Associazione per i Popoli Minacciati

Associazione per i Popoli Minacciati is a non-governmental organisation based in Bolzano, Italy working on human rights, peace & conflict, refugees & migration.

The Associazione per i Popoli Minacciati (APM), also known as Gesellschaft für bedrohte Völker (GfbV), is a human rights organisation that works for threatened ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities, stateless peoples and indigenous communities worldwide. It gives a voice to victims of human rights violations and reports on genocide, mass expulsions, persecution and discrimination, without political or ideological conditions. Its work includes lobbying governments and parliaments, publishing reports and the magazine Pogrom, organising demonstrations and campaigns, and holding a consultative status at the United Nations that allows minority representatives to speak at international conferences. It also runs cultural exchange events such as talks, film cycles and exhibitions, and provides financial aid to communities through solidarity projects. The organisation is based in Bolzano, South Tyrol, and has sections in Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Austria and Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is registered in the Italian third-sector register (RUNTS) and is a registered volunteer organisation (ODV).