Financed projects fall under one of the following fi ve objectives:• Enhancing respect for basic human rights and fundamental freedoms in countries where they are most at risk;• Promoting human rights and democratic reform, supporting peaceful conciliation, and consolidating political participation and representation;• Supporting actions on human rights and democracy issues in areas covered by the EU guidelines on human rights;• Supporting the international framework for the protection of human rights and democracy;• Support to electoral processes in particular through election observation missions.