Committee for the Defence of Democracy

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Komitet Obrony Demokracji, KOD

The KOD logo (since 2019)
Abbreviation	KOD
Formation	November 19, 2015
Legal status	Association
Headquarters	Warsaw (Poland), Brussels (International)
Region served	Country-wide, International
Affiliations	KOD International, KOD UK, KOD Polonia USA
Website	RuchKOD.pl

The Committee for the Defence of Democracy, CDD (Polish: Komitet Obrony Demokracji, KOD) is a Polish-born civic organization and NGO with goals that includes promoting the European values, especially democracy, rule of law, and human rights.^[1] It was founded in November 2015 by a group of citizens including Mateusz Kijowski, in anticipation of the Polish constitutional crisis, 2015. The organization declares its independence of any political parties^[2] and states that it has no intention to transform into one.^[3] It opposed the actions of the government led by the Law and Justice (PiS) party.^[4]

KOD has its Polish headquarters in Warsaw and international office in Brussels^[5] (KOD International), with chapters and affiliated associations around Europe, in North America, Asia and Australia.^[6]

The organization was awarded the 2016 European Citizens' Prize by the European Parliament for defending fundamental rights and democracy.^[7]