NHRIs

High-level conference held in Zagreb marked the 25th anniversary of the Croatian Ombudsman Office.
On 11-12 May, several ENNHRI members attended the high level conference organised by the Croatian Ombudsman Office, under the title: “Reclaiming human rights in... Read more

On 25 and 27-29 September, in Riga, Latvia, staff of 13 National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) from across wider Europe received training on economic, social, and cultural rights (ESCR) during a workshop facilitated by the Danish Institute for Human Rights, and... Read more

ENNHRI’s Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Working Group (ESCR WG) convened for its annual meeting in Belfast on 15 May 2018. The ESCR WG has been active since 2016, and is one of ENNHRI’s priorities for 2018-2021.
The Working Group Meeting was opened by the... Read more

ENNHRI’s Secretary General, Debbie Kohner, spoke today at the Maltese government’s conference on Human Rights and Equality 2.0.
Ms. Kohner was invited to provide expertise and advise on Malta’s draft legislation to establish an NHRI. She congratulated Malta’s... Read more

The Council of Europe Anti-Racism Commission (ECRI) organised a conference to present and discuss its revised General Policy Recommendation (GPR) No. 2 on Specialised Bodies to Combat Racism and Intolerance at National Level. ENNHRI attended the conference, which... Read more

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) conducted a Trainer’s Guide on Human Rights Monitoring and Fact Finding for NHRIs, a manual and online course for enhancing monitoring capacities of NHRIs in conflict contexts. It is therefore a useful resource for the... Read more

In a workshop organized on 5 June, ahead of the World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, ENNHRI has joined forces with Age Platform Europe, UNI Europa and the European Commission to explore the working conditions in the care sector and their implications on the rights of... Read more

On the occasion of the 2018 NHRI Academy, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and ENNHRI have signed today in Helsinki a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU forms a solid basis for future cooperation in a wide range of... Read more

Several challenging topics were on the agenda during the 89th Council of Europe’s Steering Committee for Human Rights (CDDH) meeting, held on 21 June in Strasbourg. ENNHRI was represented by Senior Human Rights Officer Katrien Meuwissen.
1. Business & Human... Read more

NHRI.EU blended learning course on Business and Human Rights featured the possibility to grant a European NHRI with 15 000 EUR to implement a small-scale project.
The evaluation has been completed and the project ‘Launch of National Focal Point on Business and... Read more

ENNHRI’s Annual Conference will take place on 25 October 2018 in Athens, Greece. The central topic will be ’Building Bridges for Human Rights - NHRIs as Human Rights Defenders’.
The Concept Note for the Annual Conference is now available... Read more

Registration is now open for ENNHRI’s Assembly Meeting & Annual Conference, which will take place in Athens, Greece, on 24 and 25 October 2018.
The two-day event aims to provide an opportunity for ENNHRI members to discuss recent developments, challenges and... Read more

The Council of Europe’s (CoE) Steering Committee for Human Rights (CDDH) has launched the review process of the implementation of the 2010 Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to member states on measures to combat discrimination on grounds of sexual... Read more

Did austerity create a "lost decade" for sustainable development and human rights? That was the main question during the side event that ENNHRI co-organised on 19 July in the context of the High Level Political Forum in New York. Evidence and proposals from the... Read more

ENNHRI was invited by the South Korean NHRI to attend three events on Human Rights and Ageing in Seoul, in the context of the 3rd Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) between 5-7 September 2018. The NHRIs from Croatia, Germany and Northern Ireland were represented as well.... Read more