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Abbreviation | KOD |
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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]
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