Society for Threatened Peoples

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Society for Threatened Peoples International (STPI)

Founded	1970
Founder	Tilman Zülch
Type	Non-governmental organization
Focus	Religious and ethnic minorities and indigenous peoples
Location	Göttingen, Germany
Area served	Germany, Bosnia, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Iraq
Website	http://www.gfbv.de/index.php?change_lang=english

The Society for Threatened Peoples International STPI (German: Gesellschaft für bedrohte Völker-International, GfbV-International) is an international NGO and human rights organization with its headquarters in Göttingen, Germany. Its aim is to create awareness of and protect minority peoples around the world who are threatened by oppressive governments. The society states that it "campaigns against all forms of genocide and ethnocide." It has consultative status with the United Nations, participatory status with the Council of Europe, and has branches in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Iraqi Kurdistan.

The Secretary General of the Society for Threatened Peoples International (STPI) and Society for Threatened Peoples-Germany (STP) is Tilman Zülch.^[1] The society awards the Victor Gollancz Prize. The Society for Threatened Peoples has a strong focus on Eastern Europe and other parts of Eurasia, including Russia and the Balkans, but it also works with countries in Africa and the Middle East.