For instance the day is commemorated by the Federal Foundation for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship, a federal government entity created by the Bundestag to research and document the communist dictatorship in East Germany.[35][36] The remembrance day is also observed by various state governments, such as the state government of Brandenburg[37] and local government authorities.[38] It is also observed by for example the CDU-affiliated Konrad Adenauer Foundation[39] or the German chapter of the civil rights organisation Memorial.[40]