Friday, May 15, 2015

STATUTE NOPROFIT ORGANIZATION “Balkan Egyptians of Scandinavia”


STATUTE NOPROFIT ORGANIZATION
“Balkan Egyptians of Scandinavia”

CHAPTER I
The General Provisions

ART.1 The name and its Acronym
This cultural organization is denominated “Balkan Egyptians of Scandinavia”,
The association does not pursue the targetsof profit.
It is independent from any political party.
The headquarters of the Association is in Soderhamn Sweden.
The Association is constituted by the prospect of unlimited duration.
ART. 2 The official language and official logo.
The official languages of the Association are: English, Albanian and Sven.
Logo of Association is formed by the logo of the Organization and by the symbol of Balkans – Egyptian.
Logo is in Appendix 1.
ART. 3 Of Statute
The Statute refers to the respect of itself by all members of organization.
It constitutes a fundamental norm of conduct of the activities of the organization itself.
As regards anything not specifically defined in the current Statute, the Rules are those defined by The Civil Low Code of Sweden.







CHAPTER II
Objectives of the Organization

ART. 4 Objectives
1.      Preserve, develop and maintain the culture and tradition of the population  Balkan Egyptian;
2.      Provide assistance for the initiative to activities of cultural, artistic, sporting etc.
3.      Facilitate the integration of members of the Association in Scandinavian society through cultural, sporting, humanitarian, educational and other activities in accordance with Statute of the Association.
4.      Build and promote friendly relations between the Balkan and Scandinavian citizens regardless of their nation or religion.
5.      Cooperate with government organizations and not, as well as with State Institutions in Scandinavia, and around the world, in order to promote tolerance, cooperation and implementation of humanitarian activities, cultural, sports, etc.
6.      The main objectives of the organization are the formation and dissemination of a culture of human rights, on the basis of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights.Articles 5, 6,7,8,9,10,11,12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the international convention on the elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Articles 1, reported in Appendix 2, are considered reference articles.
The final objective of the association is to prevent the recurrence of violations of the rights of human.
The rights are reported in the articles above. And expressly reiterated that the formulation "any individual" used in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is considered valid regardless of race, color, sex and other genetic characteristics inherited or acquired (including physical handicap), - age, national origin , ethnic, geographical place of residence, sexual orientation, gender identity, registration, religious beliefs, ideologies and political opinions, and any other similar criteria for exclusion .
This is in addition to reiterate that the death penalty is considered a degrading and harmful to human dignity, and this is not a secondary objective of the Association, the complete removal of the death penalty in all countries of the world and in all its forms.

ART. 5Objectives of the work
Considering the worst abuses and their spread among the human rights(including genocide and war); it is the collective responsibility believe that these targets are made possible.
The purpose of the association is:
1.      Study the main factors anthropological, social, historical and economic factors that make possible the violations of human rights,
with particular reference to Western societies (EU countries);
2.      Disclose the results of such studies or studies of other individuals or organizations, discover similarities between the situations of discrimination and hatred of the past and present or foreseeable future, so that effective preventive actions can be taken;
3.      Promote education and awareness in the field’s human rights, including through the presentation of essays and texts with educational value and promote awareness campaigns.

ART. 6 Implementation of the purposes

The actions that the Association can take are:
1.      The possession of a site on the World Wide Web (WWW) for the dissemination of material produced by the Association;
2.      The publication of essays and reports, education, outreach, research purposes, as well as to raise awareness about a topic;
3.      The publication of a regular newsletter, with abstracts of papers and reports and other information or material observations;
4.      Diffusion in "urgent action" notes in situations that require the support of a sufficient public and sending letters to the competent authority, in cooperation with, or at the request of other organizations;
5.      Creation and maintenance of virtual exhibitions on topics related to human rights;
6.      Keep a file of basic documents for Human Rights, made accessible via WWW Association;
7.       Keep an archive (not public) on issues relating to human rights. These Archives could be made public, if possible, with the resources of the Association.

ART. 7Setting of realization of the objectives
Recognizing the potential of information networks for the exchange of electronic information and their special economic convenience, the Association decided to use as the primary means of communication of the Internet and World Wide Web (WWW), and their possible developments in the future. The main form of publication of periodic reports and communications produced by the Association is electronic.





CHAPTER III
Membership

ART.8 General provisions
The association is open to all those who know the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Rights are a fundamental document politician with moral validity, and the desire to contribute significantly to the aims of the Association, with the most popular tools today in the statute. The association is open regardless of geographic location, race, color, religious creed, sexual orientation, gender identity or ethnic group.


ART. 9 Acceptance, laws and duties of members

Admission Association is decided by the Executive Board at the request of the applicant.
Members of the Association have the right to choose the bodies of the Association.
They have the right to be informed about the activities of the Association and to control the flow of the 'Association as defined in the law and the statutes.
Members of the organization are entitled to reimbursement of costs incurred for the activities of the Association, within the limits prescribed by law.
Members of the Organization must develop their activities nonprofit.
The behavior towards the other members and people outside the organization should be supportive, correct and polite.
The members of the Organization who violate the duties prescribed by law may be excluded by the Organization.
The exclusion is discussed by secret ballot  after  hearing the reasons from both parties











CHAPTER IV
The organs of the Organization


ART. 10 Denomination of the organisms

Organization bodies are: the Assembly, the Executive Committee and President.


ART. 11 Assemblies

The Assembly is composed of all members of the Organization.
The Assembly is led by a president out of the members of the Assembly. The Assembly meets every two years.
The President shall convene the agenda sent by electronic mail or other means, at least 30 days before.
In the first call, the Assembly is regularly constituted with the presence of half of the members of the association, present in person.
The Assembly is made regularly by a number of members that may be present in person or by delegation.
Is not accepted more than a delegation to any member of this Assembly.
The Assembly may be through an electronic discussion in the restricted area ("Chat room") or video-conference, according to the resources available.
Members who use these electronic means will be considered present to all effects.
On the basis to the majority of votes (within the borders will adopt amendments to the Statute or termination of the 'Association) .
The vote is done to take the initiatives of the Association or for changes to the current rules proposed by (1) the President; (2) the Executive Committee; (3) at least 10% of the members of the Assembly.
Votes are open with the exclusion of those in favor of voters.
At the opening of the General Assembly, the President read a brief report on the activities of the year, and he or she says in its proposals and those of the executive committee of the activities for the next mandate.
The discussions are summarized in the report prepared by the Secretary and signed by the president.
The text is kept by the president, at the headquarters of the Organization. Each member has the right to inspect the files and make copies of it.


ART. 12 The Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is composed of three members elected from among the members of the Organization.
The President of the Organization is the President of the executive committee and he or she is elected by the Assembly along with other members of the Committee, vice-president and secretary-treasurer.
The Executive Committee lasts for a period of two years, and may be revoked by the Assembly, with a majority of two thirds of the members.
The Executive Committee is the governing body and the administration of the Association and works to realize the signs and the targets set by the Assembly, to which it responds directly.
The control of the Executive Committee shall be adopted by a majority that represents it.


ART. 13 The President

The president is elected by its members and by the majority.
The mandate of the president as tough as that of the executive committee.
The Assembly may revoke the president with the majority that is.
At least one month before the expiry of his term, the President shall convene the Shareholders' Meeting to elect the new President.
The President, who is a volunteer of 'Organization is responsible for all actions on behalf of the Organization.
The President directs the meetings of the Executive Board and is engaged in 'execution of the ordinary meetings.
The President signed the minutes of the meeting of the Assembly and keep him inside the Organization, where themembers can be consulted it.


ART. 14 Designation of resources

The financial resources of the organization are composed of:
1. Contributions and membership fees
2. Donations and heredity
3. Marginal income of an activity of a commercial nature and productive
4. Any other income received in accordance with Swedish law


ART. 15 Contributions

The contributions for members are commonly calculated from quotas of the Association, as determined by the Assembly.
The Contributions are exceptional gifts of members, or persons or entities that are not related to the association.
The free cash payments and donations are accepted by the Executive Committee, which discusses their use in accordance with the purposes of the Statute of the organization.
The profits of commercial or productive activities are written in a separate budget from the Organization.
In Assembly discusses the use of income, so they are any case in line with the objectives and the principles of the Statute of the Swedish law.

APPENDIX 1


APPENDIX 2

Article of the Universal Declaration of Human Tights Statute quoted in “Balkan - Egyptian ofScandinavia"

Art. 5
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

Art. 6
Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person front of the law.

Art. 7
All are equal under the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection from the law.Against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.
Art. 8
Everyone has the right to an 'effective possibility of appeal to the competent authorities, such as the national tribunals for acts violating the fundamental rights guaranteed by the constitution or by law.
Art. 9
 No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.

Art. 10
Everyone has the right for a fair and public trial by an independent and impartial court, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal accusation against him.

Art. 11
 (1) Everyone charged with a penal offense has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defense.
 (2) No one may be convicted of a criminal offense on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a criminal offense, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed.
Neither a heavier penalty may be imposed than the one applicable at the time the penal offense was committed.

Art. 12
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, or to attacks upon his honor and reputation.
Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.


International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

Art. 1
The term "racial discrimination" in this Convention, involves any distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference based on race, color, national origin, ancestry or ethnic origin, which has the purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing or recognize, enjoyment or exercise, on equal terms, of human rights andfundamental freedoms in every other area of life which is public, policy, economic, social or cultural.