Human rights

ENNHRI, the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions, brings together 42 NHRIs across wider Europe. ENNHRI’s goal is to enhance the promotion and protection of human rights across the European region. It carries this out through assisting in the... Read more

What we need is a radical reinterpretation of longevity that makes elders (and their needs) central to our collective pursuit of well-being. Bill Thomas, Founder of the Green House Model
The human rights framework governing long-term care in Europe is... Read more

The United Nations celebrates the International Day of Older Persons on the 1st October each year to appreciate the contributions that older persons make to society, such as volunteering, caring for other family members and friends, working in paid employment,... 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 members adopted a Statement on the Role of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in Promoting and Protecting the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in (Post) Conflict following a series of meetings taking place in Kyiv during 23-27... 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

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

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

The Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) of OSCE members is Europe’s largest annual human rights and democracy conference. It is organized every year by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw, Poland, as a platform... Read more

Between 11-13 September 2018, ENNHRI’s Capacity Building Workshop gathered European NHRIs, key stakeholders and NHRIs from other regions to discuss NHRIs role during terrorism and counter-terrorism times. The event was hosted by the Northern Irish NHRI, at the... Read more