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ODVV
The Organization for Defending Victims of Violence (ODVV) is a
non-governmental, non-profit, non-political organization in Special
Consultative Status to the Economic and Social Council of the
United Nations (ECOSOC). The ODVV was established in 1988
in Tehran and has been active in the field of human rights and
humanitarian activities.
The ODVV is also associated to the United Nations Department
of Public Information (UNDPI), a participatory of the NGOs
Coalition for an International Court (based in New York), and national coordinator of
the Global March Against Child Labour (based in New Delhi) which cooperated in a
variety of issues with international organizations and has working relations with many
NGOs in Iran and around the globe. The ODVV is also member of the International
Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA), Asia Youth Network, Conference of Non-
Governmental Organizations (CONGO), and the International Movement for a Just
World (JUST), and International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT) and
memberof the Central Council, and AMAN Network of Middle East and North Africa
Rehabilitation Centres for Torture Victims and first deputy of the Network.
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