The AIRE Centre (Advice on Individual Rights in Europe) is an English registered charity, with offices located in London.
It provides free legal advice on human rights and EU law issues in Europe, and seeks to promote the dissemination of information about international human rights law throughout Europe.
The charity states its mission as: To promote awareness of European law rights and assist marginalised individuals and those in vulnerable circumstances to assert those rightsFounded in 1993 by human rights lawyer Nuala Mole, it has provided advice and information to more than 8000 individuals on their rights under the two European legal orders (European Union Law and the European Convention on Human Rights).
They develop their function by: The charity gains funding from various sources, including the Equality and Human Rights Commission (April 2009 to April 2012, £185,906), the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund and Comic Relief.
[citation needed] The charity has backed a number of controversial test cases at the European Court of Human Rights: