Promoting and protecting human rights across wider Europe
We are the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions. We bring together National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) across Europe to enhance the promotion and protection of human rights in the region.
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WHAT ARE NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS?
National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) are state-mandated bodies, independent of government, with a broad constitutional or legal mandate to promote and protect human rights at the national level.
UPCOMING EVENTS
5-6 February 2020 â‹… Brussels, Belgium
ENNHRI High-level Consultation – Council of Europe Recommendation on NHRIs and EU Rule of Law Mechanism
12 February 2020 â‹… Online
Understanding a human rights-based approach to poverty reduction and measurement: Webinar for NHRIs
10 March 2020 â‹… Geneva, Switzerland
General Assembly meeting
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Economic and Social Rights: Practices of NHRIs in Europe
NHRIs have a mandate to work towards the implementation of all human rights, including economic and social rights. Visit our new interactive page for an insight into how NHRIs advance the enjoyment of economic and social rights in Europe.
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New NHRI Guide outlines 7 principles for addressing poverty through a human rights-based approach
ENNHRI has launched a Guide for NHRIs on ‘Applying a Human Rights-Based Approach to Poverty Reduction and Measurement’, outlining 7 principles for advancing a human rights-based approach in this area.
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European NHRIs celebrate Human Rights Day
Each year, 10 December marks Human Rights Day, the day when the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.
SEE HOW NHRIs CELEBRATED HUMAN RIGHTS DAYWHY WORK WITH NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS?
Find out what representatives of civil society, European institutions and European NHRIs have to say.
