02 Oct 2023
The Fourth Summit of the Council of Europe was a major moment for NHRIs. Its Reykjavik Declaration called for the facilitation of more meaningful
02 Oct 2023
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers adopted a milestone Recommendation on developing and strengthening NHRIs. This fleshes out a
02 Oct 2023
This major report from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) called for the effectiveness and impact of NHRIs in the EU to be strengthened.
02 Oct 2023
The European Commission’s first report on the state of the rule of law in the European Union recognised an NHRI in compliance with the Paris
02 Oct 2023
ENNHRI was established in 2013 to meet a clear need: an official network for European NHRIs. Prior to this, European NHRIs had been working
20 Sep 2023
Immediately after ENNHRI’s establishment, a joint conference was held in Vienna in October 2013 with the Council of Europe, the European Network
20 Sep 2023
The first edition of ENNHRI’s flagship capacity building event for NHRI staff took place in Budapest. It continues to this day as a joint
26 Jul 2023
The EU Action Plan supported the crucial role of NHRIs as independent institutions, while affirming the EU’s commitment to support and engage (in
26 Jul 2023
ENNHRI’s first third-party intervention before the European Court of Human Rights was in the case Big Brother Watch & others v. the United
26 Jul 2023
Through the Copenhagen Declaration, Council of Europe Member States confirmed their commitment to a strong and independent European Court of
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