NHRI Good Practices

NHRI Good Practices

November 21, 2018

New infosheet showcases Georgian NHRI’s good practice in promoting and protecting the human rights of IDPs

Conflicts arising in Georgia in the early 1990s and in 2008 have caused hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes. The Public Defender’s Office (PDO), established in 1996, has developed a strong expertise in promoting and protecting the human rights of... Read more

NHRI Good Practices

November 21, 2018

The work of the Northern Ireland NHRI on the legacy of conflict

Since its inception, a core focus of the work of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) has been the legacy of the conflict in Northern Ireland. This has included advice to government, monitoring and reporting, and supporting legal action in domestic... Read more

NHRI Good Practices

December 3, 2018

Ensuring compliance of armed forces with human rights standards: Human Rights Defender Institution of the Republic of Armenia

The Armenian NHRI has conducted several activities to strengthen the compliance of Armenian armed forces with human rights standards. This has involved a range of capacity-building for the NHRI’s staff members, including workshops on the role of NHRIs in challenging... Read more

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Agenda

July 4, 2019

UN Special Rapporteur on IDPs examines the essential role of NHRIs in protecting and promoting IDP rights

A new report by the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs), Cecilia Jimenez-Damary, outlines the work of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in addressing internal displacement. It comes following a series of consultations with NHRIs and regional... Read more
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June 27, 2019

Role of NHRIs in promoting peace in fragile and conflict-affected contexts highlighted in preparation for global review of SDG 16

In May, ENNHRI participated in ‘SDG 16+ Technical Consultation: Justice for Sustaining Peace’ in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, helping to build greater international awareness of the role of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in (post-)conflict situations. The meeting was held to... Read more
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June 26, 2019

European NHRIs take part in ENNHRI’s first peer-exchange visits, focusing on their role in (post-)conflict situations

In recent months, the National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) of Armenia, Georgia, Northern Ireland, Portugal and Serbia have taken part in the peer-exchange visits programme, a feature of ENNHRI’s Project on the role of NHRIs in situations of (post-)conflict. The programme stems from a call... 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.