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Alongside other actors, National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in Europe have identified that, despite an increased focus on border monitoring, there is a lack of follow-up action to ensure accountability where violations occur. Without accountability, human rights violations at borders will continue to be a persistent issue at European borders.

Together through ENNHRI, NHRIs have worked to understand the reasons for the current insufficient accountability at borders. They have identified shortcomings in five key areas: structural gaps, gaps in investigations, gaps in access to justice, gaps in revisions and prevention, gaps in promoting a culture of rights. These are presented in more detail in our report on “Gaps in Human Rights Accountability at Borders” (December 2021).

Building on these findings, ENNHRI’s Regional Report on Strengthening Human Rights Accountability at Borders – expected in July 2022 – explores solutions for bridging these gaps by drawing on the good practices and the specific mandate of NHRIs. The report provides pathways for accountability that can be endorsed, further expanded, or reinforced by national and regional authorities.

During this event, NHRIs will exchange and hear the perspective of a variety of actors on the obstacles to and opportunities for achieving stronger accountability for human rights violations at borders, consider and address the recommendations made to national and regional authorities and explore further opportunities for cooperation.

Register here by 4 July 2022. 

Agenda

More information on the Agenda here.