PRESS RELEASE Brussels, 18 October 2018
The European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI) is hosting its annual conference on 25 October 2018 in Athens, Greece. It will bring together over 100 key human rights stakeholders from across Europe to discuss how National Human...
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October 18, 2018
ENNHRI to host its annual conference focusing on Human Rights Defenders in Europe
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October 17, 2018
Vacancy for Communications Traineeship at ENNHRI
ENNHRI is looking for a full-time trainee to support its communications work for six months. The candidate will play an important role in ENNHRI’s daily work, with a focus on ENNHRI communications. He/she will assist the Communications Officer in the management of both internal and external... Read more
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October 15, 2018
ENNHRI Statement on the ‘Zero Draft’ of the proposed business and human rights treaty
In June 2014 , the UN Human Rights Council established through a resolution an open-ended intergovernmental working group with the mandate to elaborate an international legally binding instrument on Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises with respect to human rights. This... Read more
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October 10, 2018
New ENNHRI publication showcases European NHRIs’ work in supporting Human Rights Defenders
ENNHRI is today launching a new publication - ’National Human Rights Institutions and Human Rights Defenders: Enabling human rights and democratic space in Europe’ - ahead of ENNHRI’s annual conference on the topic on 25th October 2018 in Athens, Greece.
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October 3, 2018
ENNHRI and Equinet host training event for NHRIs and equality bodies on engaging with the UNCRPD Committee and Disabled Persons’ Organisations
ENNHRI and Equinet (the European Network of Equality Bodies) are hosting a training event for NHRIs and equality bodies on 3-4 October in Riga on the engagement of the Article 33(2) Independent Monitoring Mechanisms (IMMs) with the UNCRPD Committee and Disabled Persons’ Organisations (DPOs).... Read more
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October 2, 2018
UN Human Rights Council adopts resolution on NHRIs
The UN Human Rights Council has adopted by consensus a resolution on NHRIs led by Australia.
According to a press release from the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI):
The resolution:
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September 27, 2018
ENNHRI Capacity Building Workshop on the Role of NHRIs on Promotion and Protection of Human Rights during Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism
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 Transitional Justice Institute... Read more
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September 6, 2018
ENNHRI presented project outcomes at 3rd ASEM Conference on Global Ageing & Older Persons’ Human Rights
ENNHRI was invited by the South Korean NHRI to attend three events on Human Rights and Ageing in Seoul, in the context of the 3rd Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) between 5-7 September 2018. The NHRIs from Croatia, Germany and Northern Ireland were represented as well.
The 3rd ASEM Conference on... Read more -
August 29, 2018
Armenian NHRI intervened in OSCE’s Human Dimension Implementation Meeting 2018
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 for the 57 OSCE participating... Read more
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July 24, 2018
NHRI Side-event at the 9th OEWGA on Autonomy & Long-term Care for Older Persons
From 23 to 26 July, the 9th Session of the UN Open Ended Working Group on Ageing (OEWGA) takes place in New York. A side-event on the first day focused on the work of NHRIs in relation to ’Autonomy and Independence’ and ’Long-term and Palliative Care’ in the context of the Human Rights of Older... Read more
