is no longer used: 'Liga voor Menschenrechten'. The FIDH does however show the correct Dutch name in the contact information. The LVM is also associated with the European League for Human Rights, abbreviated AEDH from its French
name Association Européenne pour la défense des Droits de l'Homme.
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
in Belgium is by them called Liga voor Mensenrechten.
The in 1901 founded national organisation Ligue des Droits de l'Homme
Human Rights League (Belgium)
The Human Rights League was founded in Belgium on 8 May 1901, after the in 1898 established Ligue des Droits de l'Homme in France. The Belgian initiative came from a professor at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Eugène Monseur.In the First World War, the organisation was dissolved...
had been dissolved during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and its successor by World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. It was recreated in 1954 as the Ligue Belge pour la Défense des Droits de l’Homme that was split in 1978 internally, and since 1982 officially, into the French-speaking
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
Ligue des droits de l'homme
Human Rights League (French-speaking Belgium)
The Human Rights League for speakers of French in Belgium is by them called Ligue des droits de l'homme.The in 1901 founded national organisation Ligue des Droits de l'Homme had been dissolved during World War I and its successor by World War II...
and the in this article described Dutch-speaking
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
Liga voor Mensenrechten (LVM).
The Dutch name mentioned on the International Federation of Human Rights Leagues (FIDH) web site, shows a since 1954 obsolete spelling and is no longer used: 'Liga voor Menschenrechten'. The FIDH does however show the correct Dutch name in the contact information. The LVM is also associated with the European League for Human Rights, abbreviated AEDH from its French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
name Association Européenne pour la défense des Droits de l'Homme.
External links
FIDH - 155 organisations de défense des droits de l'Homme à travers le monde the International Federation of Human Rights Leagues's list of 155 organisations worldwide (web retrieval 22 February 2010)- AEDH member leagues (web retrieval 22 February 2010)