European Instrument for Democracy & Human Rights (EIDHR)

EIDHR contributes to the development of democracy, the rule of law, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It has been designed to complement the various other tools for implementation of EU policies in this area, which range from political dialogue and diplomatic demarches to various instruments of financial and technical co-operation, including both geographic and thematic programmes. It also complements the more crisis-related interventions of the new Stability instrument.