Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF), also known in Dutch as Advocaten Zonder Grenzen (English: "Lawyers without Borders"), is an international NGO active in the human rights and development sector. Created in 1992 by a group of Belgian lawyers, ASF's main objective is to advocate for institutions and mechanisms that facilitate access to independent and fair justice systems that ensure legal security and guarantee fundamental human rights. Avocats Sans Frontières has no affiliation with Lawyers Without Borders, and does not use an English name.

Awards

In 2007, ASF was granted the CCBE Human Rights Award by the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe. In 2009, ASF won the Law and Sustainability Prize of the Association of Flemish Jurists.

References

External links

Avocats Sans Frontières website (in English, French and Dutch)

ASF Canada
{{DEFAULTSORT:Avocats Sans Frontieres Human rights organisations based in Belgium International human rights organizations International criminal law Organisations based in Brussels International law organizations Organizations established in 1992 1992 establishments in Belgium