The main goal is to strengthen the European movement for choice in dying. This is done by:

1. Share knowledge and experience between Member Societies
2. Represent in Europe the interests of those who wish to have choice in dying
3. Campaign for social acceptance and legal recognition of self-determination in dying in Europe
4. Assert that patients must have options to choose, otherwise end-of-life treatment can be cruelty & torture
5. Influence others to promote the interests of all towards the end of life, & to support their right to choices in living & dying well

1. Encourage the formation of RTD societies in European countries which lack them
2. Celebrate International Right to Die Day, 2 November each year
3. Engage within the Council of Europe where, since 22 April 2013, RTDE has held participatory status
4. Share updates on European developments and the RTDE on the website and on social media

Societies that are members of Right to Die Europe each undertake:

• to uphold the Objects of Right to Die Europe, and to support and respect others of like mind
• to campaign, lobby and represent to establishment, society and government, primarily in members’ respective jurisdictions, the views of people wishing for autonomy, choice in dying and self-determination at the end of their lives
• to support those who demand and provide unrestricted palliative care, even if death may be hastened in consequence, and to recognise the rights of those who may wish for assisted dying and suicide

The “participatory status”is granted by the Secretary General and is regularly revised.
Since 22 April 2013, RTDE has held participatory status.

The CINGO currently brings together more than 300 international NGOs working together to:
• strengthen European citizens’ access to human rights
• protect democratic values ​​and systems based on the Rule of Law.
As a representative body, the CINGO constitutes an institutional connection between the Council of Europe institutions and more than 800 million Europeans. Through the CINGO, the Council of Europe recognises a vibrant, pluralistic and dynamic civil society to be an indispensable actor of the democratic system, aiming to safeguard a civic space, acting for open, diverse and inclusive societies and accountable governments.