High-Level Meeting
Council of Europe ‘Recommendation on the development and strengthening of effective, pluralist and independent national human rights institutions’

26-27 April 2021 — Virtual Event
26-27 April 2021 — Virtual Event
ENNHRI Chair; Commissioner at Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission
Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Finland; Chair of CDDH Drafting Group on Civil Society and National Human Rights Institutions
Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Assistance, German Presidency of the CoE Committee of Ministers
Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe; Former rapporteur on PACE Resolution 2301 (2019)
Director of Human Rights, Directorate General Human Rights and Rule of Law, Council of Europe
Director of the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM); Member of the Conference of INGOs, Council of Europe
Deputy Director of the German Institute for Human Rights
President of the European Court of Human Rights
Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe
Judge of the European Court of Human Rights with respect to Romania
President of the European Committee of Social Rights, Council of Europe
Member of the Bureau of the Venice Commission, Council of Europe
People’s Advocate of Albania
Representative of the German Federal Government for Matters Relating to Human Rights
ENNHRI Secretary-General
The text proposes strong Council of Europe recommendations to be addressed to Member States on the establishment and strengthening of European NHRIs, as well as cooperation with NHRIs. The recommendation text is a pivotal step for further recognition of NHRIs, helping to realise human rights across the region.
This online tool includes NHRI good practices and numerous resources to support and guide NHRIs in their efforts to work on the execution of ECtHR judgments. The guidance was developed with support of the Council of Europe Department for the Execution of Judgments of the ECtHR, and in cooperation with the European Implementation Network.
In 2020, we delivered a series of webinars on the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, aimed to inform and train NHRI representatives about the importance of implementation work and the ways to mainstream it across their organisations, to help improve the overall human rights situation in Europe.
This guidance sets out how National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) can work towards state parties’ implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights. It suggests a range of actions that NHRIs can take if a state fails to comply with a judgment of the Court, in order to enhance the promotion and protection of human rights throughout Europe.
The Guide captures information relevant for National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) to undertake Third Party Interventions before the Court, providing a resource to support NHRI staff in their advocacy and litigation activities.