ENNHRI Secretariat met with a delegation of high-level representatives of West African National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) from Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali and Senegal this week in Brussels.
The members of ENNHRI’s sister Network of African National Human Rights Institutions (NANHRI)...
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April 12, 2019
ENNHRI Secretariat and high-level representatives of West African NHRIs meet in Brussels
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April 4, 2019
Annual Report available to download, highlighting key achievements in 2018
ENNHRI’s Annual Report for 2018 is now available to download. It outlines the key achievements of the network throughout the year, in line with the ENNHRI Strategic Plan 2018-2021.
Operating in a context of backlash against human rights in Europe, ENNHRI worked to support National Human Rights... Read more -
March 28, 2019
NHRIs advocate for human rights-based approach to 2030 Agenda at UNECE Regional Forum on SDGs
For the first time, ENNHRI contributed to the intergovernmental Regional Forum on Sustainable Development for the UNECE Region, calling for better integration of binding international human rights within the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and showcasing the relevance of NHRIs.
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March 26, 2019
International and regional actors meet to express solidarity with Polish Commissioner for Human Rights
International and regional actors met with the office of the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights, Dr Adam Bodnar, on Monday, 25 March in Warsaw, expressing their solidarity and support in light of the recent civil action brought against the Commissioner by a public television station.
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March 12, 2019
ENNHRI comments on Council of Europe’s draft ‘Practical Guidance on Alternatives to Immigration Detention’
ENNHRI provided input on a timely new draft of the Practical Guidance on alternatives to immigration detention. ENNHRI’s Asylum and Migration (A&M) Working Group suggested amendments to ensure compliance with human rights standards and highlighted the role of NHRIs in this area.
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March 7, 2019
New leaflet shows how NHRIs can use SDGs in advancing a human rights-based approach to poverty reduction and measurement
A new ENNHRI leaflet introduces how National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) can use the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in advancing a human rights-based approach to poverty reduction and measurement. It outlines how the SDGs framework can serve as an opportunity for NHRIs to better... Read more
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March 6, 2019
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights addresses ENNHRI members at General Assembly meeting in Geneva
ENNHRI’s General Assembly meeting took place on 4 March in Geneva, where Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, affirmed her office’s readiness to support and collaborate with National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs).
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March 4, 2019
ENNHRI Board for 2019-2021 begins its term, chaired by Irish NHRI
The ENNHRI Board for 2019-2021 has begun its term following a formal welcome by the ENNHRI General Assembly at its meeting in Geneva today.
The Board is an important part of ENNHRI’s governance structure. Made up of six elected ‘A-status’ National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs), the body... Read more -
March 1, 2019
Legal Working Group discusses interventions before the ECtHR and the CJEU, plans future activities and welcomes new Chair
ENNHRI’s Legal Working Group discussed its workplan for the coming year whilst stressing the importance of connecting with ENNHRI’s other priority areas at its meeting in Dublin on 25-26 February. Hosted by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, the event brought together 15 ENNHRI... Read more
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February 20, 2019
Joint Statement by ENNHRI and GANHRI in Support of Adam Bodnar, the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights
The European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI) and the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) have today issued a joint statement in support of Adam Bodnar, the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights.
The two organisations express their alarm and... Read more
