FY 1999-2000 Human Rights and Democracy Fund Projects

China

·         National Endowment for Democracy (NED) China Program ($1,654,000) – The National Endowment of Democracy will support a grant-making program to promote democracy, human rights and the rule of law in the People’s Republic of China. 

·         China Human Rights and Legal Reform ($296,000) – This project will promote rule of law and respect for human rights in China by holding a conference on international human rights law.

Middle East
·         Religious Reconciliation ($50,000) – Support local efforts in Lebanon to advance communal and ethnic tolerance through technical assistance and infrastructure building.

Europe
·         ICMP ($2,000,000) – Fund ICMP operations in Bosnia, Croatia, and the FRY.
·         Human Rights Commission ($1,250,000) – Support the Bosnia Human Rights Commission, as the human rights arm of the Dayton process, including the deployment of an executive officer for the Human Rights Chamber.

Africa
·         Sierra Leone  ($299,935) – Technical election support for the National Elections Council of Sierra Leone.

East Asia
·        East Timor ($700,000) – Support for the UN-administered autonomy ballot consultation. 
·         East Asia Democracy Forum ($278,000) – This program supports a series of conferences, workshops, and training programs to help develop and strengthen democracy in the region and develop a network of democracy proponents throughout Asia.

Worldwide/Regional

·         American University/Diane Orentlicher ($140,000) – Fund Ms. Orentlicher to be seconded to the OSCE’s High Commissioner on National Minorities with a focus on early warning and conflict prevention.

·         World Movement for Democracy in New Delhi ($275,000) – The first general assembly of NED’s global democracy initiative. 

·         Post Genocide Women’s Project ($218,065) – Provide economic and social development support to genocide survivors in Rwanda and Cambodia. 

·         World Conference on Religion and Peace ($300,000) – Support a two-phase program to promote religious tolerance in Indonesia to foster a non-violent atmosphere prior to the selection of a president in October 1999.

·         Fair Labor Association ($739,000) – Establish the Fair Labor Association, a not-for-profit organization committed to provide accurate information on working conditions under which products are made.

·         Vital Voices Follow-up ($50,000) – Support community programs aimed at breaking down religious, political, economic, social, and cultural barriers that affect women in Northern Ireland.