Last week, a number of workshops and events were held in Strasbourg centred around the 90th Plenary Meeting of the Council of Europe Steering Group for Human Rights (CDDH) on 27-30th November, in which ENNHRI staff actively participated. This article gives an overview of the important updates... Read more
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December 5, 2018
Updates on human rights developments at the Council of Europe
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December 5, 2018
Updates on regional developments in economic and social rights
ENNHRI ESCR Working Group met in Strasbourg and elected New Chair and co-Chair
ENNHRI members working on economic, social and cultural rights met in Strasbourg on 27th November to discuss main ENNHRI activities in the field of economic and social rights (ESR) for 2019. ESR will be ENNHRI’s... Read more -
November 29, 2018
Council of Europe adopts Recommendation on the need to protect and promote civil society space, recognising role of NHRIs
The Council of Europe (CoE) Committee of Ministers has adopted a Recommendation on the need to strengthen the protection and promotion of civil society space in Europe, making reference to the role of civil society organisations and National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) as promoters and... Read more
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November 26, 2018
Importance of partnership between NHRIs and civil society addressed at EU Annual Colloquium on Fundamental Rights
At the 2018 EU Annual Colloquium on Fundamental Rights on 26 November in Brussels, ENNHRI’s Senior Network Development Officer, Maurice Claassens, presented about the importance of strong partnerships between National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) and civil society organisations (CSOs) in... Read more
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November 26, 2018
Representatives of Eurasian NHRIs and Ombuds institutions meet in Moscow to exchange best practices
The II International conference ‘Human rights protection in Eurasia: exchange of best practices of ombudsmen’ was held on 8th November 2018 in Moscow, Russia.
Organised by the High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation with assistance from the Peoples’ Friendship University of... Read more -
November 26, 2018
NHRIs represented during Human Rights Week at the European Parliament
The European Parliament hosted its first ever Human Rights Week from 19 to 22 November, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The role of NHRIs in promoting and protecting human rights was given visibility at a high-level conference and with the... Read more
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Human Rights & Conflict Project Microsite
November 23, 2018
UN Special Rapporteur on Transitional Justice: News and opportunities for engagement
Summary of updates:
New priorities released of the mandate of UN Special Rapporteur (UNSR) on Transitional Justice
NHRIs invited to contact his team with information and contribute to the upcoming UNSR report to the UN Human Rights Council
New priorities released
Mr Fabian Salvioli, the... Read more -
November 20, 2018
ENNHRI Statement on the Draft Additional Protocol to the Oviedo Convention
ENNHRI has released a new Statement on the Draft Additional Protocol to the Oviedo Convention, reiterating its concerns about the current draft. Particularly, the Statement highlights that:
The draft Additional Protocol creates the risk of a conflict between international norms at the global... Read more -
November 19, 2018
ENNHRI Asylum and Migration Working Group met in Brussels to define priorities for 2019
On 13-14 November 2018, representatives from 14 European National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) met in Brussels for ENNHRI’s Asylum and Migration Working Group meeting. The members of the Working Group shared their work in the field of asylum and migration, discussed developments at the... Read more
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November 10, 2018
’Beyond Brexit’ event addresses the promotion of human rights and equality in EU-UK deal
ENNHRI, Equinet (the European network of equality bodies) and the Equality and Human Rights Commission held an event on 6 November 2018 at the European Parliament in Brussels focusing on the inclusion of human rights and democracy clauses in the EU-UK deal after Brexit and the role of NHRIs and... Read more
