Business and Human Rights

Business and Human Rights

February 29, 2016

Business and Human Rights

As globalisation has accelerated around the world and the reach and impact of business enterprises has amplified, there has been increased debate about their roles and responsibilities with regard to human rights. The Business and Human Rights Working Group looks... Read more

Business and Human Rights

September 18, 2018

ENNHRI Statement on Business & Human Rights at the 89th CDDH Plenary meeting

ENNHRI published a statement based on its intervention at the Council of Europe’s (CoE) CDDH Plenary meeting on 21 June 2018 in Strasbourg. The Statement will form a part of the CDDH Plenary Meeting Report and will be used as an important benchmark when monitoring... Read more

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September 10, 2019

ENNHRI underlines the role of NHRIs in contributing to fundamental rights and rule of law at Council of the EU conference

On 10 September, ENNHRI’s Board member and Ombudswoman of Croatia, Lora Vidović, spoke at a conference held by the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the EU in Helsinki, focused on the interaction between democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights in Europe. In her speech, she... Read more
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October 8, 2019

ENNHRI welcomes its newest member, the Liechtenstein Human Rights Association

On 30 September, the Liechtenstein Human Rights Association officially became a member of ENNHRI following the approval of its membership application by ENNHRI’s Board.
The Liechtenstein Human Rights Association was founded in December 2016 by 26 non-governmental organisations through the... Read more
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October 18, 2019

European NHRIs gather in Madrid to strengthen their work on the rights of migrants at the borders

From 9 to 11 October, ENNHRI’s Asylum and Migration Working Group met in Madrid, where representatives of 17 National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) reaffirmed the importance of collective work on migrants’ rights. In particular, participants strengthened their knowledge on promoting and... Read more

ENNHRI is a membership organisation incorporated as an international not-for-profit association under Title III of the Belgian law of 27 June 1921, with its registered office at Rue Royale 138, Brussels (company number 0541.593.956). ENNHRI’s goal, as stated in its statutes, is to enhance the promotion and protection of human rights across wider Europe.