Committee for the Defence of Democracy
The KOD logo (since 2019) | |
| Abbreviation | KOD |
|---|---|
| Formation | November 19, 2015 |
| Legal status | Association |
| Headquarters | Warsaw (Poland), Brussels (International) |
Region served | Country-wide, International |
| Affiliations | KOD International, KOD UK, KOD Polonia USA |
| Website | RuchKOD.pl |
The Committee for the Defence of Democracy, CDD (Polish: Komitet Obrony Demokracji, KOD) is a Polish-born civic organization and NGO with goals that includes promoting the European values, especially democracy, rule of law, and human rights. It was founded in November 2015 by a group of citizens including Mateusz Kijowski, in anticipation of the Polish constitutional crisis, 2015. The organization declares its independence of any political parties and states that it has no intention to transform into one. It opposed the actions of the government led by the Law and Justice (PiS) party.
KOD has its Polish headquarters in Warsaw and international office in Brussels (KOD International), with chapters and affiliated associations around Europe, in North America, Asia and Australia.
The organization was awarded the 2016 European Citizens' Prize by the European Parliament for defending fundamental rights and democracy.