ERIM promotes a community of human rights supporters and advocates united by shared values. We seek to support human rights activists and organisations so that they can better serve their communities and better advocate for their rights. Our actions include promoting the rights of women, minorities and to combat discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex persons. We also work to strengthen international human rights support coordination in France. ERIM works to strengthen independent media to ensure citizens’ access to alternative sources of information , including quality content promoting tolerance and understanding while dealing with important human rights issues. In addition ERIM works to empower citizens to engage critically with what they watch, hear and read – increasing their resistance to fake news and helping them access accurate and objective information. Finally ERIM provides assistance and capacity building to media organisations, journalists, media lawyers and civil society organisations (CSOs) focused on media freedom and freedom of expression. The ERIM approach emphasises partnerships with local development organisations and provides training and capacity building so they are more sustainable and resilient, and advocate for the respect of democratic principles, fundamental freedoms and human rights and have a more important role and position at local, national and international levels in the definition of public policies.